Abortion rights amendment qualifies for the South Dakota ballot
South Dakota officials on Thursday certified a proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion access in the state’s constitution to appear on the November ballot.
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South Dakota to decide on abortion rights in fall as ballot initiative advances
South Dakota voters will decide on abortion rights this fall, getting a chance at direct democracy on the contentious issue in a conservative state where a trigger law banning nearly all abortions went into effect after Roe v Wade was overturned.
Taking presidential debates out of commission’s hands virtually guarantees fewer viewers
NEW YORK (AP) — The planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump that were swiftly organized this week are a coup for CNN and ABC News — but a virtual guarantee they’ll be among the least-watched general election contests ever.
Jharkhand Congress troubleshooter now in ED net: Who is Alamgir Alam?
As a sense of resentment and disquiet prevailed in the Congress earlier this year after the arrest of Hemant Soren, the job of defusing the situation fell to Alamgir Alam. With a section of the party’s legislators unhappy with ministerial berths in the Champai Soren-led government again going to Alam, Rameshwar Oraon, Banna Gupta, and Badal Patralekh, the party tasked Alam with ensuring the situation did not spiral out of control.
Watchdog groups call on House of Commons to close spending loophole
Two advocacy groups are calling on the House of Commons to close a loophole that has allowed members of Parliament travelling to party conventions to expense more than half a million dollars over the past year.
Who was ‘Rajmata’ Madhavi Raje Scindia? Mother of Jyotiraditya Scindia passes away at AIIMS Delhi; know more about her
Madhavi Raje Scindia, a prominent figure of the Gwalior royal family and mother of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, passed away this morning at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. She had been receiving treatment there for the past three months, battling pneumonia and sepsis, and had been in an extremely critical condition over the last two weeks, according to a press statement. She breathed her last at 9:28 am.
Biden Promised Normal. Do Voters Want His Version of It?
President Biden has argued for years that he is the politician to restore normalcy to American politics. But for almost as long, a subset of American voters, frustrated by everything from the economy to immigration policy, have argued that they do not want his version of it.
RCMP boss says Criminal Code should change to address threats against politicians
RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme says he wants the government to look at drafting a new law that would make it easier for police to pursue charges against people who threaten elected officials.