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Trump, Vance and candidates make final push before US midterms
Republicans and Democrats hold last rallies around the United States as polls point to a tight congressional race.
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Did Democrats finally find their fight? Jennifer Welch on rage – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Jennifer Welch on rage – Stateside with Kai and Carter. Carter Sherman speaks to Welch about why rage has come to define these midterms, and whether Democrats have done enough to harness it.
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‘Mogging’ Tops ‘Firewave’ As Collins’ Word Of The Year
“Mogging”, a word meaning to outshine someone, often in appearance, was crowned word of the year by Collins English Dictionary on Tuesday, beating “firewave” and “ghost jobs”. Also in contention was Manchesterism, the political philosophy associated by Andy Burnham, who became the UK’s prime minister this summer after a dramatic takeover, and fricy, food that is both fruity and spicy.
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Political rivalry and the rising cost of politics in Ghana
Daily Graphic reported in June 2017 that only seven of 25 registered parties had submitted financial statements by the EC’s May 2016 deadline, with the NDC and NPP submitting late. CitizenGhana Movement subsequently secured a High Court order in February 2018 requiring publication of party accounts.
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Sokoto SSANU begins warning strike over unpaid entitlements
….Union threatens indefinite shutdown if demands remain unmet By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Sokoto State University (SSU) chapter, has commenced a five-working-day warning strike over outstanding staff entitlements, threatening an indefinite shutdown if the dispute with the Sokoto State Government is not resolved. Following the engagements, the state government constituted a committee comprising the Commissioner for Higher Education, the Permanent Secretary, the Deputy Accountant-General and Professor Mustapha Aliyu to…
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UDF poised to recast LDF’s ‘permissive’ liquor policy as it prepares to promulgate it on November 30
Excise Minister M. Liju told The Hindu that the UDF would “dismantle the rules and amendments” that gave deputy excise commissioners the power to grant bar licenses
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Parakala Prabhakar questions if all governments elected post 2014 were illegal
The citizens marked ‘permanently shifted’ must have moved somewhere increasing the number there, but in all States and constituencies, the number of voters is on the decline, he observed
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BJP questions Minister Rajmohan’s claim of bribery for Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram chairman post
He questioned why the TVK Minister Rajmohan had not lodged a complaint
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Four rooms, one country: How Ghana’s missions in New York, Geneva, The Hague and Brussels turn principle into leverage
They are committee chambers in New York, negotiating tables in Geneva, courtrooms and councils in The Hague, and regulatory working parties in Brussels. Brussels trades in market access, because the European Union writes regulations that Ghanaian exporters must meet whether or not Ghana had a say in the drafting.
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Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to open debate on 'foreign help'
Congress leader alleges that it was with ‘foreign help’ that Modi became PM; this comes after the Prime Minister accused the Opposition of taking foreign help to destabilise the country
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Ogun 2027: Adebutu dismisses exclusion from INEC list
……receives over 1,000 APC defectors into PDP in Ogun By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Hon. Adebutu spoke on Monday while receiving more than 1,000 defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) into the PDP at the party’s State Secretariat in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
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Congress reviews poll preparedness in Uttarakhand, Manipur; targets BJP governments
After meeting Congress leaders from Uttarakhand, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge accuses the BJP’s ‘double engine’ government of betraying the hopes and aspirations of the people over its 10 years in power in the State
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I made Enang Nigerian ambassador to stop his criticism of Eno – Akpabio
Mr Akpabio made the revelation on Sunday while speaking at a special dedication service for the All Progressives Congress 2027 election campaign in Akwa Ibom State.
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2027: 42 trade unions in Delta back Tinubu, Oborevwori, Dafinone
Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — AHEAD of the January 16, elections, a coalition of 42 trade unions in Delta State has pledged support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and all All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the 2027 general elections. The group pledged its allegiance at the weekend when its leadership paid a solidarity visit to Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone.
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US midterms: Americans vote in elections seen as referendum on Trump
The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term. Follow DW's live updates.
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US midterms: Americans vote in polls seen as referendum on Trump
The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term.
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US voters head to polls for midterm elections set to define remainder of Trump's term
The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term.
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Democrats, Trump hold final rallies before midterm elections
Donald Trump and his Republican Party will make last-gasp pitches to US midterm voters Monday to hold back a predicted Democrat wave that could sweep Congress and impose tight political constraints on the president for the first time in two years. In a startling display of infighting on Sunday, Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens in Michigan endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers against left-wing progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in her state’s key Senate race.
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Parliament resumes with 2027 Budget, Anti-Gay Bill and Appropriation Bill in focus
A key item on the parliamentary calendar will be the presentation of the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson on November 12. The exercise will allow lawmakers to evaluate the government’s expenditure priorities, interrogate proposed allocations and submit recommendations before the House considers the Appropriation Bill.
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NDC Western Region: George Dadzie Junior tipped for Regional Secretary role
George Dadzie Junior tipped for Regional Secretary role. As the National Democratic Congress (NDC) prepares for its upcoming Western Regional elections, George Dadzie Junior is being presented as a strong candidate to succeed Joseph Nelson as the party’s Regional Secretary following his exit from the position to serve as Western Regional Minister.
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Maldives Arrests Ex-Foreign Minister On Sexual Assault Charge
Maldivian opposition leader and former foreign minister Abdulla Shahid was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a child, police said Tuesday. Shortly before his arrest, Shahid said the allegations were designed to damage his character ahead of the MDP primaries and presidential election.
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‘The world is out of control’: how political strategist Claire Ainsley is challenging the left to take it back
If so, says the political strategist Claire Ainsley, you’re neither alone nor irrational. “It’s probably because you’ve got a lot to do, and the world is out of control,” she says cheerfully from her home in York, where she lives with her husband, an artist, and their two teenage children.
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Midterm elections 2026: how are votes counted and when will we know the results?
Everything you need to know about how winners are called, how states count ballots and Trump’s election denialism There’s no simple answer as to when US voters will know the results of the midterms. Sometimes, if a race isn’t close, there’s a near-instantaneous sense of who won.
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Kano 2027: NDC accuses APC over omission of governorship candidate as court sets date for hearing
NDC accuses APC over omission of governorship candidate as court sets date for hearing. The NDC vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, alleged that the ruling APC orchestrated the omission of Mr Abdussalam's name from the final list of candidates recently published on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.