Democratic officials added eight candidates on Monday to a list of top contenders in congressional midterm battlegrounds, wading into a handful of contested primaries to make clear the party leadership’s preference in some of the country’s most critical districts. The additions by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to its “Red to Blue” program bring the…
As well as Labour and the Conservatives, in the English local contests there are the Liberal Democrats, there is Reform UK, there is the Green Party of England and Wales and there are often competitive independents too. In the devolved elections, in Wales there is Plaid Cymru, which would one day like to see an…
Across India, a recent round of state legislative elections has set up a gargantuan political test. The results on Monday will set the landscape ahead of national elections in 2029; reshape the balance of power in Parliament’s upper chamber; and test the limits of the Hindu nationalist expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata…
President Trump endorsed Representative Andy Barr in the Republican Senate primary race in Kentucky on Friday, moving to clear the field by inviting an Elon Musk-backed contender to join his administration. Nate Morris, the candidate supported by Mr. Musk, said he would leave the campaign, which until Friday had been a hotly contested three-way primary…
The Supreme Court’s blow to the Voting Rights Act had barely landed on Wednesday when Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, called on lawmakers to eliminate the last Democratic-held House seat in the state. Taking to social media shortly after the ruling, Ms. Blackburn, the favorite to become the state’s next governor, urged the Legislature…
One lesson of the Democratic Senate primary in Maine is that no one should underestimate the white-hot fury of the party’s voters. In October, Graham Platner’s insurgent campaign appeared doomed. Janet Mills, Maine’s Democratic governor, had just entered the Senate primary race, reportedly at the urging of Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader. Then a…
One of this year’s biggest fights over the future of regulation of the artificial-intelligence industry is about to get even more expensive and contentious. Chris Larsen, a tech billionaire from California, said he planned to spend $3.5 million in the coming weeks to help a New York congressional candidate who is facing a barrage of…
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has welcomed the announcement of the date for the country’s upcoming Local Government Elections, describing it as a key milestone in preparations for the polls. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed 4 November 2026 as the day for South Africans to head to the polls. Chief Electoral Officer Sy…
When President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held — but just barely. If faced with the same tests today, those guardrails and the people who held the line would largely be missing, a ProPublica examination found. At least 75 career officials who once held roles at…
When mass protests brought down the government in Bulgaria, forcing fresh elections in April, the protesters’ greatest ire was directed at Delyan Peevski, the leader of a small political party but considered one of Bulgaria’s most powerful politicians. A former media magnate whose name has been linked to multiple financial scandals over the years, Mr….
