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Georgia on Wednesday will become the latest Southern state to seize upon the recent Supreme Court decision on voting rights to consider redrawing its congressional lines to favor the Republican Party. Gov. Brian Kemp has summoned lawmakers to the Capitol in Atlanta for a special session, aiming to lock in new federal and state legislative…
Four years ago, Dan Cox won the Republican primary for governor of Maryland thanks to more than $1 million in television advertising on his behalf funded by the Democratic Governors Association. Now Mr. Cox — a devotee of President Trump who wrote on social media during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that…
President Trump’s grip on the Republican Party in the South, where he has enjoyed perhaps his greatest success lifting his chosen candidates over those he has perceived as disloyal, will be tested on Tuesday in three states featuring primary or runoff contests with candidates he backed. The top race of the day is in Georgia,…
The United States and Iran have announced the opening of a new phase of dialogue aimed at reducing tensions that have sharply worsened in recent months. This framework agreement comes after several episodes of direct and indirect confrontation that raised fears of a conflict spreading across the entire Middle East. Both parties confirmed their willingness…
For several weeks, American, Iranian, and European diplomats had been trying to bring their positions closer to avoid a new major crisis in the Middle East. The discussions seemed to be making progress, despite persistent differences over the Iranian nuclear program and the role of Tehran-backed armed groups in the region. The Israeli strike carried…
During the trial in the absence of the jury, lawyers for Lavrynovych applied for prosecutors to hand over wider information held on “El Money”, including whether he was associated with intelligence services or was a state informant, and where he was based. Lavrynovych’s defence involved him claiming he felt intimidated by the contact and was…
When President Trump arrives in France on Monday just hours after taking in a series of cage fights outside the White House, U.S. allies will watch to see whether he approaches the annual Group of 7 summit there as an opportunity for collaboration or yet another brawl. Mr. Trump’s positions on trade, the war in…
President Trump said on Saturday that he would nominate James M. McDonald to be the next U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, again choosing one of his personal lawyers for one of the nation’s most powerful legal positions. Mr. Trump praised Mr. McDonald, pointing to his extensive credentials. He is “a former…
“Somebody at 80 years old just doesn’t have the physical stamina, the mental stamina for that office,” said Rahm Emanuel, a prominent Democrat who is interested in running for president in 2028, and who has called for a mandatory retirement age of 75 for many top federal positions. Mr. Emanuel, who served as a chief…
Introduction: The trap of power In January 2019, Félix Tshisekedi took the oath of office on the 2006 Constitution, promising to respect it “in its letter and in its spirit.” Seven years later, the same man opens the door to a third term, conditions the 2028 elections on the security situation, and wields constitutional revision…
