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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has called for the administration to be closer to the people, ensuring a smooth and efficient two-tier local government system. The legislator made the statement at the 1st Congress of the Party Organisation of Thanh Xuan commune of Can Tho city, highlighting the importance
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Texas House Democrats fled the Lone Star State on Sunday to prevent Republican-led efforts to redraw the state's electoral map, which would create five extra right-leaning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The move, supported by the Democratic National Committee (DNC), aims to deny Republicans a
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A group of Democrats has embarked on a daring effort to prevent a Donald Trump-backed plan from reshaping the balance of power in Washington, Texas. The lawmakers, who chair the House Democratic Caucus, boarded chartered planes on Sunday evening as part of an attempt to deny the Texas House of
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Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah, has unleashed a fierce verbal assault on former Suame Constituency Member of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, labeling him the "worst and most unpopular MP in the history of the Ashanti Region." Owusu-Bempah's comments are a direct
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Ghana's Member of Parliament for Walewale, Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama, has attributed the country's current economic successes to the foundation laid by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during their tenure. According to him, while the ruling government is receiving praise for the current economic indicators, a
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Despite a week-long standoff, the Senate has managed to pass a package of spending bills, averting a potential government shutdown. The bills, which include funding for the military, Veterans' Affairs, agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), were approved late Friday night after several votes on amendments. The
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A dozen members of Congress, including Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump-Vance administration for obstructing their access to federal immigration detention facilities. The lawsuit alleges that the administration has violated federal law by denying Congress the
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Democratic lawmakers filed a lawsuit against the administration after being denied access to a Maryland ICE facility, but the Department of Homeland Security is now clarifying its procedures for members of Congress to request visits to its facilities. According to ICE's Office of Congressional Relations, members of Congress
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Texas Democrats, emboldened by President Donald Trump's backing, have fled the state in a desperate bid to prevent a partisan redrawing of the state's congressional map. The move has significant implications for House Republicans, who face a razor-thin majority in the upcoming midterm elections. The proposal,
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A group of Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives left the state on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to stop Republicans from adopting an aggressively redrawn congressional map. The walkout was a sharp escalation in the bitter partisan clash over a mid-decade redistricting in Texas that was requested
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As lawmakers took to their districts for summer recess, a topic that dominated Washington in recent weeks, the Jeffrey Epstein files, was largely absent at town hall meetings. While some lawmakers were asked about the issue, only a handful of questions were raised, and many attendees seemed more concerned with
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State Rep. Joe Alexander and Rep. Alexis Simpson, two re-elected legislators, took part in a Post Election Brief sponsored by the Dupont Group, predicting a challenging budget process in 2025. According to Alexander, Republicans will likely cut taxes and reduce spending, while Simpson warned that the budget fight might not
