How an attempt at Democratic unity in Michigan imploded
As recently as Saturday night, the prospect of Democrat Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race had seemed implausible. Stevens issued a statement praising Democratic candidate Abdul…
Israel’s election ended in deadlock. Here are four ways out
Israel faces weeks, possibly months, of political limbo after final results show there’s no clear winner in its elections. Neither of the two main blocs – one led by Prime…
Lula re-elected Brazilian president in runoff — official results
Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, won Sunday’s presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night.…
Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots
A three-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals panel expressed significant skepticism Sunday over the Justice Department’s desire to inject itself into California’s midterm vote-counting process by forcing election officials to…
Nothing personal between me and Trump
After a bitter rift with Donald Trump left many in Ukraine fearing that the US president had swung behind Russia again, President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the dispute head on: there’s…
Where Trump sees a deal, Putin sees a win for Russia
If only Donald Trump were President of Russia, he would surely agree a quick and easy deal to end the brutal Ukraine war, even – he might suggest – in…