Sun, December 1, 2024

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Migori politician opines Ruto-Raila dalliance will impact 2027 voter turnout in Mt Kenya region

Politician Billy Mijungu claimed that President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga's relationship will affect voter turnout in Mt Kenya and Lake regions.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

William Ruto calls for end of church-state feud as he pledges support to Kajiado chapel: "Tushirikaine"

President William Ruto urged the church and the state to end the recent tensions and focus on developing the country, as he pledged support to a Kajiado church.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Factbox-Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked his cabinet and a flurry of other high-ranking administration positions following his Nov. 5 election victory. Here are Trump's choices for some of the key posts overseeing defense,

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland's election

Voters in Iceland joined a global trend of punishing incumbents in a parliamentary election, with a center-left party winning the largest share of votes in the North Atlantic island nation. With all the votes tallied on Sunday,

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

This week in politics: Absentee ballot counting lawsuit could be reheard by appeals court

Two groups have asked the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a case on counting mail-in absentee ballots post-Election Day. Plus other updates.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Solutions: Harris promised 3 million new homes. States might actually make it happen

The federal government was never going to be the best hope to ramp up housing supply quickly, but many states are experimenting and ready to try.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Trump and his GOP friends focus on tax breaks and deportations in his first 100 days

Trump and his GOP friends focus on tax breaks and deportations in his first 100 days - In preparation for Trump's return, Republicans in Congress have been meeting privately for months and with the pr

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

2025 will start with a 3.5% pay raise for Pennsylvania's governor, lawmakers and judges

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Trump Will Overplay His Hand. Here's How to Be Ready.

Trump's return to power certainly poses challenges to U.S. democracy. But he will make mistakes and overplay his hand — at home and abroad. America will survive the next four years if Democrats pick themselves up and start learning from the successes of opponents of autocracy across the globe.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Behind the Curtain: Trump's shock and awe

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

'I had a baby in jail - here's the truth about Lauren's Coronation Street storyline'

A woman who gave birth in prison has said it has been 'emotional' seeing soap Coronation Street tell the storyline of character Lauren having a baby in jail on TV

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Chandrababu Naidu Government Dissolves Waqf Board For 'Better' Governance

Amaravati: The Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh has dissolved the AP State Waqf Board to promote good governance, safeguard Waqf properties, and ensure the board operates efficiently.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Starmer not a hypocrite for giving Haigh Cabinet role, minister says

Starmer's spokesman repeatedly told journalists on Friday that Haigh's resignation came after new information emerged

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Navy putting first shipborne hypersonic weapon on vessel once seen as 'costly blunder'

The US is deploying a shipborn hypersonic missile battery to the USS Zumwalt, a destroyer once thought a major mistake.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Homelessness has increased in Forsyth County since COVID-19 swept through Triad, advocates say

As temperatures decrease and winter weather rolls into Winston-Salem, organizations who provide for the city's homeless are preparing to serve a population that has increased in the years after the

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

As his power grows, D.C. wonders: How do you lobby a man like Elon Musk?

Musk has flaunted his closeness with Trump, but his unconventional approach leaves few obvious ways to reach him.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Philly prepares for mass deportations | Morning Newsletter

Welcome to a new month. It's a chilly and partly sunny Sunday. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to remove millions of people who lack the permission to be in the United States. Today's main read highlights the ramifications of this plan on Philadelphia and beyond.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

How to Survive the Next 4 Years: A Guide for Anti-Trumpists

Trump's return to power certainly poses challenges to U.S. democracy. But he will make mistakes and overplay his hand — at home and abroad. America will survive the next four years if Democrats pick themselves up and start learning from the successes of opponents of autocracy across the globe.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Hasnat Abdullah thanks BNP for 'bold and loud stance' on India

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Migration cap not an option despite record numbers, admits Government

Pat McFadden rejected the idea of a 'simple' target number, saying this had failed when tried by Conservative administrations in the past

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Real World Economics: Fed is insulated from political interference

Seven weeks from inauguration, Donald Trump and his aides are issuing blizzards of announced nominations to key positions and of policy measures that will be taken quickly. Most are controversial.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

'Vivek, Jay and now Kash': Former spiritual advisor to Donald Trump lauds Indian-origin nominations to US administration

Donald Trump plans to place Indian-Americans in key positions during his potential second term as president. Trump's former spiritual advisor Johnnie Moore highlighted several appointees of Indian descent on X (formerly Twitter).

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Debate evoked my mother's end of life: Would we have had assisted dying conversation?

Friday evoked for me the end of life of my mother, my brother and my best friend, all of whom died of terminal cancer: would we have had that conversation about assisted dying, and what might that have meant?

