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Political shift: Karine Jean-Pierre quits Democratic Party; Biden-era press secretary’s memoir to detail ‘broken’ White House, says publisher

Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary in the Joe Biden administration (2021-2025) has left the Democratic Party and is writing a candid memoir about the “broken” White House she once served, according to the book’s publisher.“Jean-Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent lightly. She has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden. […]

Germany, France, Poland condemn ‘democratic backsliding’ in Georgia | World News

BERLIN: The leaders of Germany, France and Poland on Monday criticised actions by the Georgian government which they said had undermined democratic institutions.In a joint statement marking Georgia’s Independence Day, the trio said they “condemn all activities of the Georgian authorities resulting in the democratic backsliding and the attacks against civil society, media and government […]

Why El Salvador President Bukele’s foreign agents law fuelling democratic concerns | World News

Nayib Bukele (Photo: Getty images) SAN SALVADOR: Human rights organisations, politicians and experts have sharply criticised a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a censorship tool designed to silence and criminalise dissent in the Central American nation by targeting nongovernmental organisations that have long been critical of President Nayib Bukele.The law proposed by Bukele […]

Larry Krasner wins Philadelphia’s Democratic primary for a third term as district attorney

Democratic Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (AP) PHILADELPHIA: Progressive stalwart Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia’s Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney after withstanding an impeachment attempt and years of criticism by President Donald Trump and other Republicans. Krasner’s victory all but guarantees him a third four-year term in office as the […]

‘No one is above law’: Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver charged with assault after ICE facility confrontation

Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Image) The acting New Jersey US attorney on Monday said that she is charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assault for allegedly confronting law enforcement […]

Pope Leo XIV Voted in Democratic and Republican Primaries, Records Show

Pope Leo XIV has voted fairly regularly in general elections over the last two decades, and has chosen to participate in both Republican and Democratic primary elections over the years, state and local records in Illinois show. The new pontiff, a Chicago native, has voted in at least 10 general elections since 2000, the records […]

At night, crime and fear stalk Democratic Republic Congo’s M23-run areas

Representative Image (AI-generated) BUKAVU: Every morning the Congolese city of Bukavu, now under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 movement, counts its dead. Corpses are discovered at dawn, lying in the steep streets of the capital of South Kivu province, which has been in the hands of the anti-government group since mid-February after it launched […]

New York Mayor Eric Adams drops out of Democratic primary, will instead run as… | World News

FILE – New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., file) New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection through the Democratic […]

Top Democratic candidate caught on camera applauding radical call for violence against whites

File photo of Ras Baraka (Pic credit: AP) Newark mayor Ras Baraka, a leading Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, is facing renewed criticism after a resurfaced video showed him applauding and embracing controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The footage, taken in 2004 at a Newark church, captures Baraka introducing Farrakhan as a […]