Junior doctors have overwhelmingly backed strike action as 97 percent vote to walkout. The union representing the junior doctors, the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA), held a ballot that had a 74 percent turnout. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA),
Russian army officers delivered a damning verdict on Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, as they voted to down arms and go home in a secret poll. Putin’s army has been involved in fierce fighting in the Donbas, as it tries to secure
Czechs have started voting for a new president, with populist billionaire Andrej Babis leading a field of eight candidates in a two-day election to succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial post. Babis, a former prime minister, was acquitted this week in
Longtime Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones pushed back against the school of thought that another one-and-done postseason run could earn head coach Mike McCarthy a pink slip. During his weekly radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Jones
Kevin McCarthy is set to face his first challenge as Republican House speaker on Monday as the House votes on a new package of rules. This comes as a number of Republicans have indicated they may withhold their support unless more details
US House of Representatives Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, came close to winning the speakership despite losing a 14th consecutive vote after four grinding days of intra-party voting. As a tentative deal appeared to be put together on Thursday evening and on Friday,
Kevin McCarthy once again will need to try to get 218 votes, the necessary number to emerge victorious. The Republican was able to tally 200 votes in the 11th round but the House was adjourned, ensuring the election drags on for a
Comment on this story Comment Our representatives-elect were hamstrung in governance, stuck in legislative limbo as of dusk Thursday, but the fight to become the next speaker of the House — whoever that is — makes for compelling and mesmerizing television. For
UK strikes happening first week of January Network Rail’s chief negotiator said a deal was close and that Union members could soon be won over in the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. It comes as drivers and staff began the first
Matt Gaetz leaves after meeting with Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy is staring down the barrel of a humiliation not felt in US politics for 100 years. Since 1923 no nominee for Speaker of the House has lost on the first ballot, but