Tag: election

  • Tim Scott drops out of GOP presidential race, Trump the clear frontrunner

    Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who was widely seen as one of the most viable challengers to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary, announced on Sunday that he was ending his campaign. Scott cited his frustration with the “toxic” and “divisive” state of politics and his desire to focus on his…

  • Madagascar faces political crisis as presidential candidates boycott election

    Six prominent presidential candidates in Madagascar told AFP on Monday they plan to boycott this week’s elections, worsening a political crisis engulfing the country. The six, who are part of a larger grouping of opposition candidates holding almost daily protests for weeks, accuse the government of rigging the vote and demand a new electoral commission.

  • Presidential Race in United States

    The 2024 election is still more than a year away, but the candidates are already preparing for their campaigns. On the Democratic side, President Joe Biden is expected to run for re-election, but he may face some challenges from other candidates, such as Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Bernie Sanders, or former Mayor Pete Buttigieg.…

  • Trump maintains huge lead in polls

    According to a new CNN poll, former President Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner in the race for the Republicans’ presidential nomination, leading the field with 59% support among likely GOP primary voters in New Hampshire. The poll also shows a tight contest for second place, with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 16%, former Ambassador Nikki…

  • Vivek Ramaswamy regrets taking the Covid vaccine

    Vivek Ramaswamy regrets taking the Covid vaccine. His wife, a surgeon, does not. Vivek Ramaswamy, a former biotech executive and a prominent critic of corporate wokeism, revealed in an exclusive interview with NBC News that he regrets getting vaccinated against Covid-19. He said that he felt pressured by social norms and peer pressure to take…

  • Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys sue him for $1.3 million in unpaid legal fees

    Two law firms that represented Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer and ally, in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results have filed lawsuits against him for failing to pay them more than $1.3 million in legal fees. The firms, Miller & Chevalier and Hinshaw & Culbertson, claim that Giuliani breached their contracts and acted…

  • Trump pleased by Putin’s praise: ‘I like he said that’

    Former President Donald Trump has expressed his satisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments about him. In an interview with NBC News, Trump said he was happy that Putin praised him for repeatedly promising to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. “You know who I listen to? Myself,” Trump said. He also…

  • Wisconsin Senate’s vote to remove the state’s top elections official could affect the 2024 election

    Wisconsin Senate voted on Thursday to fire Meagan Wolfe, the state’s nonpartisan top elections administrator, in a move that Democrats say was illegal and politically motivated. Wolfe oversaw the 2020 election in Wisconsin, which was won by Joe Biden by a narrow margin of about 20,000 votes. Republicans have accused Wolfe of mishandling the election…

  • Mark Meadows’ bid to move Georgia election interference case to federal court is rejected by Judge

    A judge in Georgia denied former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ request to transfer his criminal case to federal court on Friday. The judge ruled that his role in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results fell outside the scope of his official duties. Meadows faces charges of conspiracy, false statements, and…