The Iranian regime was quick to label the resounding losses for President Trump’s Republican Party in the midterm elections as evidence of American voters rejecting the costly war he launched with Israel more than eight months ago. Spain’s leader called it a sign of a global, right-wing populist “wave” crumbling, and Russia acknowledged that it…
The midterm elections could reshape Congress as lawmakers grapple with persistent inflation, high energy prices and rising fiscal debt. For investors, by contrast, the political outcome could deliver a boost. Data from financial firm Edward Jones shows that the S&P 500 stock index rose an average of 1.7% in the month after the last 14 midterm races,…
Sioux City, Iowa — Democratic Senate hopeful Josh Turek was standing with former Sen. Tom Harkin in a driveway in a small Western Iowa town when the former senator pulled out his phone to show the candidate something. “Oh my God,” Turek said as he leaned over to glance at Harkin’s phone, which appeared to…
The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir…
Washington — Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat running for governor in Texas, said on Sunday that there’s “deep disappointment in both political parties” in the Lone Star State, prompting a new path forward that she argued is “post-partisan in some ways.” “Right now nobody wants politics as usual. Most of us see that…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 25, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the Texas governor’s race and Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa. She joins us from Austin. Good to have you here. TEXAS STATE…
London — From the upper floors of Millbank Tower, a skyscraper overlooking the River Thames in London, the U.K. Houses of Parliament are just a few hundred yards away. For decades, the building housed the headquarters of Britain’s Conservative Party, one of the world’s oldest political parties. Today, it is home to Reform UK, the…
There he was, in February 2017, on the cover of Time Magazine: Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist. They called him “The Great Manipulator.” He threatened at times to overshadow the president himself – not the best career move – and for a while he visibly fell out of favor. Steven Bannon, dubbed “The Great…
In this extended conversation, political strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon talks with “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel about populist and nationalist politics in the U.S. and abroad; the ground game of Democratic Socialists and prospects for the 2026 midterms; Trumpism and election denialism; and media coverage of politics. Source link
A 15-year-old student lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade as part of nationwide protests in France over classroom conditions that have disrupted lessons at hundreds of schools since last week. Some students returned to classrooms but others maintained actions outside their schools, ahead of a day of larger demonstrations expected on…
