The First Republican Primary Debate Sucked for Everyone Except Trump

[ad_1] Each of the eight participants in the first 2024 Republican primary debates went to Milwaukee knowing they had to make an impact. It’s likely that they imagined this would be easier given the absence of Donald Trump, the attention-grabbing frontrunner currently crushing his opponents with ease despite his frankly impressive list of state and federal indictments covering a variety of crimes. Unfortunately for them, his absence only reminded viewers why he easily coasted to…

"The First Republican Primary Debate Sucked for Everyone Except Trump"

French pension tension triggers turbulent parliament debate

[ad_1] PARIS — Sparks are flying over French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age — not just in the streets, but in parliament too. The proposed pension reforms have unleashed the most turbulent debate in years in the National Assembly, with uncertainty looming over the final outcome. Tensions at parliament are fed by the unpopularity of the reform aimed at raising the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 and requiring people…

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Britain’s next prime minister: Top 5 contenders in line will face off in TV debate

[ad_1] Five conservative lawmakers hoping to be the next British prime minister will face off in a debate on Friday.  After the debates, a third round of voting will resume on Monday, where another candidate will be eliminated from the race.  Rishi Sunak has won the last two rounds of parliamentary voting, but he faces stiff competition from Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss. The five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister will go…

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