Steve Bannon, the former aide of ex-president Donald Trump, reported to prison on Monday following a Supreme Court decision denying his emergency appeal. Bannon is the second former Trump aide to serve time for defying a House Jan. 6 committee subpoena. He was convicted two years ago on contempt charges for refusing to testify and […]
Thousands of low-wage workers gathered in Washington, DC, on Saturday. They were demanding more attention be given to issues relating to poverty, and claimed to have mobilized 15 million low-income voters for the upcoming election. The Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington, DC, and to the ...
The Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump has partial immunity in his federal election interference case. While the charges would not be dismissed, some actions related to his core presidential duties are off-limits to prosecutors, the justices ruled. Chief Justice John Roberts said lower courts must determine which conduc...
Nouakchott, Mauritania – AFP Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani was set to win re-election by a comfortable margin, results from the electoral commission showed, with an official proclamation due on Monday. Mauritanians went to the polls on Saturday to choose between seven candidates vying to lead the sprawling...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Former US President Donald Trump has said the problem with Joe Biden is not his age but the inability to lead the country. “It’s not his age, it’s his competence,” Trump said, adding: “He’s not respected anywhere in the world.” During the first debate with Trump recently, Biden&...
ANKARA (AA) – The New York Times editorial board has called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the upcoming presidential race, citing concerns over his health following his performance in Biden-Trump’s 1st US presidential debate. In an editorial titled “To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race,” ...
NEW YORK (AA) – A poll released Sunday found that 72% of registered voters believe that US President Joe Biden does not possess the mental and cognitive health required to serve as head of state. The survey, conducted by CBS News/YouGov, comes amid growing concern over whether Biden is mentally fit for office following the first live pre...
Nouakchott, Mauritania — AFP Seven candidates are running in Mauritania’s presidential election, with incumbent Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani the favourite to win a second term at the head of the vast West African nation. Human rights activist Biram Dah Abeid and leader of the Islamic Tewassoul party, Hamadi Ould Sid’ El M...
In a 368-7 vote on Wednesday, the House of Representatives called for an impartial investigation into election manipulation in Pakistan. The resolution calls for a “full and independent investigation of claims of interference or irregularities in Pakistan’s February 2024 election.” The issue was most forcefully raised by former Prime Minister ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – For France, the writing seems to be on the wall: the general elections starting this Sunday could well bring the far-right to power. Not only would that plunge the country into uncharted political territory, but for minority communities, especially Muslims, it could prove to be a death knell. That realization is not […]...
