5 d. ago Lanarkshire MSP says party can bring 'hope and optimism' under her new leadership

Gillian Mackay was elected at the first stage of the Scottish Greens vote with 34 per cent

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1 week ago Call for children to have lessons in how to vote at 16 in UK election

Teachers will be asked to leave their politics at the classroom door in order to make sure pupils are not swayed on how to vote

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2 w. ago Tariffs ‘starting to show up’: how Trump’s strategy could increase back

National Retail Federation estimates families are budgeting an average of nearly $875 for the year for shoppingSummer is drawing to a close and as parents and children get ready for a new school year, their first lesson will be in economics.Most of Donald Trump’s tariffs went into effect at the beginning of August. We are still waiting on a deal with China. But with school supplies so dependent on imports, consumers have been anxiously waiting to see how tariffs will affect the prices they see in stores. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Conservative leader wins Canada byelection, regaining parliament seat

Pierre Poilievre returns to House of Commons after shock April loss and narrower margin in Tory strongholdCanada’s Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has won a closely watched byelection in the province of Alberta, giving him a chance to return to parliament after suffering a shock defeat in April’s federal election.Poilievre finished with 80.4% of the vote after Monday’s election in the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, in the deeply Conservative western province. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Texas Democrat remains locked in House chamber after refusing GOP law enforcement escort

Nicole Collier rejects Speaker Dustin Burrows’ pledge to return for Wednesday morning vote on Republican push to redraw state’s electoral map

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2 w. ago Trump says he will sign executive order and lead ‘movement’ against mail

Trump’s threat follows his claims that Putin agreed 2020 election was ‘rigged’ because of vote-by-mail ballots

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3 w. ago Officials plead not guilty in ‘vote harvesting’ election probe

The investigation is being criticized as politically driven

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3 w. ago 9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving 'vote harvesting'

Nine people have pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas county by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of a widening elections investigation

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3 w. ago India’s election body faces scrutiny as voter list anomalies prompt allegations of ‘vote theft’

Opposition leader accuses election commission of aiding Narendra Modi’s ruling party through mass voter deletion

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