The next time Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stands in front of a microphone to talk about election integrity, I want you to remember this: Nearly a third of voters in Louisiana are Black, and yet Black voters had control over less than 20% of the state’s congressional districts. White voters make up less than 60% of the electorate yet had control over more than 80% of the power. When the Democratic governor vetoed attempts to suppress the Black vote, the Republican state Legislature overrode the...
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party (NCP) and the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) could each gain a seat in the European Parliament.
The greatest exercise of democracy in the history of mankind -- by the numbers, at least -- kicked off Friday as almost 1 billion people began casting votes for the next leader and government of India.
More voters say they are losing interest in the November election, according to a new poll.
SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Wednesday was the third day of early voting for the May elections and in San Benito the school board race is heating up and drawing a sizable crowd. According to information provided by the Cameron County Elections Office, the first two days of early voting in the race for school []
A major 911 outage Wednesday showed the urgent need for increased modernization and regulation of the emergency system, experts in telecommunications and public safety told NBC News. On Thursday, Lumen Technologies, a telecommunications company based in Louisiana, said in a statement that "some customers in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska experienced an outage due to a third-party company installing a light pole — unrelated to our services." The outage left millions in multiple states...
A report published from watchdog group 38 North suggests U.S. animation companies may have unwittingly used work from North Korea.
Daniel Suidani, ousted as premier after opposing China projects, was elected to Malaita’s provincial assembly.
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that after listening to oral arguments, the Supreme Court was close to "election interference" with their consideration of former President Donald Trump's immunity claim. | Clips
Alito implied democratic norms could be decimated if 'bitter' politicians could weaponize the justice system to target their opponents.
Sometimes, escapist media works best when it presents a vision of a world that’s somewhat close to the one someone is trying to run away from, but without any of the real-life stressors that make that situation so taxing. (This writer watched a lot of Veep in November 2020, for example.) In an interview with The A.V. Club, Brandon Scott said he hopes his Max show, The Girls On The Bus, serves a similar purpose. Adapted from New York Times reporter Amy Chozik’s memoir Chasing Hillary, The Girls...
Fabrice Leggeri is not without controversy, having resigned as head of the EU's border agency in 2022.