The homeland security secretary called the allegations “baseless” and said he was focused on his work. Share full article Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said it was up to Congress to fix a “broken” immigration system. Alejandro N.…
Alexander Stubb of the centre-right National Coalition Party narrowly won Finland’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating liberal Green Party member Pekka Haavisto, who conceded defeat. Stubb is pro-European and a strong supporter of Ukraine who has taken a tough stance…
A court-mandated rerun of the 2021 national election in Berlin on Sunday (12 February) changed little about the composition of the federal parliament, but voters punished the Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD/S&D) while overall, his three-party ruling coalition…
This article is part of our special report EU participatory democracy: bridging the gap between theory and practice. The European Commission will release a revamped version of its Have Your Say online citizen’s engagement portal this month, Commission Vice-President Dubravka…
The president told the Israeli leader on Sunday that protection was needed for Palestinians seeking shelter and called for “urgent and specific” steps on humanitarian aid. Share full article As the White House faces rising pressures, President Biden’s criticism of…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories for months. Share full article Taylor Swift once urged her fans to register to vote and tens of thousands obliged. Extending a weekslong right-wing meltdown over Taylor…
The president announced his arrival on the platform by poking fun at the notion that he had rigged the Super Bowl. Share full article President Biden’s campaign had long maintained that it didn’t need TikTok, but in recent weeks, had…
French candidates leading the EU election lists have hit back at French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin’s announcement of a tailor-made constitutional amendment on citizenship for the overseas region of Mayotte. Mayotte is the EU’s newest outermost region, as it joined…
The German conservatives have urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to adopt measures they hope will address the country’s economic problems, including getting rid of the EU supply chain law known as the corporate sustainability due diligence directive. Germans will elect a…
Republican frontrunner and former US president Donald Trump’s recent comments about how he would not protect NATO countries that do not abide by their spending obligations if he were to be re-elected led to Czech MEP Mikuláš Peksa (Pirates, Greens/EFA)…