Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Wednesday she wants to extend proposals to ban stock trading among members of Congress to all state lawmakers, building on growing momentum in Washington to rein in the financial dealings of elected officials. “Public officials
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Azerbaijan elected new president for its boxing federation
Azerbaijan elected a new president for the National Boxing Federation on Wednesday. In an official ceremony, Sahil Babayev was appointed head of the boxing body and will take the reins of the sport for the next few years. The event
GOP Senator Says He Was Elected Fair And Square In 2020 But Won’t Admit Biden Was
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) on Sunday baselessly cast doubt on the integrity of the 2020 election, though he insisted that his own win in Kansas was earned “fair and square.” Marshall, who was among the 147 Republicans who voted to
Nida Allam, North Carolina’s First Muslim Woman Elected, Sets Her Eyes On Congress
Nida Allam made headlines in March 2020 when she became the first Muslim woman to win elected office in North Carolina. Now, the 27-year-old Democrat and member of the Durham County Board of Commissioners has set her eyes on Washington,
Wilder, Not Gentler: The Nation’s First Elected Black Governor vs. Terry McAuliffe
Democratic elder statesman Doug Wilder slams his own party and its nominee for taking black voters for granted. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he Virginia governor’s race has tightened. Democrat Terry McAuliffe, seeking a return to the office he held from
Youngkin Promises to Ban CRT in Schools if Elected Virginia Governor
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin said Saturday that he will ban critical race theory from schools on his first day in office if he is elected
China’s Newly Elected U.N. Torture Committee ‘Expert’ Is an Evangelist for ‘Xi Jinping Thought’
Chinese diplomats celebrated Huawen Liu’s victory at the U.N., a boon to China’s efforts to get international organizations to justify its brutal policies. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A t the U.N. this week, Washington’s return to the Human Rights Council got