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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Laura Beers is a professor of history at American University. She is the author of “Your Britain: Media and the Making of the Labour Party” and “Red Ellen: The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, Internationalist.” The views expressed here are solely hers. Read more opinion on …

[ad_1] Britain is preparing to name its fifth prime minister in six years. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. is gearing up to install a new prime minister this week — its fifth in six years — following the sudden resignation of Liz Truss, …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Former President Donald Trump and his movement are posing new challenges to accountability, free elections and the rule of law, ushering in a fresh period of political turmoil. Trump dropped his clearest hint yet Saturday of a new White House run at a moment when he’s on …

[ad_1] CNN  —  New York has created three task forces aimed at streamlining the city’s justice system in the hopes of decreasing violence, officials announced Sunday. City officials touted frank discussions on crime solutions with criminal justice stakeholders at a two-day summit with Mayor Eric Adams held at Gracie Mansion, …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday said she supports Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s strategy of refusing to lift the debt limit, if Republicans win back the House, unless Democrats in the White House agree to spending cuts. “And I can tell you, I sit on the Oversight Committee, …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Here’s a look at Yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, sharing a border with Saudi Arabia and Oman. (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area: 527,968 sq km (twice the size of Wyoming) Population: 30,984,689 (2022 est.) Median age: 19.8 years Capital: …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said he’s worried about Democratic voter turnout ahead of the upcoming midterms. “I am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting Democratic,” the independent Vermont senator who caucuses with Democrats told CNN’s …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The 2022 midterm elections are now just weeks away, and with control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships, secretaries of state and attorneys general posts on the line, it’s important to know both how and when to vote in your state. To help you …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Boris Johnson has held talks with his former finance minister Rishi Sunak as a key deadline looms in the race to replace Liz Truss as British Prime Minister, UK media outlets reported Sunday. The two men have become the early favorites to replace Truss, who announced her …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A packed legislative to-do list awaits Congress when it returns to session after the midterms – and Democrats, who currently control both chambers, will face a ticking clock to enact key priorities if Republicans win back the House or manage to flip the Senate in the upcoming …