Tag: National elections
Kenya’s president names country’s first female chief justice
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome as the East African country's first woman chief justice...
Fox News seeks to dismiss Dominion suit over election claims
WASHINGTON — Fox News has filed a motion to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims about the...
Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms
WASHINGTON — In agreeing to hear a potentially groundbreaking abortion case, the Supreme Court has energized activists on both sides of the long-running debate...
Blinken brings Biden’s anti-Trump climate policy to Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — On a trip overshadowed by the crisis in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the...
Prosecutor’s reelection pits reform against rising gun crime
PHILADELPHIA — Voters in Pennsylvania will cast ballots Tuesday in the Democratic Primary for Philadelphia District Attorney that pits a reform-minded incumbent against a...
‘I am a real contender,’ says Syria presidential candidate
DAMASCUS, Syria — One of two candidates running against longtime Syrian ruler Bashar Assad is casting himself as the first opposition representative to vie...
Georgia’s Lt. Governor won’t run again after taking on Trump
ATLANTA — Georgia's lieutenant governor, one of the most prominent Republicans to openly contradict false claims about fraud in the November presidential election, confirmed...
Arizona Republicans fight back against election fraud claims
PHOENIX — Republicans in Arizona’s largest county are escalating their defense of their 2020 vote count, putting them increasingly at odds with former President...
Ex-Turkish presidential contender forms new political party
ANKARA, Turkey — A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, formed a new political party on...
Trump to speak at North Carolina GOP convention on June 5
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump will speak at North Carolina’s annual state Republican Party convention next month, party officials announced Monday.
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