• Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez gathering signatures for independent run to keep his seat

    Sen. Bob Menendez is collecting signatures to get on the ballot in New Jersey as an independent as he tries to salvage his foundering career in the upper chamber.

  • Thousands gather in Taiwan to protest parliamentary reforms on first day of Lai Ching-te’s presidency

    By Xinqi Su and Amber Wang Taiwanese lawmakers shouted each other down Tuesday in a rambunctious parliamentary session, indicating the troubles ahead for newly appointed President Lai Ching-te. Just a day after his inauguration ceremony, politicians from both sides brandished protest signs and engaged in rowdy arguments. “Today is (President Lai’s) second day in office. […]

  • Proposed Ballot Measure to Repeal Police Oversight Board Can Now Start Gathering Signatures, Judge Says

    Judge greenlights police union initiative to scrap and replace Portland’s independent oversight board—which was approved by voters—after striking down a previous PPA measure. by Courtney Vaughn A police union proposal that would effectively repeal and replace Portland’s voter-approved police oversight board now has legal approval to proceed with signature collecting for the November ballot. On Thursday, Circuit Court Judge...

  • Impeach Samuel Alito! Impeach Clarence Thomas!

    Jeet Heer Corrupt insurrectionists have no place on the Supreme Court.

  • In defence of parliamentary procedure

    Gabrielle de Vietri is a member of the Victorian Parliament. In my view, it’s time she acted like it. A…What to read next: The making and un-making of a feminist radical: my story | Painting Gina: National Gallery hypocrisy over cruel Rinehart portrait | His story as history | Dutton dressed as lamb – things you could never say to a female Labor MP

  • Opposition migration policy 'revenue neutral'

    A federal opposition scheme to slash migration to free up housing supply will be “revenue neutral” on the budget, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says. In a move the opposition says will take pressure off the stressed housing market, Australia’s migration levels will be cut sharply if the coalition wins the next election. Yet critics of […]

  • Elmirans gather to raise awareness on ending violence

    ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) -- Elmirans gathered at Grove Park today to spread awareness to end violence in the community. Joshua Marcelle, a DJ from Baltimore, helped put together the event for the community to come together as a family and bring peace and unity to Elmira. "We brought together for different families of having four []

  • Opposition-backed candidate elected Shizuoka governor

    The opposition-backed former mayor of Hamamatsu won Sunday's Shizuoka gubernatorial election, dealing a blow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party. Yasutomo Suzuki beat Shinichi Omura, who was endorsed by Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party, and other candidates. Another focal point of the close contest has been a new governor's policy on

  • Senate Again Blocks Border Bill With GOP Opposition

    Senate Again Blocks Border Bill With GOP Opposition Authored by Joseph Lord and Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Senate on May 23 again rejected a proposed border bill as the issue continues to dominate voters’ concerns ahead of the 2024 election. The bill was previously blocked by Republicans in February when it was rolled into a broader foreign aid package. Republicans have criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) decision to bring the bill back...

  • Why aren't we calling for Biden's impeachment over withholding aid to Israel?

    It is a dire and irrevocable mistake on the part of Mr. Biden to side with the likes of Iran and against one of our closest allies, Israel.

  • Gathering of 706 Kyles not enough for world record

    706 people named "Kyle" turned up for the gathering of the Kyles in Kyle, Texas, but it wasn't enough to claim the world record for the largest assembly of people with the same name. The total fell far short of a 2017 gathering of the Ivans in Bosnia. — Read the rest

  • Migration plan wobble raises questions for opposition

    Question marks are hanging over a plan to cut the migration intake as the shadow treasurer stumbles over the statistics underpinning the coalition’s signature policy. A move to slash migration and ban foreigners from buying existing homes was outlined by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton following the budget last week as a way to free up […]