#Boris Johnson withdraws from race to replace Truss

#Boris Johnson withdraws from race to replace Truss

Boris Johnson withdraws from race to replace Truss Boris Johnson on Sunday withdrew his bid to return as prime minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservative party scrambles to replace Liz Truss, who stepped down from the top job last week. Johnson pulled out of the race after rivals said he would not have…

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#Rick Scott: Senate Republicans have path to 55-seat majority

#Rick Scott: Senate Republicans have path to 55-seat majority

Rick Scott: Senate Republicans have path to 55-seat majority GREENSBORO, N.C. — National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (Fla.) says Republicans will likely control 52 Senate seats next year and have a pathway to a 55-seat majority, given how recent polls show GOP candidates picking up momentum.   Scott is voicing a more confident…

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#Liz Truss’s downfall sparks talk of democracy’s decline in UK

#Liz Truss’s downfall sparks talk of democracy’s decline in UK

Liz Truss’s downfall sparks talk of democracy’s decline in UK Questions of democratic legitimacy are swirling in the United Kingdom after the resignation on Thursday of Prime Minister Liz Truss, whose government collapsed just 44 days after she took office.   Truss’s downfall will trigger a second leadership election within the Conservative Party’s 170,000 members…

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#Pentagon to reimburse service members for abortion travel

#Pentagon to reimburse service members for abortion travel

Pentagon to reimburse service members for abortion travel The Pentagon will reimburse service members who need to travel to obtain an abortion, the department announced Thursday, a move that’s aimed at helping soldiers or family members stationed in states where the procedure is no longer allowed.  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a memo said the…

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