Election

President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party secured 355 of 450 seats in Russia's State Duma in elections held on September 22, 2026, extending the ruling party's parliamentary supermajority. According to africanews, the result gives United Russia enough seats to pass constitutional amendments without opposition support.

Wall Street Journal reporter Joshua Jamerson returns to his hometown of Detroit to examine how rising living costs and economic conditions are influencing voter priorities in Michigan, a key battleground state in the 2026 midterms. The segment explores the impact of economic factors on working...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union suffered election losses in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin on September 21, 2026. According to TRT World, the results mark the second major blow to Merz's coalition in three weeks, following what the outlet describes as a record 44 percent...

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten presents eight election indicators he argues are underreported in mainstream coverage, including internal party polling data and House member retirements, plus additional bonus signals. The segment is drawn from his CNN show 'The Enten Scale.'

Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale drone attack on Russia, firing more than 1,000 drones overnight with hundreds targeting Moscow, according to officials. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described the strike as the largest-ever drone attack on the Russian capital, saying 450 drones were intercepted on approach...

On September 21, 2026, voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania participate in regional elections two weeks after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved its first major regional victory. Polls suggest the far-right party could win in both states, marking a potential expansion of its influence...

Regional elections are underway in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on September 20, 2026, with results seen as a barometer for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right government. Merz has scheduled a crisis meeting and canceled his attendance at this week's UN General Assembly to manage potential fallout,...

President Trump has attempted to ban media outlets from the White House, prompting analysis from Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru on PBS NewsHour with host Geoff Bennett. The two analysts also addressed broader Republican frustration with party leadership ahead of...

Equis Research co-founder Stephanie Valencia argues that Latino voters are a politically dynamic "swinging giant" rather than a dormant "sleeping giant," in an analysis presented by Vox journalist Astead Herndon. According to the analysis, many Latino voters who helped elect President Donald Trump in 2024...

Russia held parliamentary elections on September 18, 2026, marking the first such vote since the Ukraine war began, with war veterans encouraged to stand as candidates alongside Vladimir Putin's dominant party. TRT World, reporting from Moscow, says Putin's party is widely expected to win a...

The Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party, is leading opinion polls ahead of Sunday's election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany's least populous state. Social Democratic Party (SPD) state leader Manuela Schwesig, who has governed the region for nearly a decade, is campaigning under the slogan...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters Wednesday that House Republicans have delivered a productive record during the 119th Congress and plan to return to their districts to make the case to voters ahead of the November midterms. Johnson stated that Republicans must directly communicate their...

According to VICE News, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says he won a Supreme Court fight against the Trump administration's attempt to impose new federal restrictions on mail-in voting before the 2026 midterm elections. Aguilar told VICE News that the administration sought to impose...

A New York Times and Siena University poll finds Democrats leading Republicans with fewer than 50 days until the midterms, according to the Times, which attributes the shift to decreased public trust in President Trump on economic issues. Times polling reporter Ruth Igielnik discusses what...

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) directly challenged Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to cancel votes for the remainder of the week, preventing lawmakers from returning to the House floor until after the midterm elections. Massie's remarks came after Johnson had previously accused him of not participating as...

Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that House Republicans would leave Washington early for their seven-week campaign recess, concluding votes that evening on a Russia sanctions bill instead of remaining through Thursday as originally planned. The early departure prevents a scheduled impeachment vote against Defense Secretary...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced the decision to adjourn the House chamber until after the November midterm elections, according to Forbes Breaking News coverage of a Wednesday press briefing. Johnson defended the adjournment as fulfilling the chamber's responsibilities.

Berlin voters are heading to polls in a state election where the conservative CDU, far-left Left Party, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the Greens are separated by only a few percentage points, according to DW News. The tight four-way race makes coalition-building extremely difficult,...

Breaking Points hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss polling data indicating Republicans face perception challenges on corruption and elitism in the lead-up to midterm elections. The hosts also address Trump's stated intention to distribute $5,000 checks to American citizens.

FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to the hearing record, addressing senators' allegations of weaponization at the bureau and claims related to election interference.