Tag Archives: Voting

The US Senate has cleared President Donald Trump’s pick Stephen Miran to join the Federal Reserve’s board of governors – part of a panel responsible for setting the country’s interest rates. Mr Miran, who is the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, will be the first sitting White House …

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell look set for a showdown for Labour’s deputy leadership, after the only other remaining candidate failed to get enough support. Left-wing backbencher Bell Riberio-Addy said she had not secured the 80 MP nominations needed by 17:00 on Thursday to progress. …

A by-election to fill the seat held by the late Labour Caerphilly politician Hefin David will be held next month. The Welsh Parliament confirmed that a vote will take place in the constituency on Thursday 23 October. Mr David died suddenly on 12 August at the age of 47. He …

Police are investigating a report that a Reform UK councillor broke election law by offering ice creams to voters. Leicestershire Police said it had received a complaint against Leicestershire county councillor Joseph Boam relating to an ice cream van allegedly left near a polling station in May. Boam was elected …

Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images US TV network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67m (£50m) to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by a voting machine company over false claims it rigged the 2020 US election against President Donald Trump. Dominion, which filed the case in 2021, had …

The Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual prize in football, is awarded annually by France Football magazine to the player perceived to be the best in the world. The winner is chosen through a dual system of voting. Firstly, journalists from France Football and fellow French publication L’Equipe work together …

Tesla has granted its chief executive Elon Musk $29bn (£21.7bn) worth of its shares, in an attempt to keep the billionaire at the firm. The move comes after a US court struck down his 2018 pay package, worth more than $50bn, ruling that it was “unfair to shareholders”. Musk has …