Election

Israel will hold national elections on October 27, 2026, the legally mandated deadline for the vote. This is the first ballot since Hamas's October 7, 2024 attacks and the subsequent military campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Surveys indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is...

Vox reporter Astead Herndon traveled to South Carolina to gauge Democratic voter sentiment on a potential 2028 Harris presidential campaign. Early polling shows Harris ahead of major Democratic alternatives including Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, despite her defeat in the 2024 general election. Harris's supporters...

Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, faces a rape accusation that threatens his campaign and Democrats' hopes of flipping the seat in November 2026 midterm elections, according to reporting from The Intercept. The investigation examines how the allegation has...

A Delaware judge ruled that corporations are permitted to vote in local elections, More Perfect Union reports. The outlet notes that local elections carry significant policy consequences, citing data center siting disputes across the country as decisions determined by locally elected officials.

France 24 reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on June 22, 2026, forced out by his own party after policy missteps eroded voter goodwill following Labour's 2024 landslide election victory. According to France 24, Andy Burnham, the former Manchester mayor, was sworn in...

In results reported on June 22, right-wing populist candidate Abelardo de la Espriella claimed victory in Colombia's presidential runoff election with 99.99% of votes counted, according to the country's election commission. Colombia is Latin America's third-most populous nation and a key U.S. ally in the...

Keir Starmer announced his resignation as British Prime Minister on Monday, yielding to pressure from Labour Party lawmakers just two years after the party won a landslide general election victory, CNN reports. According to CNN, the move sets the UK on course for its sixth...

In reporting from June 22, 2026, BBC News covered Keir Starmer's announcement of his resignation as UK Prime Minister, stating a new leader will take office before Parliament reconvenes in September. Starmer cited policy reversals, the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the...

In its June 2026 presidential election, Colombia chose between two competing visions for the country's approach to armed conflict. Frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella vowed to return to full-scale military confrontation with armed groups, while leftwing senator Iván Cepeda argued for modifying the current peace...

A satirical segment from Last Week Tonight examining UK election candidate Robert Kenyon, contrasting his self-presentation as an ordinary, salt-of-the-earth candidate with the chaotic content found across his digital history.

In France 24's coverage of Colombia's July 6, 2026 presidential runoff, Colombians voted in a second-round election choosing between left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda, the political heir to outgoing president Gustavo Petro, and far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. The runoff reflects a sharp ideological divide...