Former US president Donald Trump on Monday (3 January) enthusiastically backed the reelection of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a hardline hero who has been accused of creeping authoritarianism. In a statement issued along the lines of his frequent blessings…
Following the short-lived controversy that marred the display of the European flag on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, it is clear that the next six months of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union are shaping…
The decision by the pastor and civil rights activist added to a wave of Democrats deciding not to run for re-election in a difficult midterm cycle. Representative Bobby L. Rush, along with other House members and activists, demanding an end…
The House panel does not have the authority to pursue criminal charges, but it can provide the Justice Department with evidence of any wrongdoing it unearths in its investigation. Former President Donald J. Trump last year. Representative Liz Cheney, Republican…
The Omicron variant’s spread poses an unwelcome political conundrum just as election season begins. Democrats and the G.O.P. see reasons to hope, but the virus will get the deciding vote. Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the political…
The official, Bill Gardner, a Democrat, has served as secretary of state in New Hampshire for more than four decades. Bill Gardner was first elected as New Hampshire’s secretary of state in 1976. Bill Gardner, who for decades as secretary…
The top Senate Democrat said he would act by Jan. 17 to try to force through the measures if Republicans refused to drop their opposition. Little legislative action is expected this week given the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack…
The organization, called 1st Amendment Praetorian, is not as well known as the Oath Keepers or the Proud Boys, but it worked closely with pro-Trump forces in the months after the 2020
Democracy in Hungary has been backsliding under Mr. Orban, whose efforts to consolidate power have caused consternation in the European Union. Viktor Orban, left, was an early supporter of former President Donald J. Trump. Former President Donald J. Trump endorsed…
The Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a challenge to the law, which requires that defendants in capital cases who are intellectually disabled prove it “beyond a reasonable doubt” — a phrase that was inserted in error.