Election

A former staffer for Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) posted images of a swastika and himself in Ku Klux Klan robes on X in June and July, according to reporting by the Washington Post. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), who is running for reelection, characterized the incident...

A gang attack near Port-au-Prince on Sunday killed dozens and resulted in at least 50 kidnappings, according to TRT World reporting. Haiti's chief for fighting organized crime characterized the assault as a message directed at the government ahead of December's presidential elections. Gang violence has...

The Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling on August 25, 2026, lifting a lower court injunction that had blocked efforts to restrict mail-in voting, without addressing the legal merits of the underlying case. The ruling was issued ahead of November's midterm elections. According to the...

Israel continues military operations and territorial occupation across multiple fronts even as new agreements call for hostilities to end and forces to withdraw, according to TRT World reporting. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cites ongoing security threats to justify the continued military presence. Critics, per the...

A deadly gang attack struck Haiti's Kenscoff community as the country prepares for general elections scheduled for December 13, 2026—its first nationwide vote in more than a decade. Voter registration is currently underway despite widespread gang violence across the country. According to Africanews, experts have...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected calls for national elections during the ongoing war with Russia, stating that holding a vote under wartime conditions could fracture Ukrainian society and compromise national stability. Former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections on August 18, reigniting...

During a rally on Friday, President Trump recalled Hillary Clinton's 2016 reference to his supporters as "deplorables," characterizing the remark as a pivotal moment in that election cycle. Forbes Breaking News documented the rally remarks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has escalated rhetoric toward Turkey and conducted military operations in Syria, which Turkish state media characterizes as part of a domestic election strategy. The analysis argues Netanyahu is manufacturing geopolitical tension to bolster his political position ahead of elections, framing...

Voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt will head to polls in early September with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) leading by 20 points and polling above 40 percent, according to Al Jazeera. The AfD's lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is targeting an absolute...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro held competing campaign rallies in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend, both prioritizing crime as a central electoral issue. According to France 24, the two candidates presented sharply different policy approaches to the...

Tundu Lissu, head of Tanzania's opposition Chadema party, began trial on treason charges on August 22, 2026, after his detention in April 2025. He was charged for allegedly inciting public boycotts of Tanzania's 2025 elections — a charge carrying a potential death penalty. Lissu denounced...

Thousands of Tunisians protested in the capital against President Kais Saied, demanding his removal amid a severe summer heat crisis that has left many citizens without access to water and electricity. According to DW News, many protesters believe Saied has failed to meet public demands...

A new opinion poll shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party dropping to 20 seats while opposition parties surge to 60 seats in parliament, with Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party reaching 26 seats. The governing coalition would hold only 49 seats under current polling, ahead...

According to WION, the Trump administration is undertaking declassification efforts on government records and intelligence files, but reports indicate key documents related to foreign interference in the 2024 U.S. election have not been released to the public. WION reports the unreleased materials concern election security...