Tag: reelection
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection next year after Trump attacks
Deirdre Walsh Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced on Sunday that he would not seek reelection next year. Tillis was one of the most high-profile Republicans to say he could not support President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” Republicans’ massive tax and spending bill, in its current form. Trump on social media had attacked…
Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election
Russia-Ukraine War Europe’s longest-serving leader won re-election in a contest widely believe to have been rigged. The result cements the power of a leader whose country is considered Russia’s staunchest ally. By Andrew Higgins Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, cruised to his seventh election victory in a row on Sunday in…
Republican support wavers for Mike Johnson’s re-election as House speaker
Despite Donald Trump’s endorsement, Johnson is facing criticism for his handling of the government budget battle A senior Texas Republican congressman has said that the House speaker, Mike Johnson, does not yet have the votes to be re-elected to the speakership ahead of an election to be held later this week. Representative Chip Roy told…