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Zimbabwe summons US deputy ambassador over 'meddling' election tweets
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s foreign ministry has summoned the United States’ deputy ambassador over a series of tweets the embassy sent calling for a peaceful election in a country that has a history of violent and disputed votes. The ministry accused the embassy of...
Ahead of House debt ceiling vote, Biden shores up Democrats and McCarthy scrambles for GOP support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it to passage over fierce blowback from conservatives...
Latvia's Parliament elects new head of state from 3 candidates in unpredictable vote
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvian lawmakers are set to elect a new head of state on Wednesday from a field of three candidates with no clear favorite. The Baltic nation's 100-seat Saeima legislature will choose a president to serve for a four-year term. Entrepreneur and businessman Uldis...
Connecticut Senate passes early voting bill, new system allows up to 14 days of in-person voting
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut voters will have 14 days to cast their general election ballots early and in person under a bill that cleared the state Senate early Wednesday and now heads to the governor's desk. The Senate approved the bill by a 27-7 vote. The action comes six...
Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives voted overwhelming Wednesday for a referendum to be held this year on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocate aiming to give the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority more say on government policy. ...
Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. ...
Voter ID bill mandated by voters last November advances, taking passage of bill down to the wire
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by state voters in November, taking passage of the bill down to the wire amid Republican infighting on whether the measure goes far enough to combat voter fraud. Lawmakers...
UN extends arms embargo on South Sudan over protests from world's newest nation and 5 abstentions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A divided U.N. Security Council extended an arms embargo on South Sudan Tuesday over protests from the world’s newest nation and abstentions from Russia, China and the council’s three African nations sympathetic to its demands that sanctions be lifted. The...
North Carolina legislature passes insurance bill allowing Blue Cross to reorganize
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bill allowing the state's leading health insurance provider to restructure despite criticisms from the state insurance commissioner that it would erode his regulatory authority and undermine his ability to...
Editorial Roundup: Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star. May 24, 2023. Editorial: Better plan for voter ID moves ahead Nebraska had no demonstrable need for a voter ID law. Elections have always been safe, secure and accurately counted. But concerns, fueled by allegations from...
