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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party's win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. Completed vote counts by the Election Commission of India showed that Modi's BJP won just 240 seats. India's Parliament has 543 seats, and the party or coalition that wins at least 272 forms the government. Modi's decade-long ruleUnder Modi, India, home to 1.4 billion people, has witnessed robust economic growth. While India has seen robust economic growth under Modi, observers and critics have warned about the country's "democratic decline."

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☆ Modi's strongman rule raises questions about India's 'democratic decline' as he seeks a third term
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, center, during a campaign rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA decade into power, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to secure a rare third term, with the general elections now underway. Opposition 'witch hunt'Ahead of the elections, India's main opposition — the National Congress party — accused the Modi government of freezing its bank accounts. "This is a criminal action on the Congress party done by the prime minister and the home minister," said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a fiery attack. "During Manmohan Singh's time, India was also growing very fast," he added, referring to the economic reforms under the former prime minister in the 1990s.

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☆ Arizona Dem says state is bluer 'not because Arizona is necessarily a blue state,' but from distaste for GOP 'extremism'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"The Republican party has become extreme in the age of Trumpism," the state senator told Politico. President Joe Biden won Arizona in 2020, the first time that a Democratic presidential nominee had carried the state since 1996. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won a special election for his seat in 2020 and then won a full term in 2022. Advertisement"The trajectory of Arizona has been steadily trending bluer on a statewide level," state Sen. Priya Sundareshan recently told Politico. "It's not because Arizona is necessarily a blue state but it's because Arizona has rejected extremism and the Republican party has become extreme in the age of Trumpism."

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How the Senate Voted on Foreign Aid to Ukraine, Israel and TaiwanThe Senate on Tuesday passed the long-stalled $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok, clearing the measure and sending it to President Biden for his signature. Total Bar chart of total votes Yes 0 0 0 0 Votes needed No 0 0 0 0 Note: Three senators did not vote. The measure includes $60.8 billion for Ukraine; $26.4 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Gaza; and $8.1 billion for the Indo-Pacific region. It took Mr. Johnson two additional months to figure out a way to steer around his right flank and do so. The TikTok provision was included as part of an effort to sweeten the deal for conservatives.

Persons: Biden, Mike Johnson, Donald J, Trump, Johnson Organizations: Foreign Aid, Senate, Dem, Capitol, Republicans, Lawmakers Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Gaza, Iran, United States, Beijing

☆ Trump accuses hush money judge of bias, points to daughter's political work as trial nears
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street on March 25, 2024 in New York City. In another post Tuesday morning, Trump wrote that Merchan "SHOULD RECUSE HIMSELF, HE CANNOT GIVE ME A FAIR TRIAL." The posts were not the first time Trump has used Merchan's daughter to protest against Merchan. The judge is overseeing the case charging Trump with falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. "Indeed, virtually every client listed on Authentic's website has been critical in the past of President Trump and fundraised on these criticisms."

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☆ Elon Musk says he used to vote '100% Dem,' but now thinks the US needs a 'red wave' to save it
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk says he's done voting for the Democratic Party. Musk has been an outspoken critic of Joe Biden though he hasn't endorsed his rival, Donald Trump. AdvertisementBillionaire Elon Musk says the US is finished unless the GOP prevails in this year's elections. Now, I think we need a red wave or America is toast," Musk wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. Musk has been an outspoken critic of President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

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☆ Turkish Opposition Disarray Lifts Erdogan's Hopes of Winning Back Istanbul
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( March | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

The alliance that helped propel Imamoglu to victory in Istanbul has since collapsed, and his nationalist and pro-Kurdish allies are fielding their own candidates this month. FRAGMENTED OPPOSITIONBut Imamoglu's hopes in Istanbul have been dented by the decision of the pro-Kurdish DEM Party and the Turkish nationalist IYI Party, whose voters supported him in 2019, to field their own candidates. Metropoll's latest survey showed support for Imamoglu among Kurdish voters had declined to 32% last month from 35% in January. Support among IYI party voters fell to 45% from 64%. Imamoglu has accused central government of hampering his delivery of services in Istanbul since 2019.

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Autocracies – governments in which one person possesses unlimited power – are on the rise. Meanwhile, the percentage of electoral democracies – political systems that hold meaningful, free and fair elections with multiple political parties – has gone down. Starting in the 1960s and again in the 1980s, the global share of autocracies decreased dramatically as democracy started to gain more of a foothold around the world, according to V-Dem’s analysis. And despite the relative rise in autocracies in recent years, there were still 58 elected democracies globally compared to 30 closed autocracies in 2022. In 2022 there were also 58 electoral autocracies, which “hold multiparty elections but their quality or conditions around them are not sufficient to be classified as an electoral democracy,” according to V-Dem experts.

