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Eileen Wang

California mayor quits over Chinese agent charges

Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, resigned Monday after federal prosecutors charged her with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and said she agreed to plead guilty.
New Tennessee House districts

Tennessee enacts new U.S. House map eliminating the state’s last Democratic district

Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map into law Thursday, breaking up Memphis’ majority-Black 9th District and giving Republicans a strong chance to control all nine of Tennessee’s U.S. House seats.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)

Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress before expected House sanctions

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, according to NOTUS, stepping down just hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to announce sanctions against her.
Official portrait of Secretary of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer

U.S. Labor Secretary resigns

WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 20 – Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday, according to a post on X from the White House Communications Director. Keith Sonderling will take her role as Acting Secretary of Labor. In recent days, Secretary Chavez-DeRemer has faced Labor Department investigations into allegations that she used official resources for personal errands and leveraged DOL grants to advance her political career. The probes have already led

Former President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria Secures Majority in Parliament

Bulgaria held its eighth consecutive parliamentary election since 2021 on Sunday, with former President Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria coalition securing a parliamentary majority.

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales Announces Resignation After Illicit Affair With Aide Unveiled

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales submitted his resignation to the U.S. House on Tuesday amidst the unveiling of a sexual misconduct scandal that led to his former aide dying by suicide in September 2025, stepping down from the position for the remainder of his term.

Reps. Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell officially resign amid allegations of misconduct

Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress Tuesday amid separate sexual misconduct scandals, ending House Ethics investigations into both.
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Liberals secure majority government in Canada after election wins

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 13 — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party now holds a majority government in Canada’s House of Commons, a shift that gives the party enough seats to govern without relying on opposition support. The breakthrough came Monday after Liberal candidates won two key federal by-elections in Toronto-area ridings, pushing the party to 173 seats in the 343-seat chamber, the threshold for a majority. The result marks a

Rep. Eric Swalwell announces resignation from Congress

Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced plans on Monday to resign from congress amid sexual assault allegations following calls from lawmakers on both sides to step down.
The Communist Party's building in Morón, Cuba, was attacked overnight by anti-government protesters. (@rancanoglenda7 / X)

Cuba Faces Growing Instability as Energy Crisis and Protests Mount

HAVANA — Cuba is facing one of its most serious internal crises in decades as a worsening energy shortage, economic decline, and rising public frustration combine to test the resilience of the island’s communist government. Rolling blackouts, some lasting more than a dozen hours per day in parts of the country, have become routine as Cuba struggles with fuel shortages and aging power infrastructure. The outages have disrupted transportation, food

2026 State of the Union

President Donald Trump will deliver the 2026 State of the Union tonight, February 24, starting at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. Faytuks Network is kicking off live coverage ahead of the speech with updates, key lines in context, and what it signals for the months ahead. Expect a heavy focus on the economy and the White House pitch to “working families,” along with a familiar emphasis on law and order, the military,
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