House Passes Two Bills Seeking to Ensure Access to Abortion
Neither piece of legislation has the votes to advance in the Senate, but Democrats intend them to draw clear lines on the issue for the midterm elections. Send any friend…
July 15, 2022
Manchin Defends Retreat on Climate and Tax Plans, Calling for More Time
It was the latest instance of the West Virginia senator, who has positioned himself as the chief impediment to his party’s priorities, dangling the possibility that he might relent. Send…
Mail Ballots Are at Issue as States Consider New Rules and Legal Action
A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles…
Tweets of the Week: Season Finale
“I hereby challenge Vladmir Putin to single combat. Stakes are Ukraine” lon Musk on Twitter: “I hereby challenge Владимир Путин to single combat Stakes are Україна” / Twitter “Anyone…
European Commission goes after Hungary in salvo of proceedings
The Commission on Friday (15 July) started an infringement procedure against Hungary for its discriminatory fuel price policy and took Budapest to EU court over a law banning LGBTQ content…
The Brief – Football’s dirty dozen still don’t get it
For most football fans, the announcement last year that twelve of Europe’s richest clubs planned to set up their own self-selected ‘Super League’ was a step too far by the…
Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action.
A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles…
Italian political crisis: Policy gripes, desperation behind 5-Star ambush on Draghi
Italy’s government hangs in the balance, yet again. Despite war and economic turmoil destabilising the world, the culprit here is one this country has seen many times before: a political…
Policymakers urged to go beyond ‘usual suspects’ in citizen participatory exercises
Experts and activists in the EU called for more diverse participation of citizens in co-decision tools, pointing to the key role of information campaigns in raising awareness and boosting citizens’…
Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate
The five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister will go head to head in the first of three televised debates on Friday (15 July), hoping a good performance…