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scmp.com | 1 hrs. 44 min. ago

J.D. Vance network courted Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro over anti-China mineral deal: report

A campaign document belonging to Flavio Bolsonaro, the right-wing front-runner in the presidential election to be held in Brazil next month, offered Washington a rare earths supply chain designed to weaken China’s grip, local news site Amado Mundo reported on Saturday. Written in English and dated March 19, the 22-page presentation was drafted by Andre Marinho, a close Bolsonaro ally who presented the plan to the Rockbridge Network, a group of wealthy conservative donors founded by J.D. Vance in...

thehindu.com | 2 hrs. 49 min. ago

Congress claims NSUI's victory in Garhwal university student union polls

K.C. Venugopal claimed that the BJP will face a similar fate in the upcoming Delhi University Students' Union elections, where the NSUI panel will emerge victorious with massive margins

thehill.com | 3 hrs. 21 min. ago

Redistricting rulings injects chaos, uncertainty into Missouri House races

Missouri election officials and candidates are bracing for chaos in November amid concerns the state's redistricting saga could spark widespread confusion for voters at the ballot box. The Supreme Court paved the way for the state to use its old map that favored the GOP six seats to two, instead of the newer 7-1 House...

theguardian.com | 4 hrs. 29 min. ago

Do not call her a racist: anti-Pauline Hanson strategists tell campaigners character attacks won’t work in Victoria

Exclusive: strategic rethink urges progressive activists to respectfully steer one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters towards economic concernsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist.The request has been made to progressive campaigners and unionists who have been asked to start one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters before the Victorian election in November. Continue reading...

foxnews.com | 5 hrs. 32 min. ago

The one line from JD Vance’s GOP keynote that reveals his vision for America

JD Vance framed the midterm elections as a fight over every American child's birthright in a Dallas keynote that previewed his post-Trump GOP vision.

euronews.com | 7 hrs. 7 min. ago

AfD's Ulrich Siegmund's comments on arms and 'remigration' spark fiece criticism

Following his election victory, AfD lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund, has sparked outrage with comments on the defence industry and migration.

thehill.com | 8 hrs. 27 min. ago

Graham accepts debate with Andrews after challenger pushes for more

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) announced Friday she plans to debate her Democratic challenger in South Carolina’s Senate race, pediatrician Annie Andrews, ahead of November's elections. “I’m in,” Graham wrote in a social media post. “On October 11, I will take the debate stage and expose Annie Andrews’ radical positions she’s spent the last year hiding...

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 8 min. ago

Deadlock among rebel Congress leaders opens door for KC(M) in Pala municipality

Rebel Congress councillors, whose alliance with the LDF helped wrest control of the municipality, have failed to reach a consensus on the municipal vice-chairperson’s post despite multiple rounds of discussions. KC(M), which had earlier decided against staking claim to any post, mulls fielding candidate for the September 16 election

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 33 min. ago

Thattanchavady Assembly bypoll: Election Commission imposes restrictions on exit polls

theguardian.com | 9 hrs. 34 min. ago

Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier

Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary BritonsAll things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and with such a huge amount comes risk.Reform UK has been vocal in its arguments that two sudden £36m windfalls from billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne merely “levels the playing field” with the bigger parties when it comes to funding. Continue reading...

thehill.com | 9 hrs. 41 min. ago

The Memo: Trump’s convention may struggle to turn tide for GOP

President Trump basked in the approval of the MAGA base during this week’s Republican midterm convention in Dallas. But the bigger question is whether the event made any difference to a political landscape that is seriously challenging for Republicans as Election Day looms less than eight weeks away. The Hill’s data partner Decision Desk HQ...

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 4 min. ago

We have the strength to politically face anyone except God: Nagendra

The Ballari Rural MLA hits back at Opposition leaders by saying that the 2028 Assembly election will give answers

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 4 min. ago

Two-day college union polls in University of Calicut this year

The authorities are all set to revamp the election rules, citing violent incidents on campuses and alleged violation of university laws

kyivpost.com | 12 hrs. 9 min. ago

How will Sweden Vote on 13 September?

