Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticised the deal, which was announced weeks before the US midterm elections.
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Abdul El-Sayed: Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off Trump election denial
Democratic Senate candidate’s remarks come as Trump has long baselessly claimed his 2020 election loss was stolen Democrats must “win by massive numbers” during November’s...
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On GPS: France’s Student Protests
Fareed speaks to the Economist's Paris bureau chief Sophie Pedder about the France student protests and the debt crisis in France amid upcoming presidential elections in April.
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Early voting figures suggest Democratic gains in Ohio’s most Trump-friendly counties
After the first days of early voting in Ohio, a state that could help determine control of the Senate, there are clear signs Democrats are more enthusiastic to vote.
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Trump urges John Fetterman to switch parties: ‘I’d love to see him as a Republican’
Comments were among the most direct overtures by Trump to woo Democratic senator into his Republican party Donald Trump on Saturday openly encouraged Democratic US senator John...
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Houthi attack on Riyadh airport will force rethink of Donald Trump’s strategy
US president’s plan to park the conflicts in Iran and Yemen, while blaming Ukraine for high diesel prices, has unravelled Middle East crisis live - latest updates The reckless...
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Why Abdul El-Sayed might not be winning Black voters
The candidate for Michigan US Senate seat is running without directly acknowledging specific constituent groups Abdul El-Sayed has an impressive résumé: Rhodes scholar...
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Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirement
Ministers reportedly seeking to halve time for Lords scrutiny of voting and donations changes amid election speculation Andy Burnham is facing questions over plans to speed up...
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Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine
Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict Britain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the defence secretary...
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Analysis: Voters are connecting the dots — and it’s bad news for Republicans | CNN Politics
Of all the dynamics threatening the GOP this year, the most menacing may be the connection voters are drawing between their economic frustrations and GOP policies.
‘When you look at the numbers, we win’: the prophetic Texas pastor poised to take Jasmine Crockett’s House seat
Rev Dr Frederick Douglass Haynes III is reclaiming a faith-based politics to counter Trump-allied white evangelicals It was that point in the evening: dinner plates were...
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A Trump impersonator and opera singers: CPAC was a spectacle, but the right still can’t agree how to take down Labor
Preferences proved the sticking point at the conference as conservatives face the prospect of a third successive election defeat
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‘Cockroach’ party leader released as Delhi braces for second day of protests
More than 2,000 people were reportedly detained on Saturday, prompting criticism of Modi’s ruling government Delhi braced for a second day of youth protests demanding the...
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Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump openly encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks...
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Poll reality check: Texas, Maine and Michigan
Larry Sabato joins Michael Smerconish to break down key Senate races in Texas, Maine and Michigan, and what the polls may be missing ahead of the midterms.
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United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain easily wins re-election
Fain was dogged by investigation but still decisively beat challenger Rich Boyer, who received just 13% of vote The president of the United Auto Workers, Shawn Fain, has easily...
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Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
Leftwing Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores beats far-right candidate in election in remote district of Andes A businessman called Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has been elected...
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Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say | CNN Politics
Election officials in Colorado and Washington state have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk.