Tech billionaire Elon Musk joked on Wednesday about Republicans’ defeat in US midterm elections after spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help the party. The SLF used Musk’s $158 million in donations in September to support Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate in Texas.
Stock markets mostly rose Wednesday as investors assessed the impact of a Democratic sweep of Congress that dealt a blow to Donald Trump’s economic agenda as he heads into his final two years as president. With Democrats winning key races to flip the House and Senate — including once-safe Republican seats — Chris Weston at Pepperstone flagged “the potential for legislative gridlock, fiscal brinkmanship, debt-ceiling disputes, and congressional investigations”.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk joked on Wednesday about Republicans’ defeat in US midterm elections after spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help the party. The SLF used Musk’s $158 million in donations in September to support Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate in Texas.
Democrats easily hold on to governor's office and are on track to notch up wins in key congressional races.
The ACT government expects the project to eventually be cost-positive, generating revenue for the territory.
Morocco will remain committed to the ceasefire in Western Sahara even after the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the territory ends, the Royal Palace said on Wednesday. The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco, which considers the territory its own, against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, a political and military organisation that has been seeking a separate state there since the departure of former colonial power Spain in 1976.
Ranked-choice voting may decide Alaska's Senate outcome, while Mississippi's race hangs on a knife's edge.
Meanwhile, the breakaway opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, is mounting a strong challenge for the east coast port city of Durban. He also argued that coalition government could foster a new culture of political tolerance in South Africa’s inc
The AERB chairperson’s remarks gain significance in the context of SHANTI Act and the Union government’s policy decision to welcome private players
The Democratic Party flipped six Republican-held Senate seats the party needed to claim the majority, winning races in Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
IEBC Chairperson does not possess the authority to alter, re-tally, or further verify results...
Majority Leader James Agalga says the LGBTQ bill will reach President John Dramani Mahama this month, after Parliament corrects errors in its penalty provisions. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, Agalga responded emphatically when asked whether the bill would go before the President this month.
Majority Leader James Agalga says the LGBTQ bill will reach President John Dramani Mahama this month, after Parliament corrects errors in its penalty provisions. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, Agalga gave an emphatic response when asked whether the bill would go before the President this month.
Votes are being counted across South Africa after a record 29.2 million people registered to vote.
Republicans in Texas are trying to make sense of how they lost to the Democrats for the first time in almost 40 years.
By Dennis Agbo The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled a comprehensive campaign strategy aimed at securing victory for President Bola Tinubu, Governor Peter Mbah and other party candidates in the 2027 general elections. The strategy was unveiled on Tuesday at a meeting of the Enugu State APC Campaign Council, attended by its Director-General, Chief Dr Charles Mbah; Secretary-General, Dr Eric Oluedo; directors and other party stakeholders.
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the authorities implementing the TraffiTech-GH traffic enforcement system to install clear warning signs ahead of speed camera locations to alert motorists and promote transparency. Speaking on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Jumby Bay Island in Antigua and Barbuda, President Mahama stressed that transparency was essential when introducing technology-driven traffic enforcement.
Atiku Abubakar is campaigning under the African Democratic Congress, while Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso are on the Nigeria Democratic Congress ticket. Over the weekend, Kwankwaso called on Atiku to step aside for Obi, invoking the argument that southern Nigeria should complete its turn in the informal rotation of the presidency.
Parliament will rescind the passage of the anti-LGBTQ bill to correct errors in its penalty provisions, Majority Leader James Agalga has disclosed. Mr Agalga said Parliament had identified the defects and was responsible for fixing them before transmission.
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win re-election in 2027, saying his administration’s achievements will secure him a second term. Alausa, recently appointed Director of Education Sector Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, said opposition parties lacked a clear agenda for Nigerians.
State leaders can hold significant sway over election administration, with implications for the 2028 presidential race.
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history after winning Georgia’s gubernatorial election, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a US state. Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Tuesday’s election, according to projections by US media, securing a landmark victory for Democrats in one of the country’s most closely contested political battlegrounds.
Former United States President Barack Obama has reacted to the Democratic Party’s sweeping victory in the midterm elections, saying Americans have called for unity and leaders capable of providing practical solutions to the country’s challenges. The Democrats’ midterm victory is expected to give the party greater control over the legislative process, including congressional investigations, spending negotiations and scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s administration.