Impeachment Threshold Fight (Philippines): House prosecution adviser Robert Ace Barbers says the Duterte impeachment case will be decided on “evidence,” not a revised conviction “finish line,” after the Senate court adjusted the two-thirds threshold based on participating senator-judges. Court Timing Dispute (Philippines): House prosecutor Chel Diokno argues any challenge to the new 14-vote threshold is not yet Supreme Court-ready until an actual vote produces a result below 16. White House Press Access (US): A federal judge signaled skepticism of Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying due process may not have been followed before access was cut. Israel Ballot Exclusions: Israel’s election panel voted to bar Ra’am and the Joint List from the Oct. 27 election, setting up a Supreme Court fight over whether Arab-led slates can appear on the ballot. Local Election Integrity (India): Hyderabad election officials reviewed the SIR process, stressing due procedure and accuracy as cases are heard and electoral rolls updated. Election Tech Testing (Canada): A city clerk said staff are running sample ballots through tabulators to verify machines count properly ahead of a municipal vote. Data Center Politics (US): A new survey finds only 7% of voters rank data centers as a top political issue, while campaigns in key races increasingly target candidates over data-center policy. Democracy Under Pressure (Armenia): Opposition lawmaker Kristine Vardanyan says the Armenia bloc has willpower to resist authorities’ pressure ahead of local elections.