20 Republicans are successful in blocking the election of Kevin McCarthy as US House of Representatives Speaker even as colleagues call them ugly names. Therefore, they still need a presiding officer after three days of voting.
Democrats retained control of the senate after a crucial victory in Georgia. In a Georgia run-off election, Democratic US Senator Raphael Warnock defeated Republican opponent Herschel Walker, giving his party a clear majority in the Senate. Democrats now hold a 51-seat advantage because of Warnock’s victory over Herschel Walker, a margin that will be crucial over the upcoming two years.
Donald Trump was banned from the platform on 6 January 2021 when a mob of his supporters charged on the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. He was banned due to inciting violence after he lost the 2020 elections. Donald Trump had 88 million followers before he was banned from the platform.
Republicans wins in congress as a result of the midterm elections is projected to constrain US president Joe Biden in his ability to conduct foreign policy.
Finally, it happened as expected, the conservatives have won the US house of representatives. The ‘red wave’ couldn’t materialize in the senate as the republicans still need one more seat to draw the results. Now the government is divided between the parties, with democrats expected to win the December 6 seat. Republicans gained 218 while the democrats gained only 211.
It is confirmed that the former president will run for the president’s office in 2024. Trump has been criticized by his fellow republicans after losing the senate in the midterm elections. Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s wife, later joined him on the stage when he was speaking to the audience.
Two civilians were killed in a missile strike on Tuesday in the Polish town of Przewodow, near the Ukrainian border. Poland is a member of NATO and President Biden made clear in recent months that the US will defend every inch of NATO territory.
The heads of the two largest global powers, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Monday in Indonesia as the G20 Meeting takes place in Bali
In the recent midterm elections, the democrats have managed to seal control over the senate. Biden’s democrats are now controlling 50 seats in the senate. The results have gone opposite to the predictions about the midterm elections. Months before the midterms, many predicted the decline of the democrats which did not happen.
Canada has accused China of interference in 2019 elections. The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau directly accused China while disclosing the information to the public.
Li Qiang is taking over as China’s premier, the second highest ranking position in China’s political system. In his new role he will monitor all branches of the Chinese government.
Hungary’s foreign minister stated that his country, a EU member, will veto the donation of EU recovery funds to Ukraine. He reaffirmed Hungary’s bilateral support for Ukraine while opposing joint action together with other EU member states.
