Republicans had was hoping for a resurgence in California thru the recall, however it now looks as if they have got reinforced Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hand for 2022 – and in all likelihood even given him a higher launching pad for his capability Whi... Read more
Most Latin American presidential systems have runoff elections if the first place candidate fails to meet a legal threshold. However, Mexico is not one of them, important when considering that three of the last four presidential elections result... Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi gave his first press conference since the country’s election, saying Monday his priorities would be to improve ties with regional neighbors and revive the 2015 nuclear deal — an... Read more
The Defense Department is asking Congress for $715 billion in its fiscal 2022 budget, an increase of about $10 billion from what was allocated to the Pentagon in fiscal 2021. The White House released the broad details of President Joe Biden’s bu... Read more
The White House on Friday stressed that its effort to institute a global minimum corporate tax is a top priority for President Joe Biden and represents more than merely a talking point for the globe’s economists. Daleep Singh, who serves as both... Read more
Senate Democrats moved Tuesday to advance a sweeping federal election reform bill, calling it vital to combating a wave of restrictive voting proposals around the country. The chamber’s Rules Committee considered a version of the House-passed Fo... Read more
President Joe Biden on Thursday addressed the sweeping sanctions his administration imposed on Russia, a move that seeks to address a litany of malign behaviors and is expected to peeve Moscow. “If Russia continues to interfere with our democra... Read more
More Senate Democrats are pressuring President Joe Biden to extend rescue measures as the U.S. recovers from a coronavirus-fueled economic drubbing. Twenty-one members of the Senate Democratic caucus wrote to the president Tuesday urging him to... Read more
Dutch voters on Monday headed to the polls in a general election that is largely seen as a referendum on the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Incumbent and caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his center-right People’s Party... Read more
President Joe Biden has backed a plan to cut the income caps for Americans to receive a direct payment as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package set to pass in the coming days, a Democratic source said Wednesday. The phase-out leve... Read more
