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Politics · 12 d ago

The Justice Department sues to block certification of Alaska's Senate race

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The suit says an independent candidate named Daniel J Sullivan is running to mislead voters looking for Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. It asks a federal judge to delay certification so the vote can be investigated.

Politics · 12 d ago

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Two former FBI officials are charged in the Hunter Biden laptop probe

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Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, who oversaw the FBI's Foreign Intelligence Task Force, are charged with lying to Congress. They made their first court appearance in Washington on Friday.

Politics · 12 d ago

Marine Le Pen widens her lead in the first French poll since the Oct 17 unrest

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A new Ifop-Fiducial poll gives Le Pen 34 to 38 per cent of first-round votes in the 2027 presidential election, up one to two points.

Politics · 12 d ago

Democrats and a California voter sue over federal election probes

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Congressional Democrats, the Nevada State Democratic Party and a naturalized citizen say the probes are a pretext to seize control over elections. A federal judge has since ordered Homeland Security to halt its operations in nine states.

Politics · 12 d ago

A polling firm admits most of its data was fabricated ahead of the U.S. midterms

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Wedgewood Polling said Tuesday that the vast majority of its data was made up, calling it an “experimental project to demonstrate the vulnerabilities” of political polling.

Politics · 12 d ago

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Brazil run-off: Lula asks electoral court to disqualify Bolsonaro over alleged Meta interference

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Lula's campaign accused Meta of limiting content to boost Flávio Bolsonaro, in a petition to the electoral court on Wednesday. Bolsonaro filed his own petition to disqualify Lula over mass sharing of government posts on WhatsApp.

Politics · 12 d ago

A judge orders Trump to answer questions under oath in his BBC lawsuit

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Trump must sit for a deposition by Dec 11, unless the deadline for gathering evidence is extended. His lawyers had proposed Jan 11 to 22.

Politics · 13 d ago

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Trump creates a women's health division at the NIH and a White House task force

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Trump signed an executive order on Monday creating a Women's Health Division at the National Institutes of Health, to be set up within 90 days. It will not replace the NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health but will have a broader mandate.