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This past week seems to have drawn strong conflicting emotions among Americans, not only with the news of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill introduced to create RBG monument on Capitol Hill Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits McConnell backs Garland for attorney general MORE passing, but also because of the attention that both presidential campaigns are giving  to Puerto Rico. Despite three years having passed since Hurricane María pummeled Puerto Rico, there are many people still suffering from its aftermath, especially as relief and recovery efforts have been ever so slow. Surprisingly, both President Trump and the Biden campaign unveiled their ideas on how to help Puerto Rico after María. These new policy offerings may bring solace to those who were impacted by the hurricane. However, it would not be surprising if Puerto Rican voters living in battleground states ask candidates about the … [Read more...] about Presidential debate moderators should ask about Puerto Rico

NOUAKCHOTT: Mauritania's ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won the presidential election with 52 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission announced on Sunday (Jun 23), with opposition candidates crying foul. Ghazouani obtained 52.01 per cent of votes cast in Saturday's presidential poll, easily beating main opposition opponents Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid (18.58 per cent) and Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (17.87 per cent), according to the official figures. Boubacar, addressing a news conference along with three other candidates, charged that "multiple irregularities ... eliminated any credibility" of the election in the West African desert nation. "We reject the results of the election and we consider that they in no way express the will of the Mauritanian people," he said, vowing that the opposition would use "every legal means" to challenge them. The CENI electoral commission said that voter turnout was 62.66 per cent. With a clear majority of the votes, … [Read more...] about Mauritania ruling party’s Ghazouani declared presidential vote winner

JAKARTA: Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday (Jun 27) confirmed the victory of President Joko Widodo - popularly known as Jokowi - in April's presidential election, dismissing accusations of cheating by rival Prabowo Subianto. A panel of nine judges ruled to uphold the official results released in May by the General Elections Commission, which showed Widodo had won the race to lead the world's third-largest democracy. The country's constitutional court threw out the case lodged by ex-general Prabowo, saying he did not prove that he lost the April vote because of widespread cheating and voter fraud. "The plaintiff's case is legally groundless," said chief justice Anwar Usman. "We reject (his) demand in its entirety." Prabowo said he accepted the "very disappointing" decision by the court and urged his supporters to stay calm. He said: "We will dutifully follow our constitution, the 1945 Constitution,and the applicable laws in this country." Widodo, who was due … [Read more...] about Indonesia court upholds President Widodo’s victory over Prabowo in April election

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - J&J vax rollout today; third woman accuses Cuomo 'Lucky': Inside Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement of Sanders Biden officials urge patience on immigration amid border surge MORE (D-N.Y.) gave Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief Murkowski never told White House she would oppose Tanden Tanden withdraws nomination as Biden budget chief MORE ’s (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign a shot in the arm in October 2019 when she endorsed him just after Sanders suffered a heart attack — but her support was never guaranteed. According to “Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency,” Ocasio-Cortez, then a 29-year-old progressive with one of the largest social media platforms of any politician, had expressed hesitance to back Sanders. While the two liberals … [Read more...] about ‘Lucky’: Inside Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of Sanders

ORLANDO, Florida — The Republican Party should “absolutely” look to Florida as a model ahead of the 2022 elections, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) said during an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Friday. Appearing at CPAC, Steube pointed to the America First policies touted by former President Trump, which proved to be popular even among non-traditional Republican voters. “So I hope we’re going to focus on those America First policies and concentrate on that going into 2022. We only have to take five House seats back to take the majority in Congress. You don’t hear anybody in the mainstream media talking about that, because that doesn’t affect their purpose and their liberal ideology, but five seats is not a lot of seats,” he said, noting that redistricting will likely bode well for the GOP. “We’ve got redistricting here in Florida. With the census data, Florida is probably going to pick up one or two seats by population. Texas is going to pick up a seat. I think maps are … [Read more...] about Rep. Steube: Florida ‘Absolutely’ Serves as a Model for GOP to Win National Elections