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High Voter Turnout, Isolated Incidents Mark Polling in Kerala and Puducherry
1+ hour ago (594+ words) Voting for the Assembly elections in Kerala'and the Union Territory of Puducherry'was conducted on Thursday under tight security, witnessing high voter turnout and largely peaceful polling, despite sporadic incidents of tension and complaints. Polling began at 7 am and continued till…...
Af D moves to expel Chechen-born member Noah Krieger
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (376+ words) The German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (Af D) has launched a procedure to expel its member Noah Krieger, who was born in Chechnya as Murad Dadaev. Representatives of the party's Lower Saxony branch told the Russian media outlet i Stories…...
Regional Plan Association Announces Mikie Sherrill, 57th Governor of
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (428+ words) Hear directly from RPA with real-time news, analysis, and community engagement. Latest press releases from RPA Official comments delivered by RPA to legislative bodies and government agencies. News outlet coverage of RPA staff, research, and ideas. Join us for the…...
Video: Gov. Abigail Spanberger Asks "if everybody hated me, why is everybody putting my face on their mailers for the referendum?"
28+ min ago (564+ words) Blue Virginia "See below for highlights, courtesy of WTVR CBS6 (for whatever reasons, they don't allow their You Tube videos to be embedded elsewhere, so I wrote up some summaries\/transcripts and a couple short clips), of Gov Now in that…...
Democrat Wins Mayoral Race in Republican-Leaning Waukesha, Wis.
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (142+ words) Alicia Halvensleben, the president of the city's Common Council, defeated a Republican legislator, continuing a string of Trump-era mayoral wins for Democrats. Posted by retort at 09: 51 AM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | HUGE: Last night, Democrat Alicia Halvensleben won…...
Rutte the 'Trump whisperer' faces a fresh test as Trump turns on NATO over Iran
3+ hour ago (821+ words) Since launching the war, Trump has derided U. S. allies as "cowards," slammed NATO as "a paper tiger" and compared U. K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain, who is probably best remembered for a policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany. That comes…...
League of Women Voters to discuss role of Ohio Secretary of State
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2026 TN elections | 'Zero BJP' campaign launched in Chennai
19+ min ago (285+ words) CHENNAI: In a politically significant move ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu Coordination Committee of the All India People's Movement on Thursday launched the "Zero BJP" campaign at a press meet held at the Chennai Press…...
Primary fight underway in 3rd Congressional District
14+ min ago (128+ words) A crowd listens to Brent Hennrich, right, a Democratic candidate for Washington's 3rd Congressional District, during his campaign kickoff at the AMC Classic Mill Plain 8 cinema in Vancouver. (Kelly Moyer/The Columbian) U. S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-Skamania State Sen. John Braun…...
Reno Democrat sees her shot in U. S. House race
8+ min ago (1603+ words) A screenshot of Teresa Benitez-Thompson during her April 7 appearance with Sam Shad on "Nevada Newsmakers." Nevada Newsmakers By Ray Hagar Nevada Newsmakers Some smart and politically savvy Democratic women have run spirited races to capture Nevada's 2nd U. S. House District seat, which…...