Tag: Political resignations
‘Get used to me:’ Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era
WASHINGTON — Louis DeJoy is uninterested in the niceties of Washington. The wealthy longtime businessman with an outer borough New York accent prides himself...
GOP sees opening to revive attacks on Fauci in email trove
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, lionized by the left as a...
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort
LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
Tito Ortiz quits California city council, citing ‘attacks’
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Former mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz has resigned from his position on the City Council of Huntington Beach, California...
West African leaders hold emergency Mali summit in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana — Leaders of the West African regional bloc gathered in Ghana for an emergency summit on Mali in response to the latest...
Ex-premier’s graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Where is Sheikh Jaber? Kuwait was abuzz with the question as citizens on social media demanded to know the...
Mali’s military releases transitional president and PM
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s military has released the transitional president and prime minister from detention, a top officer said Thursday.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announces resignation
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on Wednesday announced his resignation, citing “certain personal matters that are becoming public.”
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Texas Secretary of State Hughs to resign at month’s end
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Secretary of State Ruth Ruggero Hughs, the state’s top elections official, will resign at the end of May, according to...
NY AG: Cuomo probe will ‘conclude when it concludes’
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday that an ongoing investigation surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo will “conclude when it concludes,”...