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Ted Cruz says 'blue tsunami' took over Texas after Democrats swept statewide races
Sen. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, delivered a scathing assessment on Wednesday of Republicans' sweeping midterm election losses, describing the results as a "blue tsunami" and warning that his party had lost touch with voters, particularly in the Lone Star State. In a lengthy post on X, Cruz acknowledged that Republicans had suffered historic defeats, losing control of both chambers of Congress while Democrats swept…
UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology
British diplomats are looking to offer reassurance that there is a sense of urgency to deal with the issue, even if a date for doing so is not yet confirmed, Chris Mason writes.
Democratic wave prompts GOP anxiety over Samuel Alito and future of Supreme Court
British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK
Patient is in stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unit A British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical treatment, it has been confirmed. “A British citizen currently in the DR Congo has tested positive for Ebola,” a spokesperson for the UK government said in a statement on Wednesday…
Erika Kirk channels Charlie with blunt message to conservatives after GOP midterm losses
Erika Kirk had a message for conservatives reeling from Republican election setbacks, and she turned to her late husband Charlie’s words to deliver it. "I miss Charlie so much every single day, but especially on a day like today," she wrote. "He always said that when things are going well, we need to stay humble. And when things aren’t going the way we want, we need to stay positive, keep our faith, and get back to…
Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump - how will Burnham react?
The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?
Vance tosses Trump under the bus in a bid to keep 2028 hope alive
ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at the end of…