Month: May 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — When Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina launched his campaign for the White House last week, notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new challenger with open arms. There were no accusations of disloyalty or nasty name-calling by the GOP front-runner, like the bombardment unleashed when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, widely considered his primary challenger, joined the race two days later with an announcement wrong Twitter account. “Good luck to Senator Tim Scott as he enters the Republican presidential primary race,” Trump said. “It’s loading up fast with a lot of people, and Tim…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fended off a challenger seeking to reverse his authoritarian swings, securing another five years to oversee the country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. a key role in NATO. Erdogan prevailed by winning more than 52 percent of the vote in Sunday’s runoff, which came two weeks after he failed to win outright in the first round. A majority of Turkish voters in the second round chose him over rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu, showing their support for a man they see as a strong and proven leader. Voters were divided…

Tucker Carlson’s ad (center) with Twitter is an effort to find a suitable political platform … [+] or risk ending up like former Fox News personalities Glenn Beck, left, and Bill O’Reilly. (AP Photo) Associated Press Tucker Carlson’s abrupt departure from FoxFOXA News and the recent announcement that he will launch a new show on Twitter are indicative of the challenges Carlson has faced since losing his bully pulpit. Carlson follows former Fox News stars Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and Megan Kelly off the top-rated cable network. All three have largely disappeared from the political dialogue since they left. To…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail hundreds of bills, including gun control, gender affirmation and abortion rights, as a deadline looms that also could alter the political future of the protesters. Democrats control the Statehouse in Oregon. But the GOP is taking advantage of rules that require two-thirds of lawmakers to be present to pass legislation, meaning Democrats need a certain number of Republicans to be there as well. Republican and Democratic legislative leaders met behind closed doors for a third day Friday to try to bridge the gap, as the…

Until recently, much of the media treated the judiciary, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court, as a high-minded institution not caught up in the partisan battles that divide the rest of the country. But there has been a push to tell a different, more accurate story: the judiciary is also partisan and political. And the Republican Party in particular has stacked the courts with appointees who carry out their political goals. Balls and Strikes, which is an arm of the progressive group Demand Justice, mostly embodies this style. One of the site’s stories last year criticized NPR legal reporter Nina Totenberg’s…

HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s few remaining pro-democracy parties voted Saturday to disband, joining a growing list of organizations that have dissolved as authorities crack down on dissent. Civic Party president Alan Leong told reporters the dissolution of the party was “writing on the wall” as there was no one to take over. None of its members in an extraordinary general meeting presented candidacies for executive positions. Thirty of the 31 members voted in favor of dissolution, with one abstention. The party, which was founded in 2006, was made up mostly of professionals, lawyers and academics. At…

Three political parties in Guyana have signed the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) Code of Conduct ahead of the June 12, 2023 local government elections. People’s Progressive/Civic Party Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha, Member of Parliament, Shazam Ally of The Citizen Initiative and Guyana United’s Mark France were among other party representatives who signed the code on Saturday at the Arthur Chung Conference Center ( ACCC). . Several political parties, independent groups and individuals running in local government elections have indicated that they will not sign the code of conduct. But ERC president Shaikh Moeenul Hack has indicated that another signing will…

AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Before the Texas House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Ken Paxton, immediately suspending him from office, both former President Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz issued statements supporting the attorney general. The question is what impact his comments will have on Republican members of the Texas Senate, who will be among those deciding whether to convict and permanently impeach Paxton. Dr. Joshua Blank, research director of the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin, told CBS News Texas that’s the million dollar question right now. “Ultimately, senators will have to deal with the evidence when it comes, but…