Competing petitions on abortion have enough signatures to make Nebraska's November ballot, organizers say
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Competing petitions on abortion have enough signatures to make Nebraska's November ballot, organizers say.
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The TelegraphBiden vows to ‘beat Trump in 2020’ and says he’s proud to be a black woman in latest gaffes
Joe Biden vowed to beat Donald Trump “in 2020” as he pledged to stay in the presidential race and fight to save his re-election bid.
- The Daily Beast
Conservatives Routed in Worst Election Result for 200 Years
LONDON—The Conservatives, the world’s winningest political party, were booted out of power in dramatic style on Thursday after 14 years of chaotic and divisive rule.The Labour Party had secured a landslide victory, ending an era of Conservative rule over Britain that stretches back to 2010; the year that the iPad and Instagram were launched and Lady Gaga wore that meat dress to the MTV music awards.In that time, the Conservatives have cycled through five leaders, each of them dragging the party
- CNN
9 out of 10 voters say there are important differences between Biden and Trump. Here’s what they see as the biggest ones
If there’s one thing that American voters overwhelmingly agree on, it’s that this year’s presidential election presents a stark choice. In the latest CNN poll by SSRS, 91% of registered voters say they see important differences between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, dwarfing even the 77% of voters who said last fall that there were significant divides between the Democratic and Republican parties. Even among the so-called “double haters” – those with unfavorable views of
- INSIDER
How Obama mentored the new UK prime minister to help him tell his story
The leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, has been mentored by Barack Obama. The relationship is likely to continue if Starmer wins the UK election.
- The Independent
Voices: Tory downfall: The 9 reasons it has all gone wrong for Rishi Sunak
A series of world events, poor decisions and fatal gaffes conspired to see Rishi Sunak lead the Tories to the worst electoral defeat in his party’s 346-year history
- CNN
Marine Le Pen promises French far right will rein in aid to Ukraine, slams soccer star Mbappé
As Ukraine bleeds territory to Russia, support from one of Kyiv’s strongest backers looks set to falter if the far right sweep to power in Sunday’s French parliamentary elections.
- INSIDER
Michelle Obama may be the best person to replace Biden and beat Trump — but she's unlikely to step up
The former first lady remains hugely popular, yet the chances of her running for office are remote.
- The Telegraph
Tory infighting erupts as Rishi Sunak says sorry for huge defeat
Rishi Sunak apologised to defeated Tory candidates as infighting broke out in the wake of the party’s worst general election result in modern history.
- Associated Press
Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, now Iran's president-elect
After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that it was “unacceptable in the Islamic Republic to arrest a girl for her hijab and then hand over her dead body to her family.” Days later, as nationwide protests and a bloody crackdown on all dissent took hold, he warned that those “insulting the supreme leader … will create nothing except long-lasting anger and hatred in the society." The stances by Pezeshkian, now Iran's 69-year-old president-elect, highlight the dualities of being a reformist politician within Iran's Shiite theocracy — always pushing for change but never radically challenging the system overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- The Guardian
Sunak’s chief of staff and Theresa May among Tory peerages in dissolution honours
Close Sunak ally Liam Booth-Smith elevated to Lords while Keir Starmer nominates eight retiring MPs
- Sky News
Houdini Hunt pulls off great escape amid Tory rout
Jeremy Hunt has pulled off a dramatic Houdini act – the great escape of the election campaign. When the exit poll forecast a Labour landslide and massive Tory losses, Liberal Democrats at his count were extremely cheerful and hopeful of pulling off their most spectacular victory of election night. Mr Hunt's great escape is a stunning personal triumph and reward for the relentless hard work and campaigning he put in in his new Godalming and Ash constituency over the past six weeks.
- The Daily Beast
Ex-Trump Staffer Alleges Campaign Settled Seedy Suits in Bombshell Filing
A thread of bombshell text messages made public Thursday alleged that Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign settled “multiple” seedy lawsuits for a man described only as “Boris,” leading to conjecture it could be a powerful Trumpworld figure.Those messages were revealed by A.J. Delgado—a former staffer on Trump’s 2016 campaign who’s embroiled in a lawsuit against the current campaign, alleging she was taken advantage of and raped by her former superior, Jason Miller.As part of that lawsuit, Delgado, a la
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Record number of UK Cabinet ministers defeated in general election
A record number of Cabinet ministers lost their seats on Friday in Britain's general election, leaving only a couple of obvious contenders for the party leadership if Rishi Sunak resigns. Nine members of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's top team failed to be re-elected, beating the previous high of seven who lost out in 1997, as the ruling Conservatives suffered a mauling at the hands of the main opposition Labour party.
- Sky News
General election: Conservatives lose all their seats in Wales
The Conservative Party has been completely wiped out in Wales. Labour won all but five of the 32 Welsh Commons seats, with four going to Plaid Cymru and one, Brecon, Radnor & Cwm Tawe, to the Liberal Democrats. In the 2019 election, the Tories held 14 of the 40 seats, with Labour on 22, and Plaid Cymru on four.
- The Telegraph
The Tory big beasts set to lose seats in election bloodbath
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- Yahoo News UK
The key results and developments from the 2024 UK election
The UK's new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has made his first speech as leader of the country after a historic night for his party.
- ITN
Sunak ‘sorry’ for election disaster and declares resignation
Rishi Sunak has apologised after leading the Conservatives to their worst ever election result as a Labour landslide swept Sir Keir Starmer to No 10. The outgoing prime minister said he would quit as Tory leader once arrangements are in place to choose his successor, potentially triggering another round of Conservative infighting as MPs scramble to replace him. In a statement outside No 10, Mr Sunak said: “I will shortly be seeing His Majesty the King to offer my resignation as prime minister. H.
- HuffPost
Rishi Sunak And Keir Starmer In Final Plea For Votes As U.K. Goes To The Polls
The Conservative Party is set for a wipeout after 14 years in power, according to opinion polls.
- The Guardian
Kylian Mbappé laments ‘catastrophic’ French election vote for National Rally
French striker Kylian Mbappé said Sunday’s runoff vote is an ‘urgent situation’, adding: ‘We can’t let our country fall into the hands of these people’
- CNN
Biden’s ABC interview does nothing to quell the existential crisis around his campaign
President Joe Biden’s struggle to prove he’s got the strength and cognitive capacity for a second term is becoming an excruciating personal and national ordeal.