July 2021

RTÉ has ​​asked the High Court to strike out a claim for damages brought against it by Labor politician Joe Costello on the grounds that it is doomed…

Today, Governor John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana Games Control Board The Louisiana Gaming Control Board regulates all gambling activities under its jurisdiction in a…

Bridie Farrell, a child abuse survivor, activist and former national speed skater, on Wednesday announced her campaign to challenge Rep. Elise Stefanik in the state's 21st Congressional District. “From ice cream in Lake…

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. In Texas, the most coveted award for a Republican candidate these days is an endorsement from Donald…

Jemima Goldsmith has denounced a Pakistani politician for an anti-Semitic comment she made about the children she had with her ex-husband Imran Khan.Pakistani Muslim League vice…

In 2003, the last time California held a statewide recall election, the electorate's imagination was captured by Hollywood mega-star Arnold Schwarzenegger. Gray Davis, the outgoing governor and a mere mortal, was up against the world's…

But polls in the 2020 election turned out to be even worse than those in 2016, according to a report commissioned by the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and published this week.A task force examined 2,858 polls,…

American politician Scott Taylor has confirmed his presence and participation in the upcoming African Energy Week (AEW) 2021, which will take place in Cape Town on the 9e-12e November…

The campaign of former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer clashes with state officials over whether he can be listed as the city's "retired" mayor on the ballot for the recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom. Each candidate…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's high court has granted a petition to key lawmakers to extend the state's constitutionally mandated legislative and legislative redistribution schedule, allowing the legislature to retain its redistribution…

Ben & Jerry's decision in the United States to end its contract with its Israeli licensee for refusing to stop selling ice cream beyond the pre-1967 Israeli border has given some Israeli politicians political points sweet and to others…

BOSTON - Some local polling stations could be split into two state legislative districts as part of the ongoing 10-year redistribution effort, a senior lawmaker said on Monday in a hearing in which voters called for remodel the fourth…

NEW BEDFORD - Eleven city council seats, three school committee seats and a general assessor seat are on the city's ballot this fall. Potential candidates still have time to file their case, but so far the next election season promises to…

Among the 41 candidates vying to replace Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is Ted Gaines, member of the California State Council for Equalization, former member of the state assembly and senator.…

Politician demands more COVID awareness in hard-hit Latin American community of South Bay KTVU's Ann Rubin reports. SAN JOSE, California - With the increase in COVID cases, a local politician is demanding more be done to help the…

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA - Supervisor Jeanine Lawson, who represents Brentsville on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, will run for Congress in 2022. Lawson plans to challenge outgoing Rep. Jennifer Wexton for the 10th…

A growing number of Democratic House candidates say the party needs to dramatically improve its appeal to have any hope of retaining power in Washington.Why is this important: With House and Senate control over the bubble, many ambitious…

Through Baudouin Ndaba, Zintle Mahlati 1h agoShare this article:ShareTweeterShareShareShareE-mailShareCape Town - A senior politician from Joburg, who allegedly incited mobs to attack malls on West Rand in Gauteng, is due to appear!--sse-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Today, Governor John Bel Edwards delivered remarks at the memorial services for former Governor Edwin Edwards. As prepared for delivery: It is with a spirit of prayer and a grateful heart that I join you today in celebrating the rich…

Nominations for the November municipal election ended at noon last Friday, with a number of candidates running in Watauga, Ashe and Avery counties. Twenty-three community members applied for a local office in Watauga County. A total…

Former President Donald Trump's bogus claims about a stolen election have been refuted by the courts, his own Justice Department and dozens of recounts. But in the battlefield state of Pennsylvania, where Trump lost by…

AKRON, Ohio - Politicians are unpopular in the United States. and only so, because they are almost universally unpopular. We hardly agree on anything in this country. We disagree on social issues, racial issues, gender issues, class…

McALLEN, Texas - In the Republicans' attempt to regain control of Congress, this traditionally Democratic part of South Texas has quietly become a leading battleground. After making unexpected gains last November, the GOP is focusing on a…

New York's recent mayoral primary election garnered national attention not only because a moderate Democrat won, but because ranked choice voting (RCV) was used. Many towns in Utah will be using RCV later this year. In RCV, voters…

CUMMINGTON - Seeking the second-highest position in the Massachusetts executive branch, State…

The passing of former Missouri House President Bob Griffin last week…

Readers are warned: the end of summer will bring the season for redistribution.In a more normal redistribution cycle, things would already be well advanced. But the census that determines the mapping of districts was carried out during…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders raised $ 4.2 million in the last quarter to bring her fundraising total to $ 9.1 million, Sanders reported Thursday. The other Republican gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General…

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As expanded monthly child tax credit payments begin to hit Americans' bank accounts today, the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Democratic National Committee launch a digital…

Even before the map of Montana's new US House Second District was drawn, four candidates announced their candidacy. This is despite the fact that when the dust settles, they may not even live within its limits.…

Four others threw their hats in the ring on Wednesday. As the Bladen County Electoral Council office opened on Thursday, it represented a "late rush" of…

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) centenary celebrations demonstrate the strength of the Chinese political model, which is also evident in the country's response to the coronavirus, Hong Kong politician Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee said in an…

The new chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party will not be able to personally raise funds for state races or participate in the selection of members of a committee to do so, if members of the Federal Election Commission support the…

