Month: May 2023

A civil rights veteran who went viral for denouncing reparations on “Dr. Phil” accused reparations supporters of trying to drum up support for the 2024 presidential race. “My more cynical self says this is more about the 2024 election than the 1619 reparations,” Robert Woodson, founder and president of the Woodson Centerhe told Fox News Digital. The call for reparations has gained momentum in the United States, as local, state and federal officials are considering creating programs to give payments to qualified black Americans in an attempt to address America’s dark history of slavery. CIVIL RIGHTS VETERAN SAYS INTRODUCING REPARATIONS…

BLUEFIELD —Governor. Jim Justice said Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee over the release of his calendar, or official calendar, is the result of fear that he might be elected to the U.S. Senate. “Senate Democrats are scared to death that someone will eventually take (Sen. Joe) Manchin’s place, whether he runs or not,” Justice said, adding that his victory could mean Republicans take back the control of the United States Senate. Justice is running for the Republican nomination to try to win Manchin’s seat, facing Rep. Alex Mooney, R-2nd District. Manchin has not yet…

New Constructs CEO David Trainer offers his economic outlook amid the Federal Reserve’s handling of inflation and the June 1 debt ceiling deadline on “The Claman Countdown.” Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday it has put the U.S.’s “AAA” rating on negative watch, pointing to increased political partisanship over the debt limit as the deadline to increase- or suspend it. “The Rating Watch Negative reflects an increase in political partisanship that makes it difficult to reach a resolution to raise or suspend the debt limit despite the x-date fast approaching,” the agency said. According to Fitch, the US…

Trump calls Jan. 6 a “beautiful day” during CNN town hall Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to receive exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Donald Trump has requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland in the clearest sign yet that an indictment could be on the horizon following the criminal investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents. In a letter published to Truth Social, Trump’s lawyers claimed he had been “unfairly treated” and the victim of “continuing injustice” by special counsel Jack Smith, who is…

National Party leader Christopher Luxon. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone National and ACT could form a government according to the latest 1News-Kantar political poll, with Christopher Luxon’s personal popularity recovering slightly. National gained three points in the poll since March. With Labor losing one percentage point and the Greens losing the four points they gained in the previous poll, they would not govern even with the support of the Māori party. The results would mean 47 seats for National and 15 for ACT, giving them one more than the 61-seat threshold needed to hold half of Parliament. Labor…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Two opposing visions of Turkey’s future are on the ballot as voters return to the polls Sunday for a runoff in a presidential election that will decide between an increasingly authoritarian incumbent and a rival who ‘has pledged to restore democracy. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a populist and polarizing leader who has ruled Turkey for 20 years, is well positioned to win after falling just short of victory in the first round of elections on May 14. sky-high inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake in February. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey’s main pro-secular…

Mohamed, a 19-year-old fleeing political persecution in the northwest African country of Mauritania, center, watches as car services arrive to transport migrants leaving the Crossroads Hotel, south of the city of New York, Monday, May 22, 2023. in Newburgh, NY His face remains obscured to protect his identity. Mohamed is one of about 400 international migrants the city has put up this month in a small number of hotels in other parts of the state to ease pressure on its homeless shelter system. AP photo NEWBURGH – Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought…

May 25, 2023 BANGKOK – Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, who describes himself as an activist, submitted more documents to the Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday purported to support his claim that Avança Party leader Pita was ineligible to run – himself in the elections because he allegedly had shares in a media company. . Ruangkrai also demanded that the Election Commission dissolve Move Forward and seven other political parties with which it is forming a coalition to form the next government. On May 9, Ruangkrai filed a complaint with the EC, alleging that Pita held 42,000 shares in ITV Plc. Pita dismissed…