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Sun accused World Liberty Financial of blocking him from selling a stake he first amassed in the company in late 2024, just after President Trump was elected to a second term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In fact, not one has ever been elected governor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Grover Norquist’s 1986 Taxpayer Protection Pledge has been signed by nearly 1,400 elected officials.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Dodds, a former MP, was elected to the Senedd for the first time in 2021 but remained the parliament's only Liberal Democrat.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In 1868, former Union general Ulysses Grant was elected president, succeeding Andrew Johnson.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow