Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Election 2024 is almost over. Electoral College electors convened yesterday in state capitals across the country to cast their votes.

It's largely a ceremonial vote, the next step after the presidential election. When Americans cast their ballots on Election Day, they're technically voting for a slate electors committed to ...

From Luca Guadagnino's steamy duo of "Challengers" and "Queer" to George Miller's gonzo "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," see the most eye-catching posters unveiled this year. Often, the first taste of ...

The European Commission opened formal proceedings Tuesday against social media firm TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in the Romanian presidential vote last ...

By Charles Homans Americans are more confident in the country’s election system than they have been at any time since the 2020 election, according to a new study — a shift owed to a sea change ...

In the days following the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a street in New York City and the arrest of a suspect, Luigi Mangione, several "wanted" posters targeting other ...

The far-right Alternative for Deutschland party (AfD) has seen strong performances in regional elections give it a national boost. The party’s co-leader, Alice Weidel, is its Kanzlerkandidat.

Anda Iulia Solea is affiliated with the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism. The Romanian constitutional court annulled the country’s presidential election on December 6. A runoff was due ...

But they also miss the broader picture. The 2024 election represented the consolidation of a slow transformation in American party politics. In the mid-20th century, Democratic and Republican ...

Local elections could be delayed for up to a year for councils that are being overhauled, Angela Rayner has said. The deputy prime minister made the admission while outlining the government's ...

His aim: to lose this vote now, win fresh elections and come back stronger next time. "Politics is not a game," Scholz told members of the parliament, the Bundestag, ahead of Monday's vote.

BERLIN—Embattled German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday, the first step in a sequence of events that will lead to early elections next year—and the latest symptom of ...