Supporters wave the national flag of France during a campaign meeting of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party’s President and lead European Parliament election candidate Jordan Bardella and President of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen, ahead of the upcoming European Union (EU) parliamentary elections, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on … Read more
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban face a Friday deadline to submit enough signatures to try to put their proposal before voters in November’s election. If they’re successful, Arkansas would be the sixth state where election officials are validating signatures on abortion measures. They are already on … Read more
Nigel Farage speaks during a campaign meeting, on June 3, 2024. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images Populist politician Nigel Farage has won his first-ever seat in the U.K.’s parliament as he looks to shake up the country’s politics with his right-wing Reform UK party. The win by the infamous Brexiteer follows seven failed … Read more
Reform Party leader Nigel Farage poses in a boxing ring on July 3, 2024 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images One of the biggest surprises of Britain’s election night so far has been the gains seen by the right-wing Reform UK party, which is forecast to win numerous parliamentary … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden walks to deliver remarks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s bid for immunity from federal prosecution for 2020 election subversion, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden is facing an uprising … Read more
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden speak at the start of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023. Paul Ellis | AP The U.K. and U.S. have a lot in common — a shared language, history, democratic ideals and … Read more
President Joe Biden and his White House staff spent Wednesday delivering pep talks in calls and meetings with close allies, Democratic governors, congressmembers and campaign staff. “Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running,” Biden said on a call with campaign staff, an … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris’ allies are privately discussing what her candidacy would look like if President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for the White House and how they could help her, following Biden’s disastrous debate performance Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. These conversations have been held over phone calls and … Read more
Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the second round of voting. Leon Neal | Getty Images LONDON — After 14 years in power, the U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party looks to be standing on the brink of a momentous electoral defeat in the July 4 vote. In the last few days … Read more
PHOENIX — Pro-choice advocates are set to deliver petition signatures Wednesday in hopes of getting the abortion rights issue on Arizona’s November general election ballot. Organizers collected about 800,000 signatures and need 383,923 of them to be deemed valid. If that happens, Arizona voters will be asked whether to enshrine in the state constitution the … Read more