MORRIS COUNTY - The Morris County Republican Committee has launched a website to recruit and support candidates for local electoral council campaigns, according to MCRC President Laura Ali. The site, titled:…

The 125-member New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Political Action Committee voted in favor of Gov. Phil Murphy along with 59 candidates in the November legislative election. These approvals include 19 Senate candidates and…

A Perthshire MP whose cat went viral last year has called for a change in the law after his beloved pet was killed by a car. John Nicolson's ginger pet Rojo won fans around the world when he appeared on screen during a Zoom meeting!-->…

UTICA - Anthony J. Brindisi, former congressman from New York's 22nd District, is running for a newly…

External experts who earlier this year verified a major discrepancy between Election Day and the total recount votes in the Windham State Officials Contest concluded that the absentee ballots incorrectly typed were…

Efforts to improve representation, such as reducing voter suppression, eliminating gerrymandering, and expanding the size of legislatures, are doomed to failure if they are seen to benefit an ideology or to a party, when that is precisely…

After nearly 30 years as one of Macau's few pro-democracy lawmakers, Ng Kuok-cheong is finally facing the end of the road - barred from running in the next Casino City legislative election in September. Lawmaker Ng Kuok-cheong.…

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC (AP) - Joe Cunningham - the former Democrat congressman with a term is now running to overthrowSouth Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMaster is pushing for the medicinal and recreational legalization of marijuana,!-->…

The Knox County Democratic and Republican parties will host fundraisers next month with their speakers reflecting the big differences in their party ideologies.The presidents of both sides say their fundraising is off to a good start with…

"I believe those priorities, they were really misplaced. And it's almost insulting what we've witnessed over the last few years," Adams told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," when asked about the priorities of his party.…

The High Court of Justice ruled on Sunday that it would fix the unconstitutional surrogacy law that until now has excluded single fathers and LGBTQ couples. This means that within the…

Republicans need five seats to reclaim the US House, and they hope to get at least one from New Jersey.To that end, GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy comes to Warren on Wednesday to raise money for Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr.'s…

Perhaps one of the most damaging legacies of the Trump presidency is that it persuaded unskilled people that they could and should run for public office - and that at least some of…

Notoriously incompetent New York City election officials have not finished compiling the votes in the June 22 Democratic primary, with its new ranked-choice voting system. But voters'…

HELENA - The District and Allocation Commission on Thursday held the first of two public hearings setting…

Patrick Pizzella has declared his intention to run for one of the three seats on the Pinehurst Village…

Recent headlines trumpeted Republican Paul LePage's entry into the 2022 governor's race against incumbent Democrat Janet Mills. If both candidates stay in place - and Mills surely isn't going anywhere - the broad outlines of the results…

The debate in Washington on the scale and substance of new federal infrastructure investments has been fraught with attempts to classify America's needs through a century-old lens: the construction and repair of highways and…

Transnational electoral lists and Spitzenkandidaten The system used in the European elections to appoint the leaders of the bloc is not a "miracle cure" for the "democratic deficit" of the EU, according to a briefing…

ODM chief Raila Odinga concluded his two-day tour of Taita Taveta County by addressing a rally in the town of Voi where residents forcefully declared in unison that they supported BBI on March 2, 2021. Despite the strict Covid-19…

By Arren Kimbeil-Sannit (Daily Montanan)July 5, 2021 July 5, 2021 Through Missoula current State Representative Laurie Bishop announces her candidacy for the newly formed Montana congressional seat in Livingston on Thursday, July 1.…

Six positions in the DiEM25 Coordination Collective are up for election and you can play a role in coordinating our movement across Europe. The time has come. We are renewing half of our…

Notoriously incompetent New York City election officials have not finished tallying the votes in the June 22 Democratic primary, with its new ranking voting system. But voters' top picks - minus some 124,000 absent -…

CBI raided the Sujana Group office of TDP MP Rajya Sabha Sujana Chowdary in Nagarjuna Hills in Hyderabad on June 1, 2019.SynopsisA Singapore-based company linked to one of the so-called offshore shell companies investigated by ED and CBI…

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Thousands of people converge on the Sarasota County Fairgrounds on Saturday. They were listening to what former President Donald Trump had to say.What he had to say was largely what you heard during the election…

LUCKNOW: Months before the high-stakes UP assembly elections, the BJP was shot in the arm as its supported candidates won 66 of 75 seats in Zila Panchayat's presidential election. No less than 21 of them had already won unopposed -…

A review of candidate petitions filed with the Chautauqua County Electoral Board reveals many familiar faces seeking to return to the political game in Fredonia. The village has…

Republican politicians across the country are tearing our country apart in their bid for power. It's not even so much about power for themselves as it is about continuing the power of the people who donate to them. How greedy does it…

DENVER (Reuters) - Days after an independent Colorado commission released a map of proposed new congressional districts, a group of about 30 Latina power brokers discussed its implications at a garden rally in the neighborhood Historic…

Liberal Democratic Party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga refrained from dropping LDP candidates on the streets during the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election campaign as he crumbles in the polls.!--googleon:index-->…

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - JD Vance, a venture capitalist known for "Hillbilly Elegy" - his best-selling memoir about growing up in the Appalachians and the industrial Midwest - entered the overcrowded Republican Senate primary in the Ohio."We…