Milwaukee election official fired for alleged fraudulent request of military ballots

Post Content A Milwaukee election official was fired amid allegations she fraudulently requested military absentee ballots and sent them to a state representative, Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced on Twitter Thursday. The Milwaukee Election Commission’s Deputy Director Kimberly Zapata was terminated for what Johnson, a Democrat, called “an egregious, blatant violation of trust.” Johnson said he […]

Beauty pageant can’t be forced to accept transgender contestants, court rules

Post Content A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that beauty pageants can’t be forced to accept transgender contestants, citing First Amendment expression considerations. The case, decided by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, comes amid a flurry of federal cases balancing freedom of speech and religion against transgender and sexual orientation discrimination concerns. Anita Green, […]

Barcellona, Piqué si ritira: “Sabato la mia ultima partita”

Read More Gerard Piqué lascia il calcio. Il 35enne difensore spagnolo, vincitore con il Barcellona di tre Champions League e campione del mondo (nel 2010) e d’Europa (2012) con la Spagna, ha annunciato con un video sui social che quella di sabato al Camp Nou contro l’Almeria sarà l’ultima partita della carriera. “Fin da piccolo […]

Tory-linked lobbying firm agreed to help swing DRC election, leak suggests

Read More A lobbying firm with deep ties to the Conservative party planned a secretive campaign to influence elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in exchange for millions of pounds from a mining company. Leaked documents suggest the influential firm co-owned by the veteran Tory strategist Sir Lynton Crosby agreed to help the […]

Israel’s Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory

Read More Israel’s prime minister, Yair Lapid, has called Benjamin Netanyahu to offer his congratulations on the opposition leader’s election win following the conclusion of vote counting in this week’s election. Netanyahu, the chair of the conservative Likud party and Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is expected to begin an unprecedented third term as PM after […]

Historic American midterm elections that are textbook-worthy

Post Content The upcoming midterm elections will determine which party controls the halls of Congress. Republicans are seeking to regain a majority in both the House and Senate, while Democrats are looking to hold their control in order to advance President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. Current polling and predictions indicate that Republicans will likely regain […]

Virginia NAACP chapter puts down $20K deposit to request election records

Post Content Seeking to learn more about the election integrity unit of Virginia’s attorney general’s office, the state’s chapter of the NAACP has put down a $20,000 deposit to fulfill a request for unit records. Virginia’s NAACP President Robert Barnette said there’s not enough transparency about the unit and he feels the price aims to […]