by Jim Heath | Nov 5, 2019 | Election Night, Headlines
A woman who drew widespread attention in 2017 after she was seen flipping off President Trump’s motorcade while riding on a bicycle has won a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in northern Virginia. Democrat Juli Briskman, who announced last year...
by Jim Heath | Nov 5, 2019 | Election Night, Headlines
Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has been defeated for reelection just one day after President Trump campaigned for him in the solidly Republican state. Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear, who out-fundraised and out-spent Bevin, blew through expectations in...
by Jim Heath | Oct 21, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Justin Trudeau will serve another term as Canada’s prime minister after Liberals won a plurality of seats in Parliament today, according to calls by CBC News and CTV News. The quick declaration of Trudeau’s victory came as a surprise after he was deadlocked in the...
by Jim Heath | Oct 21, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave up on his month-long effort to negotiate a governing majority after September’s dead-heat national election, opening the way for his chief rival to try his hand at cobbling together a coalition to run the country. Former...
by Jim Heath | Oct 21, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Canadian voters headed to the polls today after a 40-day campaign in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to overcome damaging hits to his reputation and judgment to hang on to power. After winning a strong majority in 2015, Trudeau is hoping for a second term...
