The Ins and Outs of America’s Shrug at the Threat to Democracy
With voters distracted by other issues and election denial flourishing, the country has what academics call a legitimacy problem. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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The Proud Boys Presented Dan Cox With a Gift. Now, He Says He Didn’t Keep It.
A member of the extremist group gave a comb to Mr. Cox, the Republican candidate for governor of Maryland, after his victory in the primary in July, a video showed. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Super PAC Aligned with Senate G.O.P. Cuts Off New Hampshire TV Ads
New Hampshire was once seen as one of the Republican Party’s top chances to pick up a Senate seat in 2022. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
GOP Voter Fraud Crackdowns Falter as Charges Are Dropped in Florida and Texas
One man who had his charges dismissed was among a group of former felons who were rounded up in August under orders from Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Dutch parliament votes against Bulgaria and Romania joining Schengen
This article was updated with the comments of the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, made upon his arrival at the EU Council on Friday morning. The Dutch Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday (20 October) stating that the Netherlands should…
New Hampshire’s Senate Debate Reveals a Surprising Point of Agreement
Don Bolduc, the Republican who is challenging Senator Maggie Hassan, said he supported raising the cap on income that is taxed to fund Social Security, a move Republicans widely oppose. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Richard Haass to Step Down as Council on Foreign Relations Chief
An ultimate establishment figure, Mr. Haass sought over two decades to update his organization’s elite image. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Biden Expands Effort to Lower Gas Prices and Secure Energy Independence
Draining of emergency oil reserves draws criticism that the White House is trying to lower gas prices with midterm election politics in mind. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Winning the peace through democratic progress in post-war Ukraine
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, punctuated recently by Ukrainian advances and Russian drone attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure far beyond the front lines, is not only a criminal assault against a sovereign country, but against democracy everywhere. Ukraine is…
Socialists accuse EPP and Renew of normalising far right
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament accused the European People’s Party (EPP) and the Renew group of contributing to the normalisation of the extreme right and links with Russia. Commenting in particular on the participation in…