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JD Vance's visit to the Cotswolds has sparked protests and rumors of tensions within the Tory party, as he chooses to meet with Robert Jenrick instead of party leader Kemi Badenoch. The Republican vice president has also taken an interest in Reform UK, meeting with Nigel Farage for
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar, alleging that the ruling party was manipulating electoral rolls by enrolling non-residents as voters and facilitating duplicate voter IDs for its supporters, allegedly in collusion with the Election Commission. Yadav
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In a highly anticipated poll, Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist mayoral candidate in New York City, is leading former New York governor Andrew Cuomo by a significant 19 percentage points. Meanwhile, in a hypothetical contest for the New York governor's mansion in 2026, Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik is
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Senator Aliyu Wadada, representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has stated that the 2027 presidential race is "already taken" by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wadada made this declaration after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he expressed gratitude for
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Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has informed Democratic allies that he intends to run for Senate next year, seeking to vindicate his 2024 defeat after three decades in Congress. Brown's candidacy adds an intriguing layer to the Democratic Party's uphill fight to win control of the
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Texas Republicans were unable to approve new congressional districts on Monday, as Democrats urged them to stand down and avoid a partisan brawl spanning multiple statehouses. The stalemate has pushed the issue into its second week, with some predicting it could upend the 2026 midterm elections. President Donald Trump'
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As the Bengal Assembly elections draw near, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed a new committee called the "High-Rise Committee" to focus on residents of high-rise buildings in Kolkata and its suburbs. The committee's aim is to tap into the potential vote bank of the
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Justice Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur in the so-called coup plot case, has sounded the alarm on the dangers of "new extremist populism" threatening Brazil's democracy. This ideology, he argued, advances by exploiting social inequalities and exploiting the weaknesses of institutions. Moraes emphasized the importance of strengthening
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A tumultuous special session in Austin has seen Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton call for progressive activist Beto O'Rourke to be held in contempt of court, citing alleged violations of orders related to the state's redistricting efforts. The move is the latest escalation in a battle
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The decision by Texas Republicans to redraw their House district boundaries in advance of the 2026 midterm elections has ignited a national controversy surrounding gerrymandering, with both parties accusing each other of electorally manipulating district borders. However, the truth is that both parties are guilty of gerrymandering, and Texas'
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Voters in Ohio, Texas, Indiana, Missouri, and Florida are about to discover how their Republican overlords plan to dilute their votes and silence their voices by preemptively stealing more gerrymandered congressional districts to keep the Republican majority in the U.S. House. The redistricting maps state GOP lawmakers redraw in
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Chloe Swarbrick, co-leader of the Green Party, was expelled from New Zealand's parliament's debating chamber for speaking out against Israel's alleged war crimes and calling on lawmakers to support sanctions. Her comments were deemed "completely unacceptable" by House Speaker Gerry Brownlee, who
