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Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year
Gabon is holding a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than a year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
Gabon votes yes on new constitution a year after the military seized power
Authorities in Gabon say voters have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the ...World - ABC News - 5 hours ago -
Myanmar's civil war reshaped in past year with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups
Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of ...World - ABC News - October 28 -
'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal
Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Pakistan's parliament amends law to extend the tenure of military chiefs from 3 to 5 years
Pakistan’s parliament has passed legislation to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five yearsWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
‘Fat Leonard’ gets 15 years for plotting one of the US military’s biggest scandals
Leonard Francis also ordered to pay $20m restitution to the navy, after pleading guilty to bribery and fraud. Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison for sharing military secrets online
Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years for stealing classified information from the Defense Department and sharing it online, the U.S. ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
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Vance says he thinks Trump believes in Constitution
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said he believes his running mate, former President Trump, believes in the Constitution. Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, joined CBS’ “Face the Nation” on ...Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's Constitution fails
Florida voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Arizona enshrines abortion rights in state constitution
Abortion will be protected in Arizona until the point of fetal viability after voters approved a ballot amendment codifying those protections into the state constitution, according to a projection ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Arizona voters enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
NBC News projects the constitutional amendment has won enough votes to pass. It’s one of 10 pro-abortion rights measures on the ballot across the country Tuesday.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Montana voters approve constitutional right to abortion
Montana voters approved a ballot measure enshrining abortion in the state constitution, NBC News projects, delivering a victory to advocates for reproductive freedom.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Montana enshrines abortion access into state constitution
Montana voters have passed a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitution to include the right to an abortion, cementing access to abortion services in the state. Constitutional Initiative No. ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
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Rare Copy of U.S. Constitution Sells for More Than $11 Million
The document, which was sold to an anonymous bidder at an auction in North Carolina, was among the first copies of the Constitution ever printed, experts said.Top stories - The New York Times - October 19 -
In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right
Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York’s ballot this November because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abortion rightsHealth - ABC News - October 20 -
Musk offers voters $1M to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution
He wants voters to sign his PAC’s petition backing the Constitution.Top stories - ABC News - October 20 -
Moldova says 'Yes' to pro-EU constitutional changes by tiny margin
Moldovans vote narrowly to push on with EU membership and reject keeping close ties to Russia.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Meet the Far-Right Constitutional Sheriffs Ready to Assert Control if Trump Loses
There are hundreds of Constitutional Sheriffs around the country who believe they are the ultimate legal power in their county. We break down how they have coalesced with the election denial movement.Tech - Wired - October 24 -
Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes
The bill has drawn criticism from legal scholars who say it would bulldoze any judicial oversight of constitutional matters.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments
Mexico’s federal and state legislatures, all dominated by the ruling Morena party, have passed amendments to the Constitution that prohibit courts from challenging any Constitutional reformsWorld - ABC News - November 1 -
A 'constitutional sheriff' tried to seize voting machines in 2020. Officials are bracing for a repeat.
Sheriff Dar Leaf and other "constitutional sheriffs" have become prominent figures in the election denial movement, and among the most dangerous, critics say.Top stories - NBC News - November 3 -
Mexico president lashes out at supreme court amid looming constitutional crisis
Sheinbaum accuses court of overstepping as it prepares to vote on reform that makes almost all judges elected by vote. Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has accused the country’s supreme court ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
New Yorkers may change their constitution to ban discrimination over ‘pregnancy outcomes’
An amendment to New York’s constitution could bar discrimination based on things including “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes.”Health - ABC News - November 5 -
South Dakota voters defeat effort to put abortion rights in the state constitution
South Dakotans voted down a ballot measure that would have put abortion rights in the state constitution, instead keeping the state’s near-total ban on abortion.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Nebraska votes to codify current abortion restrictions in the state constitution
Nebraska voters approved a ballot measure enshrining current abortion restrictions in the state's constitution, NBC News projects, a setback for reproductive rights advocates in the red state.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Climate activists sentenced for red powder attack on US Constitution
Two climate activists accused of throwing a red powder on the U.S. Constitution display case at the National Archives earlier this year have been sentenced to more than a year in prison, The ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump’s recess appointment power is constitutional and vital to his agenda
President-elect Trump's desire to use recess appointment authority is a clear expression of his commitment to making the federal government responsive to the will of the American people, and he is ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Pope Francis calls for probe to determine if Israel's attacks in Gaza are 'genocide'
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocideWorld - ABC News - 17 hours ago -
Israeli military says it is "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran"
Israeli military says it is "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran"World - ABC News - October 25 -
Trump II: the military threat to Europe
Nato without the US is a hypothetical, but it could happen as early as next yearWorld - Financial Times - October 24 -
How Powerful Is North Korea’s Military?
The North’s nuclear forces have been the focus of global concern. But its conventional military is vast and empowered — even if it is hobbled by shortages, corruption and isolation.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
WATCH: Honoring military on Veterans Day
ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and philanthropist Craig Newmark share a preview of the Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Military suicide rates increased in 2023
Suicide rates in the military increased in 2023, a slight uptick from 2022 that adds to a larger, troubling rise over the past decade. The annual report shows 523 service members died by suicide in ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Congo's president announces plans for a new constitution. Opposition worried about term limit change
Congo’s President announced a national commission will be set up next year to draft a new constitution for the central African country, raising concern among the opposition over possible altering ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
Trump threatens to use the military against the ‘enemy within’
For Trump, strongman rhetoric and tactics are the first resort.Politics - The Hill - October 22
