Mr. Lukashenko, a 66-year-old former state farm director, has made a career out of playing off Russia and the West as a means of holding on to power. Over protests of the opposition, he now suggests he will stay in office until, if ever, changes are made to the Belarusian Constitution to prevent instability.
“What worries me in this situation is that you cannot hand over such a constitution to an unknown president,” he told the state-run news agency Belta last month. “I am not making a new constitution for myself. With a new constitution, I will no longer work with you as president. So calm down.”
Michigan House Oversight Committee Chair Matt Hall confirmed Thursday officials from Dominion Voting Systems will appear before state lawmakers for questioning about irregularities in the November election in Michigan.
The Senate is facing the possibility of a government shutdown as Sen. Rand Paul moved Thursday to filibuster the $740 billion annual defense policy bill while lawmakers race to approve federal spending legislation before the existing budget runs out Friday.
Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward announced Thursday her federal case will be appealed to the Supreme Court, challenging election irregularities and voting problems with the software used in the November election.
A federal judge in Arizona dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday launched by Sidney Powell, a pro-Trump attorney, alleging voter fraud and irregularities with the voting machines used in Arizona.