Yahoo News Kamala Harris wins the statewide vote in Maine and two electoral votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris wins the statewide vote in Maine and two electoral votes.
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HuffPost UKA Former Brexiteer MP Has A Stark Warning For Elon Musk Amid Claims He Will Give $100M To Reform UK
"No amount of money is going to make Nigel Farage popular with the people who he currently repels."
- The Telegraph
Commons backs move to proportional representation at elections in symbolic vote
The House of Commons backed using proportional representation (PR) at general elections in a surprise symbolic vote on Tuesday.
- The Telegraph
How Musk’s millions could make Farage the most powerful man in Britain
Nigel Farage can already lay claim to the title of most influential and successful politician in Britain today, having forced the biggest political change in a generation in the form of Brexit.
- The Telegraph
Political donations may be capped amid rumours Musk could gift £79m to Reform
Political donations could be capped under electoral reforms being considered by ministers, amid speculation that Elon Musk could make a £79 million donation to Reform UK.
- The Hill
Trump appointments set off special elections to fill House seats: What to know
The move by President-elect Trump to tap several House Republicans to fill positions in his Cabinet and beyond has set off a fresh round of special elections next year to replace them. Trump chose Reps. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to be his national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations,…
- The Independent
Trump-pardoned filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza flamed for attacking Biden for pardoning son
D’Souza was pardoned for campaign finance violations in 2018
- The Independent
Can Trump pardon himself now he has won the presidency again?
Experts weigh in on whether the now president-elect Donald Trump can spare himself
- The Telegraph
Trump picks Warren Stephens as ambassador to UK
Donald Trump has announced Warren Stephens, an investment banker, as his pick for the next US ambassador to the UK.
- The Guardian
MPs back proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic vote
Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to 135 with some Labour backbench support but is unlikely to become law
- Associated Press
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
In a filing made public Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that anything short of immediate dismissal would undermine the transition of power, as well as the “overwhelming national mandate" granted to Trump by voters last month. “President Biden asserted that his son was ‘selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,’ and ‘treated differently,’" Trump’s legal team wrote. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, they claimed, had engaged in the type of political theater "that President Biden condemned.”
- Euronews
Romania comes to terms with new political reality despite victory of pro-European forces
The leftist Social Democrat party is set to win Romania's parliamentary elections, with far-right populists making significant gains.View on euronews
- The Independent
Who is Massad Boulos? What we know about Tiffany’s father-in-law and Trump’s pick for Middle East adviser
The Lebanese-American billionaire spent weeks during the campaign courting Arab-American and Arab voters
- The Hill
Skip the lectures: Black voters would rather be heard
If you want to win our vote, and if you want to save democracy, don’t show up at our door on the eve of the election.
- HuffPost UK
Major Shock As MPs Back Move To Change The Voting System For Elections
A bill calling for the introduction of proportional representation has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle.
- The Guardian
Progressives must unite to see off the far right
Letters: Steve Williams and Jill Green respond to an article by Neal Lawson on cross-party cooperation
- Associated Press
Romania's pro-Western parties win parliamentary election as far-right makes gains
Pro-Western parties won the most votes in Romania’s parliamentary election, data on Monday shows, and will look to form a coalition government as the European Union country sees a surge of support for far-right nationalists who made huge gains in the country’s legislature. The leftist Social Democratic Party topped the polls in Sunday’s vote and the far-right nationalist Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) came in second, ahead of the National Liberal Party. The reformist Save Romania Union party (USR) was fourth.
- The Telegraph
Who will perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration?
Donald Trump is due to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States at his inauguration on Jan 20, 2025.
- The Hill
Opinion - The one key lesson Trump should learn from FDR
Trump has been given permission by the voters to transform the federal government — and faces a similar challenge to Roosevelt’s in making sure his first move is the right move to deliver results quickly, to assure Americans that he is on the right path to deliver on his promise to Make America Great Again.
- Sky News
Donald Trump nominates billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be US ambassador to UK
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be his ambassador to the UK. Mr Trump made the announcement in a post on social media, calling him "one of the most successful businessmen in the country". Mr Stephens is chairman, president, and CEO of Stephens Inc, a privately owned financial services company with its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the firm's website.
- Bloomberg
Namibia Set to Get Female Leader, Partial Vote Count Shows
(Bloomberg) -- Partial results from Namibia’s elections show the sparsely populated southwest African nation is on course to appoint its first female leader since it gained independence almost 35 years ago. Most Read from BloombergRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionWith 465,995 votes counted from 60 of the 121 constituencies, the ruling South West African Peoples Organisation’s presidential candidate Netumbo