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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke hopes to defeat Texas incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott, but with 100 days until the midterm election in November, polls show the former congressman facing an uphill battle. O'Rourke, who served as a representative for Texas' 16th District from 2013 to 2019, significantly increased his…

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Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon on Friday as his choice to take on Michigan's incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer—but polls show the GOP contender faces an uphill battle if she wins the midterm primary on Tuesday. Dixon has been the leading candidate in the Michigan…

Meanwhile, the resignation of the head of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau, Natosha Toller, further rocked morale...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A day after Connor Harney received anonymous text messages asking him to retract his signature from a petition to qualify Green Party candidates for the November ballot in North Carolina, he said unidentified canvassers brought their “attempts to interfere with democracy” to his doorstep. A woman…

New city, similar staff. Maybe that's what linebacker Rashaan Evans needed after a down season in 2021.  Evans, a 2018 first-round pick of the Tennessee Titans, struggled with consistency following the departure of longtime defensive coordinator Dean Pees. In his final year with the Titans, Evans wasn't even a full-time…

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms with forward Mathieu Joseph on a four-year contract extension worth US$11.8 million on Thursday.  Ottawa acquired Joseph in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Nick Paul in March. The 25-year-old recorded four goals and eight assists…

Republican lawmakers blocked passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate Wednesday that expands healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service. All Democrats and eight Republicans voted for the Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, but the 55…

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday said it would invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over rising inflation and naira devaluation which have made lives difficult for Nigerians. The senators lamented that the exchange rate of the US dollar to naira had now risen to N700…

Senators across the party divides on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the escalation of terror attacks in the country. The lawmakers, who angrily stormed out of the plenary around 2.10pm, were all chanting "Buhari must go" repeatedly. Addressing journalists at the Senate Press Corps (SPC)…