Is there a ’60-day rule’ in the US elections? What to know in 500 words | Donald Trump News

Is there a ’60-day rule’ in the US elections? What to know in 500 words | Donald Trump News

EXPLAINER Trump falsely claims the Justice Department is hamstrung in the lead-up to November’s vote as he stares down two federal cases. Former President Donald Trump has said the Department of Justine has a “60-day rule” that prevents it from taking certain law enforcement actions against candidates in the run-up…

Trump’s sentencing in hush money case delayed until after US election | Donald Trump News

Trump’s sentencing in hush money case delayed until after US election | Donald Trump News

Trump, the Republican candidate in a tightly contested November presidential election, has called case a ‘political attack’. The sentencing of former United States President Donald Trump in a criminal hush-money case has been delayed until after the November presidential election. New York Judge Juan Merchan announced on Friday that he would…

Who are the candidates in Algeria’s presidential elections? | Elections News

Who are the candidates in Algeria’s presidential elections? | Elections News

Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday to vote in a presidential election. While incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to win, observers will pay close attention to how many of the 24.5 million registered voters turn out. In 2019, the year Tebboune was elected, turnout had been just 40…

Trump’s lawyers spar with judge in Washington election interference case | Donald Trump News

Trump’s lawyers spar with judge in Washington election interference case | Donald Trump News

A tense hearing has unfolded in one of former United States President Donald Trump’s four criminal cases, as his defence team questioned the legitimacy of the proceedings. Thursday’s hearing took place before US District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, DC, where Trump faces four felony counts for attempting to…

Trump pledges to tap Elon Musk to head government efficiency commission | Donald Trump News

Trump pledges to tap Elon Musk to head government efficiency commission | Donald Trump News

Former United States President Donald Trump has pledged to create a “government efficiency” commission headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk if he is victorious in seeking re-election this November. Trump made the pledge as he laid out his economic vision in a campaign speech at the New York Economic Club on…

Venezuela prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for opposition candidate Gonzalez | Elections News

Venezuela prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for opposition candidate Gonzalez | Elections News

President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in the July poll, a result rejected by the opposition and international observers. Venezuelan prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, who claims to have rightfully won July’s disputed election against President Nicolas Maduro. On Monday, the country’s public prosecutor’s…

US says it seizes Venezuela leader Maduro’s plane, citing sanctions breach | Nicolas Maduro News

US says it seizes Venezuela leader Maduro’s plane, citing sanctions breach | Nicolas Maduro News

Justice Department says $13m aircraft bought through shell company, ‘smuggled’ out of US for Maduro’s use. United States authorities say they have seized a $13m aircraft allegedly bought for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in violation of sanctions. The Dassault Falcon 900EX was seized in the Dominican Republic on Monday and…

Voting under way in Azerbaijan snap parliamentary election | Elections News

Voting under way in Azerbaijan snap parliamentary election | Elections News

More than 6.4 million people are registered to vote in election dominated by President Ilham Aliyev’s party. Polls have opened in Azerbaijan for a snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of the former breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in a lightning offensive last year against ethnic Armenian…

Power begins to return to parts of Venezuela after mass outage | Elections News

Power begins to return to parts of Venezuela after mass outage | Elections News

Nicolas Maduro’s government has blamed sabotage for the nationwide power outages. Power has begun to return to some parts of Venezuela after its capital Caracas and much of the rest of the country were plunged into a blackout that the government blamed on sabotage. The country experiences frequent blackouts, which…

In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction | US Election 2024 News

In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction | US Election 2024 News

Middletown, Ohio – The speech was JD Vance’s chance to introduce himself to a national audience. A freshman senator from Ohio, Vance had only 18 months of experience in Congress when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump picked him to be his 2024 running mate. It was a Monday in July…