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South Korean Lawmakers Impeach President Yoon Amid Martial Law Controversy and Escalating Protests

South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol in a second impeachment motion, amid investigations into allegations of rebellion related to his controversial martial law decree. The motion passed with 204 votes, surpassing the required 200. Yoon’s martial law, which lasted only six hours, caused political unrest, halted diplomatic activities, and shook financial markets. Public protests escalated, with Yoon’s approval rating plummeting. Yoon defended his actions, claiming the decree targeted opposition forces. Yoon becomes the second South Korean president to face impeachment, following Park Geun-hye’s removal in 2017. The Constitutional Court will decide on his removal.

Obama Calls For Unity And Dialogue After Democrats' Disappointing Election Loss | N18G

On December 5, 2024, former U.S. President Barack Obama urged a new generation of leaders to engage with people they disagree with, emphasizing the importance of pluralism for the survival of democracy. Speaking at a "Democracy Forum" sponsored by his foundation, Obama addressed the deep political divisions in the U.S., particularly as Republican Donald Trump returns to the White House. Obama's comments came amid frustration within the Democratic Party following Vice President Kamala Harris' loss in the 2024 election. Harris lost every battleground state and the popular vote, leading to a loss of Democratic control over both the House and Senate. The disappointing results sparked infighting and calls for younger leadership. Despite his popularity, Obama was unable to help secure Harris' victory, and his advisers from the 2024 campaign are facing criticism for not taking responsibility for their campaign’s failures.

US Polls 2024: The 47 seconds that propelled Kamala Harris to national prominence

Kamala Harris’s 2010 narrow win as California Attorney General, driven by a crucial debate moment, saved her career and propelled her to national prominence.

Kamala Harris' campaign says it raised record $200 million in less than a week

The campaign also acknowledged that the November 5 election will be very close and decided by a small number of voters in just a few states.

Kamala Harris focuses on three potential running mate candidates

Kamala Harris is considering a wide range of vice presidential candidates from the Democratic Party’s bench, though people familiar with the process say a short list has emerged including three elected officials with nationwide appeal: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

Kamala Harris is Democrats’ future whether nominee or VP

It’s time the party do what the Biden administration should have done from the beginning and showcase the vice president’s value

Joe Biden can’t win re-election with a failing campaign

The president’s numbers are bad. He can’t keep doing what he’s doing while expecting a different result

US Elections: Joe Biden is the best president that business can hope for

The bleak relationship between the president and corporate America is remarkable given both the state of the economy and the nature of his opponent

Joe Biden’s new plan to cancel student debt as misguided as old one

The administration’s latest debt-cancellation scheme will reward rich borrowers, punish taxpayers and drive up the cost of college

Even Republicans are now calling out Putin’s lies

The Kremlin’s decades-long disinformation campaign against the US and other countries has done far too much damage. For the sake of Ukraine, it’s time to resist

US: No Labels, a self-described centrist group, and RFK Jr play spoiler in 2024 Presidential race

This election is far too important for the games played by the group, No Labels, or for vanity runs, such as that of Robert F Kennedy Jr -- who apparently thinks it’s his birthright to run for president

US: Biden's record jobs boom power swing state of Georgia

The truism among historians that presidents can't take credit for the economy is belied by evidence that this administration’s policies are an unrivaled employment juggernaut

Biden will be good for global economy but Americans seem to prefer Trump

The US presidential elections may be the biggest geopolitical risk facing the global economy

Democrats can no longer ignore Biden's age

Democrats must hear voter concerns about Biden's failing memory and try to ease their discomfort. They should be constantly hammering Biden’s many successes and Trump’s litany of failures. Ignoring the issue will only allow voters’ doubts to fester and help pave the way for a Trump victory in November

Biden and Democrats need a new strategy to win back Black voters

Invocations of Black pain aren't quite landing, particularly if they aren’t coupled with examples of Black power and progress. The threat of white supremacy and the specter of Trump’s racism also don’t quite resonate. If you live with the daily reality of racism, what’s the threat?

PM Modi congratulates Argentine leader Milei on presidential poll win

With 99.4 per cent of votes tallied in the presidential runoff, Milei bagged 55.7 per cent and Economy Minister Sergio Massa 44.3 per cent, Argentina's electoral authority said. Melei's is the widest victory margin in a presidential race since the South American country's return to democracy in 1983.

Democrats are sticking with Biden because democracy depends on it

There is no guarantee that another Democrat would ultimately fare better than Biden. He has been a successful president. He ran a successful campaign three years ago. But many are uncomfortable that Biden isn't walking away but the same Democrats are uneasy about a new, untested, candidate suddenly shouldering the cause

How Biden can be as successful as his party

His campaign should focus less on selling the Biden record to the progressive base and more on publicizing his more moderate policy achievements. If that provokes some dissention from the left, that may not be all bad either, as conflict drives coverage and awareness

US Elections 2024: Bidenomics faces Trump's MAGAnomics

Joe Biden's coinage of “Maganomics” cleverly seeks to link Donald Trump's procedural extremism with the regressive policy of congressional Republicans. It’s a promising message, but the US president’s own eponymous economic strategy, Bidenomics, needs more work

Vivek Ramaswamy’s luck will run out in Trump’s GOP

While Ramaswamy is fashioning himself as a populist in Trump's mould, the white voters he’s wooing will have a hard time believing that Asian Americans can be that angry about a changing America. If the system is working so well for model minorities like the Indian diaspora, what’s your problem?

The US Republican Party isn't letting go of its politics of racial resentment

Republicans have reached the point where, if they want to succeed in a multiracial, democratic 21st century, they will have to take a leap, just as Democrats did in the 1950s and 1960s. Instead, they have opted to undermine democracy rather than change to meet its demands.

One Biden-Trump duel was bad enough, but America may settle for this encore again

Democratic Party bosses prefer Joe Biden’s appeal to the silent middle-of-the-road majority rather than radical posturing, which reverse-polarises conservative voters towards Donald Trump. But a polity starved for choice and again settling for two men in their early 80s and late 70s is quite a democratic paradox