Russian Election Expert Grigory Melkonyants Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, State Media Report
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Russian Election Expert Grigory Melkonyants Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, State Media Report

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The head of Russia’s only independent election watchdog was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison after being convicted of working with an “undesirable” organization, according to Russian news agencies and his attorney. Grigory Melkonyants, a co-founder of the Russian election monitoring…

What Effect Did Trump Have on Australia’s Election
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What Effect Did Trump Have on Australia’s Election

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, never styled himself as an anti-Trump figure in his pitch for re-election. He said he trusted President Trump, and that he respected America’s democratic process. He rarely invoked Mr. Trump by name, redirecting questions about him to discussions…

Reform U.K. Wins Special Election by Six Votes, in Blow to Starmer
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Reform U.K. Wins Special Election by Six Votes, in Blow to Starmer

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nigel Farage’s insurgent anti-immigration party, Reform U.K., scored a significant, if narrow, victory Friday in a parliamentary special election in the northwest of England, serving notice that Mr. Farage, a populist fixture and close ally of President Trump, is again a rising force…

What to Know About the First U.K. Local Elections Under Keir Starmer
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What to Know About the First U.K. Local Elections Under Keir Starmer

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Local elections taking place in England on Thursday are the first major test of the political climate since Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory last year. A lot has changed since then. With the…

Trump Marks 100 Days by Vilifying Migrants and Attacking Opponents
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Trump Marks 100 Days by Vilifying Migrants and Attacking Opponents

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump marked the first 100 days of his second term on Tuesday at a rally in Michigan in which he celebrated his border crackdown and boasted of the retribution he has carried out against his perceived enemies and his opponents’ inability to…

Canada Election: Polls Tighten, But Carney’s Liberal Party Still Appears Poised to Win
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Canada Election: Polls Tighten, But Carney’s Liberal Party Still Appears Poised to Win

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Election Day in Canada looms on Monday, support for the two major parties has started to converge in the polls, yet the race appears to remain the Liberal Party’s to lose. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party now leads the Conservative Party…

Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds
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Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Voters believe President Trump is overreaching with his aggressive efforts to expand executive power, and they have deep doubts about some of the signature pieces of his agenda, a New York Times/Siena College poll found. The turbulent early months of Mr. Trump’s administration…

Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows
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Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s job approval rating has fallen steadily during his first three months in office, according to a New York Times average of polling. Mr. Trump’s approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took…