Provincial governments facing higher debts and more financial pressure
After riding a red-hot economy to shrink deficits and grow surpluses, provincial governments across the country are beginning to see their finances flounder.
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‘It’s just not hitting like it used to’: TikTok was in its flop era before it got banned in the US
TikTok is facing its most credible existential threat yet. Last week, the US Congress passed a bill that bans the short-form video app if it does not sell to an American company by this time next year. But as a former avid user whose time on the app has dropped sharply in recent months, I am left wondering – will I even be using the app a year from now?
Eye-popping haul amid trials has Team Trump closing fundraising gap with Biden
Former President Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) are showcasing that they hauled in over $76 million last month, as the presumptive GOP nominee works to reduce his fundraising deficit to President Biden in their 2024 election rematch.
RNC lawyer Charlie Spies to step down just 2 months after taking the job
Republican National Committee chief counsel Charlie Spies is parting ways with the party apparatus just months after stepping into the role. He was “pushed out," according to a source familiar with the move.
At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the 'Gestapo'
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden’s administration to the secret police force of Nazi Germany in remarks at a private, closed-door donor retreat on Saturday afternoon.
Election Commission orders transfer of Andhra Pradesh police chief K V Rajendranath ahead Assembly polls 2024
Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls 2024: Ahead of the May 13 Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday ordered the transfer of state police chief K V Rajendranath, news agency PTI said in a report. The election body has asked the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government to submit the names of three eligible IPS officers in the rank of director general by Monday to fill the vacancy.
Biden to sign new bipartisan law targeting child 'sextortion' online
On March 25, 2022, Jennifer Buta learned that her son, Jordan DeMay, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It happened just hours after the 17-year-old was a victim of “financial sextortion,” targeted by two brothers from Nigeria who posed as a young woman online.
RNC Chair Michael Whatley urges party unity amid GOP turmoil in the House
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley urged party unity when asked about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson this week, months before House Republicans defend their slim majority in the November elections.