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Experts weigh in on whether the now president-elect Donald Trump can spare himself
Democrast become increasingly critical of White House strategy after dismal election performance
Minnesota Republicans filed a lawsuit Monday to try to force a rerun of a state House race where the incumbent Democrat won by 14 votes — but in which investigators concluded that election workers probably destroyed 20 valid absentee ballots after failing to count them. It's a race that could determine the balance of power in the Minnesota House, where leaders from both parties are working out the details of a power-sharing agreement that currently presumes a 67-67 tie when the Legislature convenes next month. A Republican victory in a special election could shift that balance to a two-vote, 68-66 GOP majority.
Pro-Western parties won the most votes in Romania’s parliamentary election, data on Monday shows, and will look to form a coalition government as the European Union country sees a surge of support for far-right nationalists who made huge gains in the country’s legislature. The leftist Social Democratic Party topped the polls in Sunday’s vote and the far-right nationalist Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) came in second, ahead of the National Liberal Party. The reformist Save Romania Union party (USR) was fourth.
Ahead of the snap legislative elections that Sri Lanka's ruling leftist coalition won by a landslide in November, an old video of opposition candidate Douglas Devananda being mauled by a crowd resurfaced on social media posts that falsely linked it to the polls. The video was first shared online in posts about a protest in April and Sri Lankan police told AFP no such incident was reported during the election period.
"No amount of money is going to make Nigel Farage popular with the people who he currently repels."
Romania's constitutional court on Monday validated the results of the first round of the November 24 presidential ballot won by a far-right outsider, paving the way for a run-off on Sunday between Calin Georgescu and a centrist mayor.Romania's top court has decided "to confirm and validate the results of the... first round, and to hold the second round... on 8 December," its president Marian Enache told reporters on Monday.
The U.S. Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail ballots were returned to election offices within a week for this year's presidential contest, despite hurricanes, some misdirected election mail and delivery concerns raised by state officials. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said postal workers processed more than 99 million general election ballots — making extra deliveries and collections and working to identify problems that could lead to incorrect deliveries. Almost 99.9% of general election mail ballots were delivered to election officials within a week and 97.7% of them were delivered within three days, postal officials said.
Political donations could be capped under electoral reforms being considered by ministers, amid speculation that Elon Musk could make a £79 million donation to Reform UK.
North Carolina Gov.-elect Josh Stein (D) said Vice President Harris lost the presidential race against President-elect Trump because she “ran out of time,” calling it a “short, abbreviated campaign.” During an appearance on ABC News’s “This Week,” Stein said Harris “worked hard” but noted the “tough national mood as evidenced by the fact that Trump…
Nearly a month after a devastating election loss that exposed cracks in the very foundation of their party, Democrats remain deeply divided over the extent of their political problem — or even if they have one. A number of Democratic leaders are downplaying the strength of Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris as the inevitable result of an inflation-fueled anti-incumbent backlash that shaped elections worldwide. Trump swept every battleground state on Nov. 5, becoming the first Republican candidate to win the national popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004.
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos would serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social. Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany, met repeatedly with Arab American and Muslim leaders during the election campaign.
Nigel Farage can already lay claim to the title of most influential and successful politician in Britain today, having forced the biggest political change in a generation in the form of Brexit.
Newsmax has posted a new statement on its website about the settlement of Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit, acknowledging that a court found that claims that the voting company was involved in rigging the 2020 election were untrue. In a statement posted on Saturday, Newsmax said that it “has resolved the litigation brought by Smartmatic through a …
Romania's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) were set to win Sunday's parliamentary elections while the far right secured big gains, partial results showed, deepening uncertainty in the NATO country rocked by political chaos.The parliamentary poll comes at a time of political turmoil sparked when a top court ordered a recount of the first round of Romania's November 24 presidential election.
It's a photograph that defined the 2024 campaign. Donald Trump, campaigning for a second term, raises a fist defiantly toward the sky, blood streaked across his face. The current president, Joe Biden, dropped out of the race weeks before the Democratic convention, bowing to unrelenting pressure from his party following a disastrous debate performance.
The creator of a widely debunked movie that became a central pillar in the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen has admitted that some of the film’s claims are flawed.
SEOUL, Dec 3 — Korean drama actor Park Min-jae, known for roles in titles such as Little Women and Mr. Lee, has reported...
Tourists disappear on last stop of their itinerary before their departure
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — The High Court has instructed preacher Firdaus Wong to remove a video allegedly promoting secret u...