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Congo-Brazzaville’s incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected for a fifth term in a landslide win, provisional results showed Tuesday. Sassou Nguesso, 82, is one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, and has been at the helm for a total of 42 years. The main opposition boycotted th
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Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso's election success will extend his nearly 42 years in power.
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Five Illinois Democrats are retiring from the House in 2026, with candidates duking it out for the party’s nod in primary elections on Tuesday. Democratic Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Robin Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Danny Davis are leaving Congress. Both Kelly and Krishnamoorthi a
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Four candidates are vying for the Republican nomination to face off with Gov. JB Pritzker (D) in Illinois’s gubernatorial election this November. Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick will compete Tuesday in a GOP primary. Pritzker faces no primary challengers. Bailey ran aga
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Illinois’s lietunenat governor and two Democratic lawmakers are jockeying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin this fall in a Tuesday primary contest. Juliana Stratton as well as Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi are leading the crowded and expensive race that D
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Several GOP candidates are running in a Tuesday primary in Illinois to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin this November. There are several Republicans on the ballot, including Don Tracy, the former Illinois GOP chair, and Casey Chlebek, who was the GOP Senate candidate in 2020 and 2022, among others.
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