Fears of a Purple Wave in Democratic Strongholds Cast Doubt on Biden’s Campaign

Fears of a Purple Wave in Democratic Strongholds Cast Doubt on Biden’s Campaign

As President Joe Biden’s campaign viability faces new critiques and daily defections, solidly blue states may be shifting toward purple, according to polling and local officials across the country. Still months away from the general election, some Democratic leaders and polls show that Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Virginia—all of which Biden won by … Read more

Trump, Biden tied in a dead heat heading into next week’s debate, poll shows

Trump, Biden tied in a dead heat heading into next week’s debate, poll shows

A new poll shows the former and incumbent presidents tied in a dead heat with just over a week to go before their first head-to-head debate of the 2024 election cycle. An NPR/PBS News/Marist National Poll released Tuesday shows both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump tied for support at 49%. Trump gains … Read more

Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties

Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a recent podcast that he considered walking away from the job last year as his marriage began to fracture. Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, announced last August that they had agreed to separate. During an episode of the ReThinking podcast that was released Tuesday, psychologist and host … Read more

Freeland plans to trigger a vote on capital gains tax changes next week

Freeland plans to trigger a vote on capital gains tax changes next week

The Liberal government plans to force the Conservatives to vote this coming week on changes to the country’s capital gains tax regime set to go into effect on June 25. A senior federal government source said Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will start the legislative process on Monday morning. Freeland is expected to table a ways and means motion in the … Read more

Trump conviction doesn’t immediately sway voters; Biden still trailing

Trump conviction doesn’t immediately sway voters; Biden still trailing

Americans are divided on whether former President Donald Trump was treated fairly by a New York jury that declared him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt on dozens felony charges or if he should see the inside of a jail cell as a consequence, new polling shows. According to a Morning Consult survey taken the day … Read more

Intelligence watchdog calls out panel for failing to sound alarm on election interference

Intelligence watchdog calls out panel for failing to sound alarm on election interference

One of the core policies the Liberals introduced to protect Canada’s elections has been criticized again for failing to alert Canadians to foreign interference it observed in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. In a recent report, the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), one of Canada’s intelligence watchdog bodies, criticized the Critical Election Incident … Read more

Election to three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala on June 25

Election to three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala on June 25

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday announced the election to three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala as the term of the sitting members ends on July 1. The polling will take place on June 25, the Commission said in a statement. Binoy Viswam (CPI), Elamaram Kareem of CPI-M and Jose K Mani, who heads … Read more

Stressed at work? Anxious about the wider world? You might be part of ‘The Great Exhaustion’

Stressed at work? Anxious about the wider world? You might be part of ‘The Great Exhaustion’

Cost of Living76:40:00The Great Exhaustion For years, Sabrina Royal worked with one of Canada’s big banks. She worked her way up from an entry-level job to a management position. But that’s when her hours started getting out of hand. “When it was good, I was working 8 a.m. to about 6:30 p.m.,” Royal, 42, told … Read more

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 61.41 pc voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in Jharkhand

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 61.41 pc voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in Jharkhand

A voter turnout of 61.41 per cent was recorded till the end of polling in the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand at 5 pm on Saturday, officials said. Voting, which commenced in Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi and Jamshedpur constituencies at 7am as part of the third phase of elections in the eastern state and sixth … Read more

Andhra Pradesh clocks over 78 per cent polling in LS, Assembly elections

Andhra Pradesh clocks over 78 per cent polling in LS, Assembly elections

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh clocked a polling percentage of over 78 per cent for the 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly constituencies during the May 13 elections, according to the latest information available on the Election Commission’s app. However, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena said the figure would be updated. “It is not final. … Read more