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Clint Curtis, an Outspoken Opponent of the Use of Voting Machines, Has been Selected as Shasta County's Next Top Elections Official - Shasta Scout
Redding, CA (Shasta Scout) After hours of public interviews yesterday afternoon, April 30, Shasta County's Board has selected a new Registrar of Voters. Clint Curtis is a Florida-based attorney with no ties to Shasta County and no experience...

Rep. Nellie Pou adapts to political life in a swing district
Rep. Nellie Pou (D-NJ) starts out her first re-election campaign at a crossroads: Running in a historically deep-blue district that President Trump surprisingly carried, she’s caught between her background as a liberal leader and the pressures of...

Hear from the candidates on the special election ballot for the Ward 8 DC Council seat
Ward 8 residents have started casting ballots to select their next D.C. Council member. Among them is Trayon White, whose expulsion led to the special election. White was expelled from office as he awaited trial on a federal bribery charge. He was...

Election 2025: Erika Barnett, candidate for Edmonds City Council Position 3
Erika Barnett The Aug. 5 primary election includes three candidates running for Edmonds City Council Position 3. To help voters learn more, My Edmonds News sent a questionnaire to each candidate appearing on the primary ballot. We will post these...

Ex-CJIs warn against granting sweeping powers to EC in One Nation, One Election plan
Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi New Delhi, Jul 11: Former Chief Justices of India DY Chandrachud and JS Khehar have raised serious concerns over the proposed One Nation, One Election system, cautioning a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)...

Odisha Detention Of 444 Workers Sparks Political Controversy Over Bengali Migrants
A major political controversy has erupted between the Odisha government and West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress following the detention of 444 individuals suspected of being Bangladeshi nationals. The dispute centers on whether these detainees...

ICE Storm Hits California Pot Farms: Tear Gas, Arrests, and Political Meltdown
Federal immigration agents raided two marijuana farms in Southern California, detaining illegal workers and drawing fierce backlash from state officials. Tear gas, helicopters, and political fury followed as the Trump administration pressed...

Meet the three progressive winners of the Cherry Hill county committee election. They’ll defend their victory in court Friday.
It was a surprise upset last month when three progressive Democrats won the primary election to send representatives from Cherry Hill to the Camden County party committee. The committee’s job is to endorse candidates for office. The progressives...

entertainment Who doesn't forget easily and who doesn't gossip? Hong Huifang, Cynthia Koh and Pierre Png, cast of new Singapore-Thai thriller, talk people politics
Humans are social beings by nature, so surrounding ourselves with people is only inevitable. But when unpleasant words and deeds go around, how do local actors Hong Huifang, Cynthia Koh and Pierre Png navigate their people relations? Pierre Png...

Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz asks Secretary of State to demand Cuba release political prisoners
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, has penned a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking the Trump administration to help free hundreds of political prisoners she says have been wrongfully detained by the Cuban authoritarian...

Politico reporter: How Trump views tariffs as leverage

Air Peace Suspends Lagos Flights For Local Government Elections
Air Peace has announced the temporary suspension of all flight operations into and out of Lagos on Saturday, July 12, 2025, between 3 a.m. and 3 p.m., in response to movement restrictions imposed for the local government elections. In a statement...

What issues do you care about in Boston’s mayoral election?
Tell Us Which issues do you want Boston's mayoral candidates to prioritize? Josh Kraft (left) and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (right) took part in a mayoral forum in Dorchester on May 28, 2025. (Mark Stockwell for the Boston Globe) By Annie Jonas...

EFCC Flags Politicians Using Cryptocurrency To Hide Illicit Wealth
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that some corrupt Nigerian politicians are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to conceal stolen public funds and evade detection by anti-graft...

Bob Harvie touts Bucks roots, bipartisan achievements while attacking Brian Fitzpatrick’s voting record at Horsham town hall
At a town hall in Horsham on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Bob Harvie fielded questions from the more than 100 attendees. (Emily Neil/WHYY) On Thursday, Harvie, who was born and raised in Bristol, touted his local roots and his experiences winning five...

Independents for Dorset hold seat in by-election
Scott Horton has been elected as a Portland Town Council councillor for the Tophill East ward after yesterday's election. Mr Horton beat both of his rivals after collecting 290 votes. Adrian Williams of the green Party came second with 167 votes...

Iraq's political crossroads: Al-Sadr's boycott, Al-Hakim's mediation
As Iraq prepares for its parliamentary elections in November 2025, an uncertainty surrounds the political scene: Will influential Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr participate, or will his boycott continue to shape the electoral process—and its...

New legislative caucus hopes to tap into Oregon’s trade potential
Two Oregon lawmakers have launched a bipartisan caucus to promote trade, business development and international economic policy. Reps. Daniel Nguyễn, D-Lake Oswego, and Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, announced the creation of the new Trade...

Letter to the editor: Voting for the Big Bad Bill is nothing to be proud of
Sen. Joni Ernst standing behind Sen. Chuck Grassley in group photo of Iowa’s Washington delegation. — via Sen. Ernst’s official X account By Don Paulson, Letts Trump’s coup rolls on with the help of Iowa Republicans. Senators Grassley and Ernst,...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Washington, DC, city council special election
Despite his ongoing legal troubles, White was reelected in 2024 with 76% of the vote over his Republican opponent. Adofo challenged White in the primary that year but placed second with 28% of the vote, behind White’s 51%. Austin challenged White...