Maddow Blog | GOP legislators complete post-election power grab in North Carolina
After struggling at the ballot box, North Carolina Republicans could've honored the will of the state's voters. They instead ...
South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy
Days after announcing – and then rescinding – martial law in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s future remains uncertain.
Rev. Rob Stephens of the Poor People’s Campaign on SB 382, the new GOP power grab bill
The weeks following last month’s election have been anything but quiet in the state legislature. As has become a kind of ...
District elections buffer or power grab? La Palma extends council term limits
La Palma voters passed Measure W, which allows for three consecutive terms on its city council. Supporters said it's needed ...
Scotland's papers: Syria power grab alert and mum killed by dog
More from Scotland's papers. The Herald. The Scotsman. Daily Record. The Scottish Sun. Daily Mail. Scottish Daily Express.
NC Republicans overturn Cooper’s veto, taking power from Stein and other Democrats
With North Carolina Republicans set to lose their veto-proof supermajority come 2025, state lawmakers took their final vote ...
With House Veto Override Vote, North Carolina Republicans’ Power Grab Is Complete
The North Carolina House voted on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on a GOP-backed bill that will strip power from the newly-elected Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and ...
North Carolina GOP’s New Power Grab Is A ‘Recipe For Disaster’ For Elections, Too
In the waning days of its supermajority, the Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature is attempting to push through ...
South Korea’s Leader Survives Impeachment Vote After His Power Grab
The country was thrown into deeper uncertainty after the governing party changed its stance and refused to oust him.
South Korea's democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for democracies ...
A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea's leader last week raised worries about budding authoritarianism around the ...
Common Cause of NC’s Bob Phillips shares his take on the legislature’s latest power grab
For more than a decade now, despite our state’s impressive record of honest and accurate elections, Republican legislators ...