Sweden’s centre-left opposition and governing centre-right coalition have both been hit by political controversies on the eve of Sunday’s parliamentary election. While the center-left opposition maintains a narrow lead in polls, the Left Party faces internal friction after removing candidates over allegations of antisemitism and support for terrorism. Concurrently, the governing bloc faces controversy after reports revealed that an official of the right-wing Sweden Democrats (SD) spread pro-Russian narratives online, raising security concerns as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson weighs offering ministerial posts to the nationalist party.

foxnews.com | 12 hrs. 15 min. ago

White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense

Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a Bahamian green card holder with a violent rap sheet, was arrested after officials say he illegally voted in the 2020 election.

thehill.com | 14 hrs. 7 min. ago

Trump pledges $5K checks if Republicans do well in the midterms. Can he legally do that?

President Trump's pledge to give $5,000 to every U.S. adult if Republicans keep control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections has raised questions over whether the plan could cross legal lines.   The president announced the so-called "Trump dividends" on the first night of the Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm convention in Dallas this...

dw.com | 15 hrs. ago

Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before election

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula's top rival in next month's election, is under investigation for alleged corruption linked to financing a biopic about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.

smh.com.au | 16 hrs. 13 min. ago

‘Trump got the headlines he wanted’: Inside the Republican midterm convention

It seems an odd strategy for the GOP to make this election a referendum on a president whose unpopularity is only getting worse. But the party knows what it’s doing.

kyivpost.com | 16 hrs. 16 min. ago

Medvedev Dismisses Rumors of Imminent Russian Mobilization

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev dismissed assertions that Moscow is preparing a new military mobilization, calling the reports lies and provocations ahead of State Duma elections. Medvedev claimed Russia has no need for a draft, asserting that claims of an impending call-up are intended to rattle the domestic population.

theguardian.com | 19 hrs. 24 min. ago

Sweden’s extremely close election could see far right enter government

Latest poll shows 0.3-point gap between left and right blocs, with country’s reputation as global champion of human rights said to be at stakeSweden goes to the polls on Sunday in an extremely close election that could see the far right enter government for the first time if the country’s rightwing parties can form a majority.Opinion polls show the centre-left opposition alliance ahead, with Magdalena ⁠Andersson of the Social Democrats the favourite to become prime minister again after four years in opposition, but her bloc’s lead has narrowed considerably in the final days of the campaign. Continue reading...

ft.com | 20 hrs. 15 min. ago

[$] EU races to Le Pen-proof its agenda

Diplomats say Paris has urged bloc to agree budget and climate measures before French presidential election in April

smh.com.au | 20 hrs. 35 min. ago

‘Trump got the headlines he wanted’: Inside the Republican midterm convention

It seems an odd strategy for the GOP to make this election a referendum on a president whose unpopularity is only getting worse. But the party knows what it’s doing.

koreatimes.co.kr | 22 hrs. 31 min. ago

No relief from inflation as Middle East clash lifts fuel prices to painful levels

WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away. The consumer price index rose 3.4 percent last month compared with a year ago, the Labor Department said Friday, just like July. But inflation quickened month to month as costs jumped 0.4 percent from July, quadrupling the 0.1 percent registered in the previous month. Inflation remains stubbornly elevated more than five years after prices soared as the economy emerged from the pandemic. Friday's report increases pressure on the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve to boost their benchmark interest rate next week, which could lift mortgage and auto loan costs in the months ahead. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and other Fed officials have signaled they would need to see continuing disinflation to leave rates where they are. "Today’s August report did not deliver that,” said Kathy Bostjancic, chief economist at Nationwide. Price

thedailybeast.com | 23 hrs. 16 min. ago

‘Daily Show’ Star Rips Trump for Treating Voters Like His Ex-Wives

YouTube/CNNComedian Roy Wood Jr., 47, roasted Trump for treating voters the same way he treats his multiple ex-wives.Trump, 80, offered $5,000 to every U.S. adult if midterm elections go his way. He promised to pay what he called “Trump dividends” if Republicans retain their House and Senate majorities in the midterm elections on November 3.“I just love that we have an administration that treats the American voter like one of his ex-wives,” Wood quipped on CNN. “‘How much money to make you happy? There you go.’ Like, I don’t think it’s wise.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

smh.com.au | 1 days ago

No need for midterm election emergency, says Trump’s ‘transparency’ aide

John Solomon, a journalist who joined the White House in June, told this masthead that he did not “get a sense that people are concerned about election security”.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

‘The future scares me’: why unemployment has become biggest election issue for young New Zealand voters

