Saturday, September 13

Tag: Politics

11Sep By AdminsNo Comments

How Charlie Kirk changed conservative media – and US politics

Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed today, pioneered a new model for conservative political advocacy, merging multi-platform media commentary with in-person gatherings and get-out-the-vote drives. Kirk, 31, was a hugely successful political field organiser, TikTok influencer, radio host, nonprofit leader and public speaker all rolled up in one telegenic figure. One minute, Kirk would be on Fox News promoting his friend President Donald Trump's agenda; the next, he would be on X or Instagram, inviting young people to start conservative groups at their high schools and college campuses. Charlie Kirk had become close with President Donald Trump. (AP) With Turning Point USA, the nonprofit he co-founded in 2012 at age 18, Kirk built a next generation grassroots opera...
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21Aug By AdminsNo Comments

Texas Democrats refuse police escort, blocked from leaving state house

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor. The politicians will spend the night on the House floor with state Rep. Nicole Collier, who has stayed in the chamber for more than 24 hours after declining to sign the "permission slip" to leave. House Republicans announced the requirement on Monday when Democrats, who faced civil arrest warrants for leaving the state during a special session, returned from their 15-day quorum break. Rep. Nicole Collier raises a fist as she greets supporters from inside the House Chamber. (AP) The Democrats fled the state earlier this month to prevent a vote on a controversial redistricting plan pushed for by President...
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9Aug By AdminsNo Comments

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

The man who oversees the America's military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. The extraordinary repost on X from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, made Thursday night, illustrates his deep and personal connection to a Christian nationalist pastor with extreme views on the role of religion and women. In the post, Hegseth commented on an almost seven-minute-long report by CNN examining Doug Wilson, cofounder of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC. The man who oversees the nation's military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. (AP) The report featured variou...
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17Jul By AdminsNo Comments

Another key ally quits Netanyahu’s governing coalition in a major blow to Israel’s leader

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a major political blow overnight as a key governing partner announced it was quitting his coalition government, leaving him with a minority in parliament as the country faces a litany of challenges. Shas, an ultra-Orthodox party that has long served as kingmaker in Israeli politics, announced that it would bolt the government over disagreements surrounding a proposed law that would enshrine broad military draft exemptions for its constituents – the second ultra-Orthodox governing party to do so this week. "In this current situation, it's impossible to sit in the government and to be a partner in it," Shas cabinet minister Michael Malkieli said in announcing the party's decision. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne...
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6Jul By AdminsNo Comments

Tears of the UK’s treasury chief spooked financial markets

The weekly session in which the British prime minister is questioned by lawmakers in Parliament can be an ordeal for the government leader. For Cabinet members, it’s usually simply a matter of backing their boss. But on Wednesday the spotlight ended up on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during the Prime Minister's Questions session because it became evident that she was crying as she sat beside Prime Minister Keir Starmer. This screen grab of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, right, crying as Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday July 2, 2025. (House of Commons/AP) It's not known what triggered the tears, later said to have been personal. They came as Starmer sought to ...
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17Jun By AdminsNo Comments

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s office says Trump meeting cancellation ‘understandable’

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office says it is "understandable" his face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump was cancelled, after the White House said the US president would be leaving the G7 summit in Canada early. "President Trump had a great day at the G7, even signing a major trade deal with the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Keir Starmer," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X. "Much was accomplished, but because of what's going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State." Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the G7. (Alex Ellinghausen) Albanese was set to meet Trump on the sidelines of the G7 this week, but the timing of Trump's departure now means it will not go...
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