In the final few weeks of the presidential race, some polls and prediction markets are indicating we could have Donald Trump back in office come January 2025. For the first time since August, the former president overtook Vice President Kamala Harris in The Economist’s statistical model of America’s presidential election, and some other news outlets […]
(NewsNation) — A top Republican is calling for direct United States military action if North Korean troops enter Ukraine. At least 3,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, training to potentially join the war in Ukraine. That number could grow to 10,000 by the end of the year, according to Ukraine and South Korea. Both […]
Taiwan has hit back at South Africa, insisting that it is not going to move its Pretoria-based Taipei Liaison Office to the City of Johannesburg. The diplomatic row has now drawn in US lawmakers who have hit out at South Africa. Last week, IOL reported that the Department of International Relations (Dirco) has communicated to […]
With Election Day looming, DC is gearing up to make sure the city’s voting processes go smoothly. There’s a lot on the ballot at the local level this round, outside of the highly anticipated presidential election. Several DC Council races are at stake, including those for the open seat in Ward 7 and a write-in […]
Starmer under pressure to accept case for slavery reparations, as Commonwealth minister claims UK will eventually agree Keir Starmer has been told by Commonwealth leaders he must come to the table to discuss reparations for the “ill effects” of slavery, PA Media reports. Commonwealth nations are looking at an agreement that could begin conversations on […]
(OPINION) When I first saw the photograph of 8-year-old Amara Ajagu — sitting up tall and straight, hair parted down the middle into two braided ponytails as she witnessed her great-aunt Vice President Kamala Harris accept the Democratic presidential nomination — I put my hand over my heart and deeply exhaled. That one captivating image […]
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(ANALYSIS) On election night in 2016, an event offering pain as well as triumph, Kamala Harris dug into a big bag of salty snack-food consolation. “It was incredibly bittersweet. When I took the stage for my acceptance speech — to represent California in the Senate — I tore up my notes. I just said, ‘We […]
Most politicians have white-collar backgrounds, often with jobs like barrister, manager, consultant or political staffer on their resumes. But what do they do once they’re done with politics? Analysis by Crikey and the transparency project Open Politics shows many Labor and Coalition frontbenchers who have retired in the past five years have gone on to […]
Is Charlotte a secret Super PAC fundraiser? Would Samantha sleep with Donald Trump? Less than two weeks before election day, these are the important questions that tens of thousands of voters need answered. For a show that was so centered around the complexities of sexual politics among the modern metropolitan classes, HBO’s Sex and the City steered […]