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Hakeem Jeffries breaks speech record in bid to delay Trump’s megabill vote
Global News
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July 3, 2025
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are ready to vote on President Donald Trump‘s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” but they had to wait for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to wrap things up first. Jeffries, the Democratic...
Analysts doubt Opposition unity ahead of 2026 elections
NTV Uganda
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Analysts doubt Opposition unity ahead of 2026 elections Political analysts are expressing skepticism over the opposition's ability to unite behind a single presidential candidate ahead of the 2026 elections. This follows a cooperation pact signed...
US House Republicans head towards final vote on Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill
Khaleej Times
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Republicans in the US House of Representatives advanced President Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill towards a final yes-or-no vote early on Thursday morning, appearing to overcome internal party divisions over its cost. During a...
Bailey Kelley named Iowa’s director of elections
Business Record - Iowa
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July 3, 2025
Bailey Kelley has been named Iowa’s director of elections, Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State, announced. Kelley has served as deputy director of election for the past two years. Kelley has a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia College Chicago;...
Tackling Boys’ Struggles in School and Life Could Hold Key to Political Success
The Good Men Project - California
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July 3, 2025
By Richard Whitmire, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. Just laying there untouched is the plumpest political...
US House Republicans Move Closer To Final Vote On Trump’s Massive Tax-Cut Bill
StratNews Global
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July 3, 2025
Home United States US House Republicans Move Closer To Final Vote On Trump’s Massive Tax-Cut... During a marathon overnight session, lawmakers cleared a final procedural hurdle needed to begin debate on the bill in a 219-213 vote at around 3:30...
EU observers submit report on midterm polls
Philstar
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July 3, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — It is up to lawmakers to consider the 21 recommendations laid out in the final postmortem report on the 2025 midterm elections released yesterday by European observers. This was according to Manuel Sánchez de Nogués, deputy...
MDOS releases 2024 presidential election data
WNEM - Michigan
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July 3, 2025
LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan ranked third in the country for eligible voter turnout, and over 60 percent of total votes were cast early or by mail, according to new data released by the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) on the 2024...
Mao calls for peaceful 2026 elections, police-led security
NTV Uganda
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Mao calls for peaceful 2026 elections, police-led security In a firm plea for peace leading up to Uganda's 2026 elections, Justice Minister Norbert Mao has emphasised the importance of having disciplined police officers, rather than soldiers, in...
Stein sounds alarm ahead of House vote on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Carolina Journal
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July 3, 2025
The same day North Carolina’s Republican US House members signaled their support for President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Democrat Gov. Josh Stein fired off a letter urging them to vote no. “This legislation is being rushed through at a...
Lightbourne will seek re-election to head Bahamas Nurses Union
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 3, 2025
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Nurses Union (BNU) president Muriel Lightbourne says she will seek re-election in January 2026, expressing confidence that ongoing tensions within the union will not...
Mamdani won Brooklyn’s vote in mayoral primary, data shows, though Cuomo found some footholds
AM New York Metro
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July 3, 2025
Zohran Mamdani earned 50% of the vote in Brooklyn, data shows, while Andrew Cuomo took about 32%. Photo courtesy of Kylie Cooper & David “Dee” Delgado/REUTERS Last week’s Primary Election drew more than 1 million voters across the city, and more...
Party loyalist with RSS roots, Samik Bhattacharya picked to revive Bengal BJP ahead of 2026 polls
The Week
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A dyed-in-the-wool party loyalist and articulate communicator with deep roots in the RSS, Samik Bhattacharya's election as the West Bengal BJP president signals the central leadership's calibrated move to steer the state unit through internal...
Moldovan authorities deal with Gagauzia head to isolate Transnistria — politician
TASS
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July 3, 2025
CHISINAU, July 3. /TASS/. Moldovan President Maia Sandu and her ruling Party of Action and Solidarity have brought charges against Gagauzia leader Evghenia Gutsul to take the opposition out of the picture ahead of the parliamentary elections so...
Plots thicken for President Petro in region’s political hothouse
The Bogota Post
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July 3, 2025
Colombian mandate confronts coup rumors at home even as a strange story emerges of a clandestine meet with an Ecuadorian drug lord. With an election year approaching, Colombians can expect a surplus of bluff, bluster, backstabbing and downright...
Marcos to study divorce, political dynasty bills
Philstar
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July 3, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos will study the bills seeking to legalize divorce, prohibit political dynasties and regulate minors’ internet use, Malacañang said yesterday, as lawmakers filed their priority measures during the first week of...
I am back with a new ship – Chamisa announces new political movement
New Zimbabwe
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July 3, 2025
By Staff Reporter Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Thursday announced plans to launch a new political movement in a fresh bid to dislodge Zanu PF from power. Chamisa resigned from the CCC in January 2024 citing...
Town officials vote to buy, renovate Pope Leo's childhood home as 'historical site'
Detroit Catholic
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July 3, 2025
(OSV News) -- An Illinois town intends to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, hoping to turn the property and its surroundings into a historical site. The board of trustees of the Village of Dolton voted unanimously July 1 to buy the...
When a Political Dynasty Reaches Its End
Governing
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July 3, 2025
This article is part of Governing's Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up here. There was talk going around New York that Andrew Cuomo didn’t want to be mayor. It’s not that he didn’t want to win the June 24 Democratic primary. Rather, he saw the...
No EVMs in local elections either
BDNews24
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The Election Commission (EC) has removed provisions for setting up polling booths for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in local government elections. It is an extension of the policy shift first adopted for the upcoming national polls. EVMs had...