First Thing: US goes to polls in vote that will define the last years of Trump’s presidency
Democrats are hoping to seize control in the capitol and rein in the president’s power. Plus, a peacock that loves admiring itself in the mirror a lit...
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Con...
Cornell faculty press ahead with no-confidence vote in handling of gang-rape case
A recording of a closed-door meeting revealed some faculty sought to delay the vote, but others urged immediacyFaculty members at Cornell University a...
Thames Water creditors to vote on emergency £2.4bn loan as cash runs low
Campaigners say costly new funds will lead to higher bills, which company deniesA group of creditors to troubled Thames Water are poised to vote on wh...
Surprise Showing by Arab Parties in Israeli Vote Puts Them in Spotlight
The Arab parties have long been kept on the political sidelines. But stunning turnout by their supporters makes the Arab minority an Israeli political...
An Inconclusive Vote Leaves Israelis Pondering an Uncertain Future
A day after the election, supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were relieved he still had a chance to stay in power, while his opponents wo...
Why many student voters have a right to choose where to register to vote
Student voters studying outside their hometown have a right to choose where they register to vote. Advocates say a Montana legal fight is a reminder o...
Israelis vote in their highest numbers in decades in pivotal elections
Israelis voted in their highest numbers in decades in a tense national election on Tuesday to decide whether to stick with Prime Minister Benjamin Net...
Guardian Essential poll: One Nation and Labor’s primary vote on par as discontent with Albanese rises
The prime minister’s disapproval rating increases to 56%, the equal highest in Essential polls since he took the job in 2022Get our daily political em...
Democrats have a midterm edge, poll shows. And, Israelis vote in high-stakes election
Democrats are still holding a slight edge with Election Day a week away, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, Israelis are casting their ...
Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot the leading opposition contender What you ...
Presidente nacional do PT pede que o povo vote pelo Brasil, mesmo se não gostar do Lula
O presidente nacional do Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Edinho Silva, publicou um vídeo em suas redes sociais, convidando o povo brasileiro a fazer u...
Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro
Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president Brazilians are going to the polls on Sunday in a highly unpredict...