EU elections June 2024: Why it matters

EU elections June 2024: Why it matters

Belgian Foreign minister Hadja Lahbib poses with a European flag in a mock polling station box to encourage people to vote in the upcoming European Elections. Laurie Dieffembacq | Afp | Getty Images The political makeup of the European Union is about to change with voters across the 27 member states heading to the polls … Read more

In an election year push on reproductive rights, Senate holds a test vote on access to contraception

In an election year push on reproductive rights, Senate holds a test vote on access to contraception

WASHINGTON — In an election year effort to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights issues, Senate Democrats are holding a vote Wednesday to move forward with legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception. The test vote comes as the Senate has abandoned hopes for doing serious bipartisan legislation before the election and as … Read more

India’s election results deal a blow to Modi’s political, economic plans

India’s election results deal a blow to Modi’s political, economic plans

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024.  Adnan Abidi | Reuters The election outcome in India has turned out to be a huge political blow for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party, and has significant implications on how … Read more

Sunak and Starmer clash in first head-to-head debate

Sunak and Starmer clash in first head-to-head debate

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left), leader of the incumbent Conservatives, and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer of the Labour Party. The politicians traded barbs in their first head-to-head debate on Tuesday ahead of the July 4 General Election. Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — Taxes emerged as a key battleground in the first … Read more

India’s Narendra Modi declares victory despite election blow

India’s Narendra Modi declares victory despite election blow

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party’s win in country’s general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024.  Arun Sankar | Afp | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in the country’s election late on … Read more

Trump campaign aide, lawyers charged in Wisconsin fake electors case

Trump campaign aide, lawyers charged in Wisconsin fake electors case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Atlanta, Aug. 23, 2023. Source: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office A 2020 Trump campaign aide and two attorneys who did work for the campaign have been indicted on forgery charges related to the … Read more

EU set to elect its most right-wing parliament

EU set to elect its most right-wing parliament

The 2024 European Parliament elections threaten to shake the bloc’s traditionally mainstream political landscape. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Europeans head to the polls this week in closely watched elections that threaten to shake the bloc’s traditionally mainstream political landscape. From June 6 to 9, around 400 million people across the EU’s 27 member states … Read more

Mark Mobius says he’ll still be bullish on India no matter the election results

Mark Mobius says he’ll still be bullish on India no matter the election results

Mark Mobius, Chairman Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund speaking on CNBC’s The Exchange on March 27th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius said India’s election outcome will not change his bullish views on the country. The world’s most populous nation kicked off a multi-phase election on April 19, as nearly one … Read more

How it could impact his White House bid vs. Biden

How it could impact his White House bid vs. Biden

Donald Trump is now the first former American president ever to be convicted in a criminal trial — but it’s far from clear whether that black mark will sink, or even weigh down, his bid to unseat President Joe Biden. Recent polls suggest that the guilty verdict could affect how key voting blocs view Trump, … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files complaint over rules for CNN’s presidential debate next month

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files complaint over rules for CNN’s presidential debate next month

PHOENIX — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed an election complaint Wednesday alleging CNN is colluding with Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump to exclude him from a debate the network is hosting next month. Kennedy alleges the requirements to participate in the June 27 debate were designed to … Read more