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Voting has started on time in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region of Ghana, where approximately 52,000 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots in the parliamentary by-election. The voting process, taking place across 119 polling stations, follows the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Mr
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U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) led 26 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to preserve the independence of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The move comes in response to President Trump's illegal
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U.S. Senators and Representatives led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Maria Cantwell, and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, have filed an amicus brief to preserve the independence and effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after President Trump's illegal firing of three Democratic Commissioners. The brief argues
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U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez, along with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, have voiced strong opposition to the Department of Homeland Security's new policies restricting Members of Congress from conducting oversight of ICE detention facilities. A letter sent to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem highlights the illegality of
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U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said he will take Republican-led gerrymandering efforts in Missouri to federal court if a plan to eliminate his Democratic-leaning seat in Kansas City is implemented. Cleaver, an 11-term Democratic congressman, criticized the proposed map, suggesting it would violate the U.S. Constitution due to outdated
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Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has alleged that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) subjected the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Kumi, to unbearable pressure through their decision to contest the Akwatia parliamentary results in court, leading to his death. According
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The people of Akwatia, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, will head to the polls on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, to elect a new Member of Parliament in a by-election following the death of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP who won the seat in the December
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to boycott National Assembly sessions in protest of what they describe as unfair treatment of their legislators. The decision was made on the instructions of the party's founder, with chairman Barrister Gohar stating that they will protest and boycott instead of attending
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Vietnamese and Belarusian parliaments are deepening their multifaceted cooperation, with the two nations celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day. A reception hosted by Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man for Belarusian Delegation Chairman Igor Sergeenko highlights the enduring solidarity and loyalty between the two
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The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) George Kwarteng has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of unleashing a campaign of terror against the late Hon. Ernest Kumi, a former Member of Parliament for Akwatia, which he claims contributed to his untimely death. Kwarteng made these allegations on OTEC FM&
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In a provocative statement ahead of the September 2, 2025, Akwatia by-election, Michael Okyere Baafi, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, has declared that he will resign from Parliament if his party fails to reclaim the seat. This vow follows a scathing
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Former federal officials Bill Daley and Ray LaHood are spearheading a campaign to amend the Illinois Constitution, aiming to put an end to partisan gerrymandering in state legislative districts. This ambitious effort follows a similar initiative in 2016, which was marred by complications and ultimately struck down by the Illinois
