ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, the presumptive … Read more
Portugal’s election outcome leaves the nation in a state of uncertainty regarding its future, while simultaneously boosting the morale of the radical right across Europe. ADVERTISEMENT Portugal faces weeks of political uncertainty following inconclusive general election results, which also reinforces a resurgence of the radical right across Europe. The rise of the populist party, Chega, … Read more
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers to the National Assembly, the country’s parliament. The lawmakers will then choose a new government. Two moderate parties that have alternated in power for decades — the center-left Socialist Party and the center-right … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels is planning to move toward fielding a presidential candidate in the November election, even as high-profile contenders for the ticket have decided not to run, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. After months of leaving open whether the group would offer a ticket, No … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she challenged him to win … Read more
Americans in 16 states (and one US territory) cast their presidential nominating votes this Super Tuesday, when the only real source of suspense was whether former president Donald Trump would sweep all 15 Republican contests from his last remaining rival, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Haley dashed that hope, narrowly winning Vermont, though that … Read more
France moves to make abortion a constitutional right amid rollbacks in US and Europe POLITICO Europe France to enshrine abortion rights in constitution as a ‘guaranteed freedom’ FRANCE 24 English Why Macron hopes abortion rights are a political winner BBC.com French Senate votes to enshrine abortion in constitution, a world first The Washington Post French Senate votes to enshrine … Read more
Officials told NBC News in February that Biden is thinking about implementing harsher asylum standards without Congress. The rules would raise the bar for asylum-seekers and deport any migrants who do not meet those elevated standards. Tightening asylum grants is just one of the policy options that Biden is considering to handle the border unilaterally, … Read more
Donald Trump won Missouri’s Republican caucuses, one of three events Saturday that will award delegates for the GOP presidential nomination. The former president, who is especially strong in caucuses, added to his delegate lead with that victory and made gains at a party convention in Michigan. Idaho was scheduled to hold its caucuses later Saturday. … Read more
Venezuela set new conditions for elections this year, flouting a US-brokered agreement and potentially triggering tougher sanctions by Washington. The changes could bring forward the date of vote and weaken guarantees of international monitoring, according to the definitive document with the proposals. President Nicolás Maduro’s government signed the new deal during a meeting with allies … Read more