TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for high participation in the forthcoming snap presidential election, saying it “silences enemies.” Speaking to a gathering from different provinces in Tehran on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said public participation in the election “brings...
A right-wing group aligned with Donald Trump is compiling a list of federal employees considered “disloyal” to the former president. The American Accountability Foundation aims to scrutinize high-ranking government officials, starting with the Department of Homeland Security. News website Axios reports that Trump’s “top...
Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie is claiming that every Republican in Congress is under the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby. He says every GOP lawmaker has what he calls an AIPAC babysitter, influencing their decisions. AIPAC advocates for pro-Israel policies to the United States’ legislative and execut...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has endorsed displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools, echoing Louisiana’s recent law. At a Faith and Freedom Coalition event in Washington, he emphasized values like “Thou shalt not steal.” He called the Ten Commandments “incredible stuff” and criticized opposition to t...
Abdullah Hammoud, the Democratic mayor of Dearborn, says the US president risks losing reelection against Donald Trump by siding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Frankly, it’s Biden right now who is choosing Benjamin Netanyahu over American democracy,” says Hammoud during an interview with AFP. “For me, ...
Louisiana has enacted legislation requiring the display of the Biblical Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms. Governor Jeff Landry signed the Republican-backed law, emphasizing the commandments’ foundational role in legal principles. The law mandates poster-sized displays in classrooms from kindergarten through university, ci...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden attempted a political high-wire act Tuesday by announcing a citizenship pathway for half a million immigrants married to US nationals, in a counterweight to his recent crackdown on illegal border crossers. The Biden administration has been struggling to address immigration, a hugely div...
Keighley, United Kingdom – AFP Gaza is a long way from the picturesque foothills of the Yorkshire Dales but the issue could swing UK general election races in northern England, with many local Muslims angry at Labour’s stance. While Labour is expected to win a thumping national majority on July 4, leader Keir Starmer’s refusa...
Detroit, United States – AFP Donald Trump met with Black voters Saturday as he courted a community that largely supported his rival Joe Biden four years ago but has seen notable numbers of African Americans shift allegiance ahead of November’s presidential rematch. But the Republican former president also attended another campaign ...
Washington, United States – AFP Donald Trump enjoyed an effusive welcome on his return to Washington on Thursday as he rallied support from Republican lawmakers following his criminal conviction in New York. The former president, who is neck-and-neck with his successor Joe Biden in the race for the White House, thanked members of the Hou...
