The Daily Populous

Politician, journalist and academic Lord Andrew Adonis, one of the U.K.’s leading economists John Kay, and macroeconomist, novelist and former UN humanitarian Janne Teller, recently debated the moral perils of international trade at the HowTheLightGetsIn festival in London.

The line-up was stellar, including former Labour politician, journalist and academic Lord Andrew Adonis; one of the U.K.’s leading economists John Kay, and macroeconomist, novelist and former humanitarian Janne Teller.

Perhaps the most surprising part of the debate however was what John Kay said next: Sanctions are essentially a paper tiger. »

Democrat Gabe Vasquez is projected to defeat Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, denying her a second term and adding to GOP woes this midterm cycle.

During the redistricting process, Democrats in New Mexico drew new lines for the southern border district that made the once reliably Republican seat more competitive.

The Republican was leading the New Mexico race in polls just ahead of Tuesday, but Vazquez eked out a win. »

A Boebert defeat would be as unexpected as it would be disastrous for the GOP, likely causing Republicans to fail to flip the House.

At the moment, Republicans have an 83 percent chance of controlling the House, according to The New York Times.

At the moment, Democrats are estimated to have 211 seats in the House, against Republicans' estimated 224 seats. »

A Texas jury sentenced a woman to death Wednesday for killing a pregnant woman she knew to take her unborn daughter.

Jurors returned with the sentence for Taylor Parker, 29, after deliberating for just over an hour, the Texarkana Gazette reported.

After a little more than an hour of deliberation a Bowie County jury on Wednesday sentenced convicted murderer Taylor Parker to death. »