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How Every Member Voted on Impeaching Alejandro MayorkasTuesday’s impeachment vote Answer Democrats Dem. The House passed a resolution Tuesday night to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, over his handling of the southwestern border. The vote was 214 to 213, with all but three present Republicans voting yes. A first attempt to impeach Mr. Mayorkas failed last week after the same three Republicans broke with their party and voted against the impeachment. How every member voted in the two efforts to impeach Mayorkas

Persons: Impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday’s, Alejandro, Mayorkas, Mr, Steve Scalise Organizations: Dem, House, Republicans Locations: Louisiana

Meanwhile, there are concerns among many observers that Indonesia’s democracy has been backsliding in recent years. Southeast Asia’s largest economyThe U.S. government sees Indonesia’s democracy as critical to regional stability, and at least for the last two decades, U.S.-Indonesia relations have been built on shared values of democracy. Financial irregularities tied to election funding have also dogged parties across the political spectrum, leading the Association for Election and Democracy to cite a worrisome trend of citizens coming to see money politics as acceptable within a competitive democracy. The other challenge during the election campaign is the lack of accountability and transparency for campaign funding. A slide toward autocracyThe decline in the quality of Indonesia’s democracy has been years in the making.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who has faced calls to resign after falsely declaring that former President Donald Trump won the state claimed Thursday that he's done more for Black people than any other white Republican. Bob Spindell, who is white, made the remark after two members of the public called for him to resign during a commission meeting. “There is no white Republican that has done more for the Black community than me, so I suggest you go back and take a look at my past record,” Spindell said. Spindell credited a “well thought out multi-faceted plan” that included recruiting strong Republican candidates and reaching out to Black voters. “It’s very, very reassuring to me that Commissioner Spindell has come out boldly and said that Joseph Biden won in 2020," Thomsen said.

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☆ A GOP representative says new border legislation is the 'worst screwing in the Senate since that Dem staffer filmed his porno on Klobuchar's desk'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

One Republican said it was the "worst screwing" in the Senate since a recently revealed sex tape. "This bill is the worst screwing in the Senate since that Dem staffer filmed his porno on Klobuchar's desk," Collins wrote, comparing it to a recently unearthed video from December 2018 that shows a former Senate staffer having sex with another man where the senator from Minnesota typically sits. If passed, the nearly 300-page border bill would give the Department of Homeland Security the power to close down the border and halt further movement into the country if the average of immigrants exceeds certain numbers. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise promised Sunday evening the legislation would never even receive a vote on the House floor. And Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said, "If this bill reaches the House, it will be dead on arrival."

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☆ Turkish Parliament to Debate Sweden's NATO Bid on Tuesday -Sources
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Huseyin HayatseverANKARA (Reuters) - The Turkish parliament's general assembly is set to debate Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, three sources from parliament said. But NATO member Turkey raised objections over what it said was the two countries' protection of groups that Ankara deems terrorists. Erdogan sent Sweden's bid to parliament in October, but has also linked its ratification with U.S. approval of sales of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. After talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he expected Turkey to ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid "in coming weeks." The parliament's foreign affairs commission approved the bid last month in the first step of the ratification process.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman. Instead of embracing the antiquated practice of ranking very different albums against one another, we're celebrating the best next to the best. Leading the charge is Peso Pluma, whose third studio album, “Génesis,” became the highest-charting regional Mexican album of all time. “Hackney Diamonds,” The Rolling StonesPrior to “Hackney Diamonds,” the Rolling Stones hadn’t released an album of original material in 18 years. AP's Jocelyn Noveck put it best: This album is their best new work in decades — tight, focused, full of heart and swagger.

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Live Vote Tracker: House Votes on the Expulsion of George Santos From CongressThe House will vote today on whether to expel Representative George Santos of New York from Congress. Friday’s expulsion vote Answer Democrats Dem. Friday’s vote to expel Mr. Santos comes after a report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence that Mr. Santos had broken federal criminal laws. After the release of the report, Mr. Santos said he would not seek re-election in 2024. Mr. Santos is also facing 23 felony counts.

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How Each Member Voted on the House Stopgap Spending MeasureWith the help of House Democrats, Speaker Mike Johnson successfully pushed forward a stopgap measure that would keep the government funded into the beginning of next year. See a breakdown of individual member votes below. On Tuesday, House Democratic leaders endorsed the measure, which needed bipartisan support to pass. The first, passed in late September, caused a furor among hard-right House Republicans that cost Kevin McCarthy the speakership. See how each member of the House voted.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Johnson Organizations: House Democrats, Dem, House Democratic, House Republicans Locations: Ukraine, Israel

☆ The World Is Becoming More African
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Declan Walsh | Hannah Reyes Morales | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +37 min

Old World Young Africa As the world grays, Africa blooms with youth. The World Is Becoming More African Part one of a series on how the youth boom is changing the continent, and beyond. But while a handful of African countries are poised to ride the demographic wave, others risk being swamped by it. In the West, racists and right-wing nationalists stoke fears of African population growth to justify hatred, or even violence. The age gap between geriatric leaders and restless youth is “a major source of tension” in many African countries, said Simon Mulongo, a former African Union diplomat from Uganda.

