Tag: voting
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New Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead
New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing pollution from cars and trucks by creating financial incentives for transportation fuel producers and importers to lower the carbon intensity of their products
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GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management
The U.S. House has voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U
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Indonesia election to shape reform agenda in post-Jokowi era
Voting is underway in Indonesia’s election that has turned outgoing President Joko Widodo into a polarizing figure amid mounting backlash over moves to get his preferred successor in power to continue his policies. The world’s biggest single-day polls taking place over a six-hour period will also elect on Wednesday thousands of lawmakers to local and…
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What’s at stake in Indonesia, which is choosing a president and some 20,000 other office holders
Indonesia has opened polling stations where nearly 205 million eligible voters will choose a new president and some 20,000 other public officials
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House speaker casts doubts on Ukraine and Israel aid package as senators grind toward final vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson is sharply criticizing a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other countries, casting serious doubts about the future of the package
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Pakistan parties’ coalition talks hit snag over who becomes PM
Pakistan’s two main family-controlled political parties hit a snag in their talks to form a new government, as they can’t agree who would become prime minister in their coalition designed to thwart jailed ex-leader Imran Khan. The Sharif and Bhutto clans both want their candidates to take the top job, local media reported Monday. Sherry…
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Pakistan’s election left no clear winner. So who is likely to govern and what happens next?
Pakistan’s parliamentary elections left no clear winner
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‘No significant Venezuelan military buildup’ near Guyana, White House says
The Biden administration is playing down threats of imminent military action from Venezuela against neighboring Guyana, telling reporters Monday that recently released satellite imagery reveal “small-scale” activity in “remote locations.” The White House response comes after a Washington-based think tank released the images over the weekend, leading to concern that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro might…
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Pakistan’s premier defends the delay in releasing election results and denies the vote was unfair
Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister is defending the widely criticized delay in announcing the results of last week’s parliamentary election
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Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package as their leaders say the world is watching
As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate’s leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining America’s global standing