As mainstream parties vie for votes with promises of jobs and economic growth, young people may take more convincingThirty minutes north of New Zealand’s capital, raucous laughter is tumbling out of a nondescript building in Naenae – an economically deprived suburb in Lower Hutt – into the car park of a tiny shopping strip.Inside, 10 students aged between 15 and 24 are trying to better their chances of finding a job, with help from Youth Inspire, a not-for-profit that assists hundreds of young people each year into training, education or work. Continue reading...

dailymail.com | 1 days ago

Crypto-billionaire donates record £36million to Reform UK because he wants Farage's party to have 'a fair fight' at the general election

Ben Delo, the co-founder of a crypto trading platform, made the donation following a difficult summer for Reform and wants the party to concentrate on preparing for government.

cbsnews.com | 1 days ago

9/11: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Ceremonies held to mark quarter-century since 9/11 attacks; a look at the numbers 53 days away from the November midterm elections.

nytimes.com | 1 days ago

[$] Will Stark Warnings About AI Shape the Midterm Elections?

Stark warnings from A.I. researchers have reverberated across the country.

nytimes.com | 1 days ago

[$] Chaos, Confusion and Court Dockets: The Fight for Missouri’s House Map

After the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a congressional map used in the primary, election officials, candidates and voters are scrambling to adjust before November.

foxnews.com | 1 days ago

First use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court sends Afghan woman back after Election Day ISIS plot: DOJ

Nazira Haji Zada admitted she was an "alien terrorist" in the first-ever use of a specialized federal court created 30 years ago by Congress after an ISIS Election Day plot.

thedailybeast.com | 1 days ago

How Trump’s ‘Convention’ Ended in Cut-Price Fiasco

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesMidterms Meltdown SwampWelcome to Midterms Meltdown, a special pop-up newsletter from The Swamp—bringing you up to the minute with the secrets the politicians don’t want you to know about the race to November 3. It is the most consequential election campaign since 2024, and the nooze will be oozing around the nation to shape D.C. for the next two years and beyond. Our David Gardner, Farrah Tomazin, Sarah Ewall-Wice, and Laura Esposito, are getting down and dirty with the inside stories from the battlefields every Monday and Friday.Read more at The Daily Beast.

abc.net.au | 1 days ago

Germany's election and the UK's sanctions signals political warfare

Two significant shifts this week showed political warfare is on full display in Europe.

csmonitor.com | 1 days ago

Crossing Israel's Arab-Jewish divide, this former police officer joined an Islamist party

In Israel, the Arab Muslim political party list Ra’am has picked a Jewish ex-police officer as one of its top candidates in October’s election.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Sweden’s PM channels Trump saying he wants to ‘make Sweden great again’ ahead of election – as it happened

Ulf Kristersson’s comments come ahead of the parliamentary election taking place this Sundayin BrusselsThe European Commission has said it is assessing whether Ukraine has a funding shortfall, amid renewed pressure to use Russia’s frozen assets to aid Kyiv.“That [frozen assets] is not a primary focus. We have worked extensively on this and now the focus is somewhere else.”“So we’ve got to carry out that work first. We need to establish the needs before we can potentially discuss ways of addressing it.” Continue reading...

ft.com | 1 days ago

[$] UK delays Jackdaw gasfield decision until after by-election in Starmer seat

Tories and Greens criticise government’s move to push back North Sea project

csmonitor.com | 1 days ago

Why so many Brazilians distrust their supreme court

Two supreme court justices in Brazil are trading barbs – and allegations of illegal activity. Public faith in the institution is falling just ahead of a tight presidential election.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Puducherry CEO asks officers to prevent movement of liquor, cash and voter inducements in Thattanchavady ahead of bypoll

Pointing out that intensive monitoring of sensitive areas, financial transactions, movement of goods, vehicles, and liquor sales have a bearing on the election process, Mr. Ravi a the officers to ensure strict enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

APCC sets up 10-member panel to monitor preparations for local body elections

PCC president Sharmila instructs all DCC and city unit presidents and other organisational functionaries to extend full cooperation to the committee

nytimes.com | 1 days ago

How Trump Is Using the Postal Service to Intervene in Elections

Our politics reporter Reid Epstein explains how the Trump administration is using the Postal Service to intervene in mail-in voting in state elections.