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A table that shows the current tally for the most recent votes for speaker of the House. House Speaker Vote Results Representative Total Democrats Dem. The Constitution specifies that House members choose the speaker, but the speaker does not have to be a current or even a former representative. House Republicans nominated Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in a closed-door vote last week, shortly after Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana withdrew his bid for the speakership. Below, we will keep track of how every representative votes.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, Scalise McCarthy Zeldin Emmer Garcia Cole Massie Jeffries, Lee Zeldin, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy, Mr Organizations: Republicans, Dem, Jordan, McCarthy, Garcia, Cole, Massie, Jeffries, House Democrats Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, New York, Louisiana, Florida

Live Vote Count: House Decides Whether to Oust McCarthy as SpeakerLIVE Vote tally to remove McCarthy Answer Democrats Dem. Republicans Rep. Total Yes 0 0 0 No 0 0 0 Source: C-SPAN Note: House members can change their votes up to the end of the voting period. Late votes or changes may not be reflected until the House clerk publishes the full accounting of votes. Without support from the far-right members, given Republicans’ narrow majority, Mr. McCarthy will need some protective action from across the aisle if he is to retain his position. If enough Democrats vote in his favor, vote “present” (neither for nor against) or simply do not show up, the bar for a majority could be low enough for Mr. McCarthy’s supporters to clear it.

Persons: McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, they’d, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, McCarthy’s Organizations: Dem, Republicans Locations: Florida

☆ Gavin Newsom's appointee to replace Dianne Feinstein will be eligible to run for a full Senate term in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gavin Newsom's replacement for Dianne Feinstein will be eligible to run for a full Senate term in 2024. The news is a departure from Newsom's previous promise to appoint a caretaker to the seat. Progressives are pressuring Newsom to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee to the empty Senate seat. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom's appointee to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate will be eligible to run for a full term in 2024, a spokesperson for Newsom confirmed to Insider.

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Senate stopgap spending vote Answer Democrats Dem. Republicans Rep. Total Bar chart of total votes Yes 46 39 3 88 Votes needed No 0 9 0 9On Saturday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure to temporarily avert a government shutdown by authorizing funding until Nov. 17. The House passed the bill earlier in the day, crossing the required two-thirds threshold with 335 votes — 209 Democrats and 126 Republicans. How Every Senator Voted

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Live Vote Count: House Stopgap Spending MeasureLoading... Answer Democrats Dem. Republicans Rep. Total Bar chart of total votes Yes 0 0 0 No 0 0 0 Note: See a breakdown of individual member votes below. With the help of House Democrats, Speaker Kevin McCarthy successfully pushed forward a measure on Saturday that would keep the government funded for 45 days. With 335 in favor, it crossed the two-thirds threshold required to pass and now goes to the Senate. See how each member of the House voted.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Dem, House Democrats

How Every Representative Voted on McCarthy’s Stopgap Funding BillSpeaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday unsuccessfully put forward a long-shot measure to provide stopgap funding for the federal government and avoid a shutdown. The effort failed when Democrats in the House and hard-right members of Mr. McCarthy’s own party, who had vowed not to back a stopgap spending bill under any circumstances, opposed the measure. Republicans Rep. Total Bar chart of total votes Yes 0 0 0 Needed to pass No 0 0 0 Note: See a breakdown of individual member votes below. Even if the House had passed the measure, which included vastly reduced stopgap funding for the government as well as severe immigration restrictions, it was exceedingly unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate. How Every Representative Voted

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy’s Organizations: Dem, Democratic

☆ Look Inside Institut auf dem Rosenberg, an elite boarding school in Switzerland that costs $165,000 per year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The school, which says it is "possibly" the most expensive school in the world, costs $165,000 per year to attend. Institut auf dem Rosenberg. Institut auf dem Rosenberg"We work hard to be the best boarding school in Switzerland and the world, rather than the most expensive one," the school states on its official website in response to a frequently asked question about whether Rosenberg is the most expensive school in the world. "Our award winning care, school facilities, enrichment offering and the unmatched choice of academic options are very costly to maintain but we have a deep commitment to provide the very best education for all the students in our care," it continues. The school also mentions that it receives no government subsidies and does not accept donations, and therefore only has a very limited number of scholarship opportunities.

Persons: dem Rosenberg, Rosenberg Organizations: dem Rosenberg, dem Locations: Switzerland

☆ Sen. Bob Menendez's Democratic allies are silent for now on his latest indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fellow Democrats have yet to come to Sen. Bob Menendez's side in the wake of a stunning indictment. Months before the 2015 indictment, Booker had deemed himself "the Robin to his Batman." Stories about his 2015 indictment feature accounts of a IStandwithBob.com and an accompanying Twitter account that reposted signs of support. At the time of the 2015 indictment, Schumer's predecessor as top Senate Democrat, Sen. Harry Reid, encouraged people to let Menendez have his day in court. Menendez's 2015 indictment ended in a mistrial and he was easily reelected that same year.

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