Reformist leader rallies Romanians to beat back surging pro-Russia hard right – POLITICO

Reformist leader rallies Romanians to beat back surging pro-Russia hard right – POLITICO

Lasconi said Georgescu, who has campaigned on reducing imports and increasing Romanian domestic food and energy production, wanted to unhitch Romania from the European and international financial mainstream and NATO, leaving the country at Russia’s mercy. Accusing Georgescu of wanting Romania to be isolated like before the 1989 revolution, she summoned up images etched into … Read more

What the Justice Department could look like under Pam Bondi

What the Justice Department could look like under Pam Bondi

What the Justice Department could look like under Pam Bondi – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump’s second selection for attorney general, Pam Bondi, defended him during his first impeachment trial and has spent the last year running a Trump-aligned policy institute. Jasmine Wright, politics reporter for NOTUS, and Shelby Talcott, politics reporter … Read more

Denver senator’s resignation, endorsements rankle Democrats

Denver senator’s resignation, endorsements rankle Democrats

Denver Sen. Chris Hansen’s decision to leave the state Capitol for a job in southwestern Colorado while endorsing two Democrats to ascend the political ladder behind him has frustrated party officials and sparked fresh criticism of the process that’s served as a gateway for a third of the state legislature. “The optics are (expletive),” summarized … Read more

Trump chooses Fox host and Real World star Sean Duffy for Cabinet position

Trump chooses Fox host and Real World star Sean Duffy for Cabinet position

DONALD Trump is nominating former Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy, now a Fox News host, to be his transportation secretary. If confirmed, Duffy will oversee aviation, automotive, rail, transit and other transportation policies at the department. 5 President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep Sean Duffy (pictured) to be Transportation SecretaryCredit: AP 5 Trump has begun nominating … Read more

Boston music school cancels ex-transgender college student’s awareness presentation

Boston music school cancels ex-transgender college student’s awareness presentation

A student at Berklee College of Music who reconnected with his biological sex after identifying as transgender says he and Congressman Seth Moulton “poked the same beehive” after the school canceled a presentation on his lived experience. Simon Amaya Price, a 20-year-old Bostonian set to graduate from Berklee in December, looked to share his “Born … Read more

Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton not the only congressman receiving heat for LGBTQ comments

Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton not the only congressman receiving heat for LGBTQ comments

Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton isn’t the only congressman receiving blowback for saying that biological males and transgenders shouldn’t be competing in women’s sports. More than 30 LGBTQ leaders across the country wrote a letter Friday demanding an apology from Moulton and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-New York, for spreading “harmful misinformation about our community, particularly … Read more

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy call for Democratic Party reset after 2024 ‘cataclysm’

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy call for Democratic Party reset after 2024 ‘cataclysm’

A smug inability to acknowledge the plight of working class voters led the Democratic Party to political disaster on Election Day, according to a pair of New England senators who say it’s time for America’s left wing to come up with a better plan. Vermont’s independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that the party’s … Read more

Germany may hold election sooner than planned, Scholz says – POLITICO

Germany may hold election sooner than planned, Scholz says – POLITICO

He also said his Social Democratic Party (SPD) has a “good chance” of winning a new election. The SPD currently trails the CDU by 17 points in the polls, according to BILD. To force Scholz from office, rather than waiting for the chancellor to seal his own fate with a confidence vote he would likely … Read more

Joe Biden’s legacy-ending speech sends Democrats meltdown into overdrive as even CNN turns on president

Joe Biden’s legacy-ending speech sends Democrats meltdown into overdrive as even CNN turns on president

PRESIDENT Joe Biden has been slammed for tarnishing his own legacy following his speech after Tuesday’s presidential election saw Donald Trump return to the White House. The president was speaking in the Rose Garden after his vice president, Kamala Harris, suffered a heavy defeat in the election, and appears to be on course to lose … Read more

Who Is Sarah McBride? Trailblazing 34-Year-Old Becomes First Openly Trans US Congresswoman

Who Is Sarah McBride? Trailblazing 34-Year-Old Becomes First Openly Trans US Congresswoman

Sarah McBride has made history by becoming the United States’ first openly transgender member of Congress, representing Delaware’s lone House seat. Her victory marks a historic first in American politics and brings a progressive voice committed to championing social issues like healthcare access, reproductive rights, and gun control. A Champion for Healthcare and Social Justice … Read more