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Georgia has set a record for the most early voting days in a single year.
Early voting totals in US’ Georgia are approaching those of presidential election year, with voters coming out in record numbers. However, high turnout is important for Democrats in the Trump era, it may not be as important as they used to think, The Associated Press reported. Early voting totals in Georgia are nearing those of…
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The Quiet Insurrection was missed.
Former United States President Donald Trump has claimed that he won the 2020 presidential election despite all the evidence to the contrary. “This is very different than what happened in the 2016 election,” Trump tweeted. In January 2020, Trump had claimed that he won the presidential election despite all the evidence to the contrary.
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Politics explain the modern world in the World Cup.
During an interview with German newspaper Bild, US President Donald Trump said he won’t boycott the World Cup due to the human rights situation in Qatar. “We’ve been there, done that. There’s no need for us to do that,” he added. Trump had criticised Qatar after it was awarded the World Cup last year and…
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Tuesday’s vote is in a special category.
Former US President Barack Obama has criticised President Donald Trump’s administration over its stances on abortion and same-sex marriage, saying it’s a threat to the rights of women and children. In an op-ed by the Washington Post, he wrote, “We all understand inflation is temporary…but losing our democracy could be permanent.” He added, “The former…
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As China looks to grow in the Mid east, there is a Chinese president visiting Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said his visit to the US is an opportunity to cement his place as the Prime Minister of a country seen as a regional anchor and heavyweight. The Crown Prince said that the relationship between the two countries deteriorated because of criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.
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The Harris County officials want federal intervention in the state’s plans to send observers for the election.
Three Texas state lawmakers have recommended using the audit of the 2020 presidential election in Harris County to disrupt the election processes in the largest county in Texas. The lawmakers accused Harris County officials of ” election improprieties” that resulted in delayed polling site openings, paper ballot shortages and staffing issues on Election Day. State…
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There could be more than one thing that could rock American democracy.
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had said if a state legislature had been very, very generous to minority voters in their redistricting, the court would be making the same argument. This comes after North Carolina’s Supreme Court had thrown out the state’s congressional district map which was drawn in favour of Republicans. Thomas also…
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The city of San Francisco has been changed by its killer robot plan.
After San Francisco voted to arm police robots with lethal fire arms, a city supervisor said, “Despite my…deep concerns with… policy, I voted for it after additional guardrails were added.” “I don’t think making state violence more remote, distanced and less human is a step forward,” he added. A protest took place outdoors of San…
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The voters have a message for Trump and Biden.
Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said that the election denying by President Donald Trump “was an albatross around Republican necks”. “I think we have lot of Republicans who are interested in being our nominee for president,” he added. Earlier, US Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that “relitigating the 2020 election is not…
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Trump has filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General of New York.
A Florida-based company has sued US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner for allegedly conspiring withelberg’s company to avoid taxes by hiding payments to pornstar Stormy Daniels, Reuters reported. The lawsuit said Trump knew about Weisselberg’s tax avoidance scheme but did nothing to stop it. Weisselberg is accused of helping porn actress…
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What Georgia’s record-breaking early voting means is an opinion.
The Democratic Senator from Georgia, Raphael Warnock, has defeated his Republican challenger, former University of Georgia football quarterback Herschel Walker, in a runoff election for a seat in the state senate. Warnock has now been elected to his third two-year term. The runoff election was held after neither candidate received 50% of the votes cast…
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If you thought election denialism was over, think again.
The US Supreme Court will hear a case on Friday regarding the validity of elections in state legislatures. The outcome of the case could have a major impact on many states, including New York and California, that hold legislative elections every two years. This case was filed by a group of candidates who argued that…
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Arizona is important to watch on Tuesday night.
Blake Masters, a Republican candidate for Senate in US’ Arizona, won the nomination with the help of ex-President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Masters recorded a video in which he looked directly into the camera to say, “I think Trump won in 2020.” In March, Masters had posted a video on social media wherein he said, “I…
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GOP senators are having a hard time understanding how they failed to win back the Senate.
Senator Rob Portman on Monday said it was “time to move on from the pet issue” after he spoke at a Donald Trump rally days before the November 8 US elections. Portman added that it was time for the party to “better candidate recruitment” and “stick with the issues”. The Ohio Senator was referring to…
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Can the leader of China deliver?
China’s President Xi Jinping has said the country’s political system is ” Chinese-style democracy”. This comes after he met US Vice President Joe Biden during the latter’s two-day visit to China. In a statement after his meeting with Biden, Xi described China’s governance system as “Chinese-style democracy”. The meeting was the first between the two…
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States went in different directions during the midterms.
US voters have elected Democratic President Joe Biden to his first four-year term in office, making him the first Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996 to hold the office. Biden became the first US vice presidential candidate to win the presidency since Harry Truman in 1946. In 2020, Biden became the first Democratic presidential nominee…
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McCarthy faces a rocky road to speakership, given the GOP’s election showing.
During a private meeting last year, US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said former President Donald Trump had no idea his supporters were carrying out the attack on the US Capitol, according to previously released audio. McCarthy told two police officers who defended the US Capitol that he considered asking Trump to step down after…
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On January 6 at 11:00 am, the VP called Trump’s action “reckless”.
US’ former Vice President Mike Pence said that he did not want the rioters to watch the Vice President’s motorcade leave Capitol Hill. “I did not want the rioters to watch the Vice president’s motorcade leave Capitol Hill,” Pence added. “I did not want the rioters to watch the Vice President’s motorcade leave Capitol Hill,”…
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Two rising stars show how to win in the GOP.
Former US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday said he believed that President Donald Trump was “probably the worst President in American history”. He added that he also believes that Trump was “probably the greatest President in the history of American politics”. Biden’s comment came after Trump claimed he won the November 6 US presidential…
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The senator dropped a truth bomb on his party.
Former US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has backed Herschel Walker, who is running for the US Senate against Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s Republican primary. ” Herschel has a great track record…I’m proud to support him,” Kushner said. Notably, Herschel had backed Trump in the 2020 presidential election but dropped out of…
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Republican senators discuss how they didn’t win back the Senate.
US President Donald Trump has praised Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in an interview, saying that she has done a “spectacular job” in her term. Cortez Masto is running against Republican Adam Laxalt for the Senate seat held by Democrat Harry Reid. Laxalt won the general election by eight points and Cortez Masto won by…
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The January 6 committee is being sued by Trump to prevent them from issuing a subpoena.
Former US President Donald Trump “planned as early as July” that he would say he won the 2020 election, even if he lost, a House panel investigating theJanuary 6 attack said. Trump told the panel he understood that Trump planned as early as July that he’d say he won the election, even if he lost,…
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What about outstanding votes in Nevada and Arizona?
Democrats have gained control of the US Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote, CNN reported. Harris had voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, giving Democrats the 50-49 edge in the Senate. This comes after President Donald Trump’s 2020 Nevada campaign co-chair, Adam Laxalt, lost to Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez…
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Foreign officials spent more than $750,000 at Trump’s hotel.
Former US President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump has said that the company went to great lengths to make sure there was no conflict of interest in their dealings with the President. This comes after Democrats accused Trump of violating the “emoluments clause”, which prohibits a President from receiving “emoluments” unless Congress consents. Eric added…
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The voting system was Bolster by the election officials.
The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Arizona (RPCA) have said they are “determined” to defeat ex-President Donald Trump’s “hand-picked slate of election deniers”. The groups also demanded that the county’s process require “around-the-clock shifts of ballot processing” until all of the voted ballots are counted, along with “regular, accurate public updates”.