Japan’s first female premier elected in parliamentary vote

Japan's parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, and she ...

Challenges to Pelosi part of broader movement to replace the Democratic Party’s old guard

A long-simmering reckoning over generational power has exploded into the political forefront as members of the party’s old ...

Japan’s first female PM appoints just two women to her cabinet

Ms Takaichi, an ultra-conservative who on Tuesday became Japan’s first female prime minister, had promised to model her ...

Japan plans to tell Trump it will build up its military after years of 1% defense spending

Japan's first female prime minister, PM Sanae Takaichi, plans accelerated military expansion as Trump visit approaches.

A campaign that started as a liberal working-class revival has turned into an apology tour.

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Senate candidate Graham Platner addresses past Reddit posts and controversial tattoo

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is addressing the tattoo on his chest that some compared ...
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If Mamdani is the future of the Democratic party, how will Jews respond?

Two New York City rabbis , Elliot Cosgrove and Rachel Timoner, have taken divergent approaches to Mamdani's anticipated ...
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Rep. Vital raises conservation concerns about McDonald Farm-Enterprise South plan

A state representative in Ooltewah is raising conservation concerns over a proposed land swap involving McDonald Farm and ...
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Japan’s First Female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, Learned From a Colorado Trailblazer

Schroeder, who died in 2023, was the first woman to represent Colorado in the U.S. House, serving the First Congressional ...
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Takaichi's economic picks reflect balancing act with party and U.S. in mind

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to tackle rising prices as the first order of business.

Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected ...