Elections 101: Upcoming propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot

Secretary of State, Jane Nelson, completed the drawing for order of the propositions that will appear on Nov. 4 Constitutional Amendment Election ballot. A proposition must be approved by at least two-thirds of the Texas House and Senate to be...

Political ombudsman urges political parties, supporters to uphold respect in campaign season

July 9, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is urging the country’s political parties and their supporters to demonstrate respect for each other and the democratic process as Jamaica prepares for the upcoming...

Election takes Shape as Deadline for Pulling Nomination Papers Approaches

With the deadline for pulling nomination papers set for next Wednesday (July 16), the races for mayor, city council, and school committee in the 2025 municipal election are taking shape. Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Ward 5 Councilor Robert J. Van...

Politicians hear that an extra €21m needed for youth work sector

Published: Wed 9 Jul 2025, 1:45 PM Local politicians recently heard first hand from youth advocates about the shortfalls in funding threatening the sector. Aoibhe Beatty from Cavan met with TDs Niamh Smyth, David Maxwell, Brendan Smith and...

Politically Connected Program Gets Opioid Funds While Experts Warn It May Not Work

The audio above originally aired in the July 9, 2025 episode of West Virginia Morning. WVPB’s Chris Schulz spoke with students Jessica Riley and Drew Solt to discuss this story. Read more in this special series from students at West Virginia...

‘Political Decision’ – Israel Escalates Home Demolitions in West Bank

Israeli soldiers demolish a Palestinian building in Area C, in the occupied West Bank. (Photo: via WAFA) By Palestine Chronicle Staff Home demolitions have surged in recent weeks, with 106 homes and 104 other buildings destroyed in Tulkarm and Nur...

Political fallout over allegations of interference in SAPS

DURBAN - Several people have raised their voices following explosive claims made by Kwazulu-Natal’s top cop at the weekend. WATCH: SAPS turmoil | Mhkwanazi claims a plot to capture the SAPS KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says...

Voting for the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2025 Is Now Live!

The Academy Awards may not celebrate the horror genre all that often, but that’s why horror has its own awards celebrations. The biggest and best are the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, and the nominees for this year’s ceremony have been announced this...

Politics professor discusses political ramifications of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"

Political opinion: MP urges PM to consider a national body to fix SEND crisis in Chichester

Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Chichester MP Jess Brown-Fuller has today called on the Prime Minister to address the crisis in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision, urging him to consider the Liberal Democrat...

Election interference conviction of pro-Trump Twitter troll Douglass Mackey overturned

A federal appeals court has overturned the criminal conviction of pro-Trump-right Twitter troll Douglass Mackey, who posted fake ads telling Hillary Clinton supporters they could vote in the 2016 election by text message. Mackey was convicted in...

Political opinion: Jess Brown-Fuller MP holds debate on LGBT Veterans Compensation rollout

Chichester MP Jess Brown-Fuller has called on the Government to urgently accelerate the delivery of compensation to LGBT veterans who were dismissed from the UK Armed Forces due to their sexuality prior to the year 2000. Speaking in Westminster...

Elections in Turkey are scheduled to be held in 2028

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Erdoğan delivered speeches at the party’s parliamentary group meeting. Erdoğan stated that since the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in 2023, and the...

Voting Underway in 2025 Best Looking Cruiser Contest

(Iowa) -- Voting is underway in the 2025 Best Looking Cruiser Contest from the American Association of State Troopers. People across the country can vote for their favorite state trooper cruiser, with the top twelve making a calendar that will be...

Election fraud cases will not conclude before September 1 polls, Nandlall warns public to stay vigilant

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has sounded a warning to Guyanese to remain vigilant as the country prepares for elections on September 1, pointing out that the high-profile cases related to the alleged rigging...

ECHR rejects Le Pen’s emergency request to overturn French election ban

On Tuesday she asked the ECHR for urgent help and to demand that France lift her election ban, arguing the ruling could cause “serious and irreparable harm to her rights and those of voters that would result from her inability to stand in the...

IRS: Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates 

Houses of worship can now back political candidates without possibility losing their standing as tax-exempt nonprofits. That is what the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Monday after settling a lawsuit filed by two churches in Texas...

Advance voting underway for PSC runoff

Advance voting is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, July 11, for the Democratic Party runoff in the Public Service Commission special primary election. Voting is held at the Barrow County Elections Office, 233 East Broad St.,...

Elon Musk is creating a new political party. Can a third party ever win a US presidential election?

Political scientist Nick Beauchamp explains why third parties will always struggle in the U.S. — and how there are other ways to achieve the same result. Elon Musk is kickstarting a new political party in the U.S., the America Party, but a...

IRS announces new policy regarding houses of worship and endorsement of political candidates in settlement of lawsuit challenge

Our worship services may now be as hyper-politicized as every other aspect of American life. The IRS this week reversed 70+ years of policy barring political campaigns from invading our houses of worship. In a court filing designed to resolve a...