One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, former President Donald J. Trump reminded a gathering of evangelical activists in the nation’s capital how he had shaped the court’s conservative supermajority that ended nearly 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion. Appearing at a Faith & Freedom Coalition gala in Washington on Saturday … Read more
WASHINGTON – Before an adoring crowd of religious conservatives, Donald Trump marked the one-year anniversary of the end of Roe v. Wade by adopting new language and endorsing the idea of national abortion restrictions. Trump, who has previously discussed abortion as more of a state issue, told the cheering members of the Faith and Freedom … Read more
DeSantis did not mention Trump by name, but he did take veiled shots at him over losses Republicans have sustained over the past three election cycles as Trump was helping lead the GOP’s efforts. “None of this matters if we don’t win,” DeSantis said. “There is no substitute for victory. We cannot continue with the … Read more
Members of the Wagner group sit atop a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don in Russia, on June 24, 2023.Roman Romokhov/AFP via Getty Images Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s shadowy mercenary unit the Wagner Group, on Friday pulled his troops from the Ukrainian frontline to confront the Russian government. After apparently … Read more
Get Today in Politics A digest of the top political stories from the Globe, sent to your inbox Monday-Friday. Related : Chase had been bullied before, like many of his friends in the Gay Straight Alliance at Arrowhead, and safe space stickers had lit the way toward a teacher he could trust to help him. … Read more
Prior to the last four years, we didn’t know the party affiliation of our Board of Education members, nor did we care. The school board should be made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, knowledge of the school system, a passion for public education, and the character expected of a leader willing to … Read more
Already notorious as an agent of market mayhem, the crypto industry has now unleashed political havoc, too, upending a critical general election in Montenegro, a troubled Balkan nation struggling to shake off the grip of organized crime and the influence of Russia. Only days before a vote on June 11, the political landscape in Montenegro … Read more
Slate’s homepage editors spend a lot of time looking for photos to put on our site. Those searches sometimes yield unexpected results: random, perplexing, and mesmerizing photos that don’t belong on the homepage, but that are too good not to use. Every week , we’ll share something we’ve found. As one of the key players … Read more
The British public’s trust in the political system has fallen significantly since the pandemic, potentially as a result of recent political scandals, according to a report from a leading thinktank. Just 6% of the public have full trust in the current political system, while 89% support constitutional reform, the report found. The survey of 8,000 … Read more
Amirabdollahian said he discussed a UN-proposed regional dialogue forum, in addition to trade and investment prospects. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during the first leg of his trip in Doha [Handout via Irainan foreign ministry] By Tehran, Iran — Iran has promoted a regional dialogue … Read more