Ireland votes in close-run election dominated by housing crisis | Elections News
Polls show centre-right incumbents Fine Gael and Fianna Fail running neck and neck with leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein.Ireland is going to the polls in a tight…
Ireland’s Election Looks a Tight Race as Harris Honeymoon Ends
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessIreland goes to the polls today in a vote that looks closer than previously expected after prime minister Simon Harris lost the…
Donegal voters air frustrations ahead of Ireland’s general election
BBCEmma is one of many voters in the Republic of Ireland who will be heading to the polls on FridayIn what is one of Europe's…
Capitol rioter’s defamation suit against Fox News is dismissed
A Delaware court judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News filed by a Jan. 6 rioter who said the network falsely identified him…
Analysis: Trump, Putin: a scrutinized relationship back in spotlight
WASHINGTON — They tend to gush over each other in public, but their private dealings are often opaque. Both are brazenly transactional, and cling tenaciously to…
Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro plotted election coup: Police report | Jair Bolsonaro News
Brazilian federal police have published a report implicating former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in an alleged criminal organisation designed to overturn the 2022 presidential election,…
What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE? | US Election 2024 News
For months, Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has been pushing for a department to slash United States government spending. On November 12, President-elect Donald…
Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump election interference case
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020…
Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election? | Elections News
An independent candidate who until two years ago was part of Romania’s main far-right party has emerged as the surprising winner of the first round…
Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election | Elections News
Yamandu Orsi, the candidate for the left-wing Broad Front coalition, is projected to emerge victorious in Uruguay’s run-off election for the presidency. He bested Alvaro…
Far right in strong position as Romania votes in presidential election | Elections News
Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu and far-right George Simion are the most likely to move on to a run-off on December 8.The first round of presidential…
Uruguay runoff election: Voters to choose between leftist, rightwing bloc | Elections News
Leftist alliance of celebrated former President Jose Mujica hoping to come back to power after five years of right-wing government.Voting is under way in Uruguay’s…
How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? | Donald Trump News
Donald Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote in the 2024 presidential election. In fact, Trump this year became only the second…
Despite Trump’s election, Jack Smith has one more job to do
In George Orwell’s classic depiction of an authoritarian society, “Nineteen Eighty-four,” a key component of political control is the state’s erasure of history: “Every record…
California’s Lake County defends slow ballot counting after election
LAKEPORT, Calif. — Maria Valadez would like everyone to chill out.Every election, the prickly Lake County registrar follows California’s litany of voting laws and certifies thousands…
Newsom touts his economic plans in California’s conservative regions
Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might was “cold comfort” to regions…
Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘s government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax on a number of items…
Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz withdraws as president-elect names Pam Bondi | US Election 2024 News
The former US congressman said he had become a ‘distraction’ following renewed scrutiny of sexual misconduct allegations.US conservative firebrand Matt Gaetz has announced that he…
Could RFK Jr, Trump’s presumptive health secretary, ban vaccines? | US Election 2024 News
When President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Robert F Kennedy Jr, one of the nation’s most prominent anti-vaccine movement leaders, to lead the Health…
Germany’s Stringent Fiscal Rules Up for Debate Ahead of Election
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessGermany’s strict borrowing rules, long championed by conservative politicians and fiscally hawkish economists, could soon be in for an overhaul that a…