Economy, Gaza war and China ties dominate

Presidential candidates Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo, along with their vice presidential candidates, are posing for photos after the first presidential candidate debate at the General Election Commission (KPU) office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 12, 2023. Indonesia is preparing to hold general elections for president and vice president for the 2024-2029 period … Read more

voters in former Trump stronghold mixed on possible second term

From the farm where he retired in the Pennsylvania countryside, Roger Williams has been keeping up with the latest news about his preferred presidential candidate, Donald Trump – including the comments he has made about wanting “to be a dictator for one day”. Related: Scranton stands by native son Biden but even here enthusiasm is … Read more

In battleground Arizona, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. draws Biden and Trump voters united by distrust

PHOENIX (AP) — Some voted for Donald Trump, others for Joe Biden. A few had never wanted anything to do with politics before they heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on a podcast or YouTube video. Lined up outside a Phoenix wedding hall tucked between a freeway, a railroad track and a U-Haul rental center, the … Read more

Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers

GRAND COUNTY, Colorado (AP) — Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short. For a moment, the young female looked back at it’s audience of roughly 45 people who stared on in reverential silence. Then … Read more

Taylor Lorenz Says Pres. Biden’s Memes, Social Media Won’t Win Young Voters

Play video content TMZ.com President Biden’s lighting up the Internet with his fiery birthday cake poking fun at his age — but that won’t get him over the electoral hump with the young’ns … so says a seasoned journo. Technology reporter Taylor Lorenz — who covers all things digital for the Washington Post — weighed … Read more

Paris mayor says her city has too many SUVs, so she’s asking voters to decide on a parking fee hike

Does Paris have too many SUVs ByThe Associated Press November 14, 2023, 1:20 PM FILE – Cars drive on the Champs Elysee avenue, Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Paris. Paris mayor says her city has too many SUVs, so she’s asking voters to decide on parking fee hike on Feb. 4, 2024. The Arc de … Read more

Polish nationalists hold Independence Day march in Warsaw after voters reject their worldview

WARSAW. Poland — Tens of thousands of people walked through Warsaw on Saturday in a march organized by nationalist groups as Poland celebrated its Independence Day holiday, 105 years after the nation regained its statehood at the end of World War I. Participants carried Poland’s white-and-red flag and some burned flares as they marched along … Read more

3 reasons New Hampshire voters are sticking with him

DERRY, N.H. – “Vote for Trump, solve your problems.” That’s the message former President Donald Trump wrote on a commemorative poster Monday as he filed to appear on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary ballot, joining six other GOP candidates who’ve signed up. For Trump supporters waiting 29 miles away at the New England Sports Center … Read more

Whether Jim Jordan wins the speakership or not, voters in his Ohio district will stand by their man

URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan, so far, has failed to get the needed votes to become House Speaker but his fight for the coveted leadership role isn’t done, and the devotion of many of his constituents back in Ohio seems unwavering. In Washington, Jordan has made a name for himself as a conservative … Read more

Court appointee proposes Alabama congressional districts to provide representation to Black voters

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A court-appointed special master on Monday submitted three proposals for new congressional districts in Alabama as federal judges oversee the drawing of new lines to provide greater representation for Black voters. The three proposals all create a second district where Black voters comprise a majority of the voting age population or … Read more