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

How to take advantage of Medicare's expanded drug benefit in 2025

It will be easier to spread out Part D drug costs over the year, while the total annual cost of medicines will be capped at $2,000.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Trudeau promises border helicopters at 'very productive' Trump meeting: source

On Friday evening, Trudeau landed in Florida and travelled to Trump's Mar-a-Lago club for a hastily arranged dinner and discussion with president-elect.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Displaced Nepali-speaking Bhutanese fume over 'mindfulness city' plan

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to meet with House Republicans next week to discuss DOGE

Businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will meet with House Republicans this week to discuss cuts to federal government spending, among other matters.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Election 2024: The latest results in maps and charts

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Kash Patel's prescription for an ailing FBI: accountability and house cleaning

Patel has extensive experience as a public defender, federal prosecutor, House Intelligence Committee counsel, National Security Council member and chief of staff at the Pentagon.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

How Trump's Tax Cuts Might Impact Medicaid and Food Stamps in 2025

In 2017, then-President Donald Trump championed a successful tax bill that lowered taxes for a large majority of American taxpayers. Many of the provisions of the tax bill are set to expire in 2025, and the now President-elect Trump spent a large part of his 2024 to retake the presidency by promising to extend the 2017 tax bill and prevent those expirations.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

B'desh genocide: I don't find any difference between India and Bangladesh, says Mehbooba Mufti, BJP calls it treason

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti compared Bangladesh atrocities against minorities with India, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravinder Raina on December 1 called it very controversial and unfortunate. While speaking to ANI,

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Bilawal makes pitch for political stability

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has laid emphasis on establishing political stability and writ of the state, claiming that now it will have to be decided whether this stability and writ is established through dialogue or come on the back of force.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Irish elections: Political parties plot path to government

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Trump discussed border, trade with Canada's Trudeau after pledging steep tariffs

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he discussed the border, trade and energy in a "very productive" meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid fears of a trade war. Trudeau paid an unannounced visit to Florida on Friday evening and had dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence,

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Republicans eye tax breaks, border funds and clean energy cuts when Trump returns

Republicans plan to pass a huge party-line bill under Donald Trump next year that could include immigration and border, tax and climate provisions.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Trump and allies blur the lines between politician and influencer

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

BBC host missing from own morning show as I'm A Celebrity star steps in

A familiar face was missing from her usual Sunday morning slot on December 1, with an I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star stepping in to make sure things ran smoothly

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Renewable energy project promising to end power outages in small WA towns sits in limbo

A unique renewable energy project using water, gravity, and solar power has been completed in WA's south, promising to end power outages for a small country town. But the government-backed project sits in limbo,

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Trump's plans for mass deportations could target 47,000 in Philadelphia: 'No question it's going to be ugly.'

For 20 years Blanca Pacheco has fought for immigrants in Philadelphia, becoming painfully familiar with federal operations to deport men, women, and children. Sometimes a father disappears from the community,

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Okiya Omtatah condemns Ruto for celebrating Tanzania's trade victory over Kenya: "Deeply concerning"

Senator Okiya Omtatah has slammed President William Ruto for celebrating Tanzania after they emerged victorious in trade within the East African region.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Lynn Schmidt: How could Dems win back workers? Start with respecting the value of work

For years now Democrats have been wringing their hands over the loss of the working-class voter to Republicans," Schmidt said.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Raised law and order issues hoping for action but I was attacked instead: Kejriwal

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, 1 December, targeted the BJP-led central government for alleged inaction on law and order issues in New Delhi, claiming that instead of taking action against criminals, an attack was orchestrated on him during his 30 November padyatra in Malviya Nagar.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Watch live: Chris Hipkins speaks at close of Labour's annual conference

The coalition Government has picked up the last Labour government ... Thomas Coughlan is Deputy Political Editor and covers politics from Parliament. He has worked for the Herald since 2021 and has worked in the press gallery since 2018.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

President-elect Trump and Elon Musk party at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving dinner

President-elect Trump and Elon Musk were seen partying at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving dinner and grooving to the "Y.M.C.A." song. (Credit: Jacob Safar/@yaakovsafar)

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

List of Public Holidays FG Will Declare in December 2024/January 2025

Legit.ng lists the public holidays in Nigeria for December 2024 and January 2025. These include Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day celebrations.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Biden's Angola visit to focus on US investments, regional partnerships in Africa

Biden's visit, scheduled for Dec. 2 through Dec. 4, will begin with a bilateral meeting with Angolan President João Lourenço in the capital of Luanda

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate's Independence

President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution's historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.

[ Sun, Dec 01st 2024 ]: Brian Stokes

Pat McFadden denies 'tawdry and chaotic' Government claims

Cabinet minister Pat McFadden has denied that Labour is behaving like the previous Conservative government after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh was forced to resign after a decade-old fraud conviction resurfaced.

Migori politician opines Ruto-Raila dalliance will impact 2027 voter turnout in Mt Kenya region

Politician Billy Mijungu claimed that President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga's relationship will affect voter turnout in Mt Kenya and Lake regions.

The article from MSN discusses the political landscape in Kenya, focusing on the potential impact of a political dalliance between President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga on the 2027 voter turnout in the Mt. Kenya region. Migori politician, Odoyo Owidi, suggests that this political alignment could significantly influence voter behavior. He argues that the unity between Ruto and Raila might lead to a decrease in voter turnout in Mt. Kenya, as supporters might feel disillusioned or believe that the political dynamics have shifted in favor of a pre-determined outcome. Owidi also notes that such an alliance could be seen as a strategic move to consolidate power, potentially affecting the political strategies of other regions and parties as they prepare for the upcoming elections.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/migori-politician-opines-ruto-raila-dalliance-will-impact-2027-voter-turnout-in-mt-kenya-region/ar-AA1v3FVZ