Talk Fuse

    Topic: Elections

    Elections covers the contests, campaigns and political decisions that determine who holds power, from local councils to national governments. It includes party strategy, voting rules, candidates, public policy and the institutions that oversee democratic processes.

    The topic matters because election outcomes shape everyday life: public spending, services, rights, security and the direction of government. Following it helps readers understand how political choices are made, challenged and carried into office.

    • Almost 1 in 4 Trump voters see mass deportation campaign as too aggressive: Survey

      Half of Americans say President Trump’s mass deportation is too aggressive, according to a new poll released Wednesday, as Republicans look to regain voters’ confidence on immigration less than 90 days away from the midterm election. Nearly a quarter of voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election also said his immigration enforcement approach…

    • Trump, Trump, Trump: Kennedy Center Board Voted To Return POTUS’s Name To Three Different Spots On Complex’s Grounds

      The board of Washington’s Kennedy Center, which is chaired by Donald Trump and stacked with administration allies, has voted to restore the president’s name to the complex in three separate places, months after a federal judge ordered his name removed from the building’s facade. The move reignites a legal dispute over whether the Trump-controlled board…

    • Moskowitz taunts Piker after primary win

      Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) on Tuesday taunted left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker after defeating progressive union organizer Oliver Larkin in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District Democratic primary. Moskowitz won 63.5 percent of the vote to Larkin’s 36.5 percent. Larkin had criticized U.S. military aid to Israel and the war in Gaza, describing it as a genocide….

    • Donalds on whether Trump will campaign with him: ‘That’s his decision’

      Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Tuesday, after securing the GOP nomination in Florida’s gubernatorial race, said it is up to President Trump to decide whether he will campaign with the nominee ahead of November. Donalds, in an appearance on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” heralded Trump’s endorsement of his bid to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)….

    • Redistricting gives Republicans an edge, but affordability will decide the midterms

      Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps in their favour may not be enough to secure the party a stable majority in the 2026 midterms, according to a Fox News opinion piece citing the outlet’s Power Rankings. While redistricting has strengthened the GOP’s position on paper, the broader political mood is reportedly tilting towards Democrats, undermining…

    • The DSA is performing the devil’s greatest trick

      Political consultant Leif Larson argues that Democratic Socialist of America-endorsed candidates often avoid discussing the group’s radical platform, which includes abolishing the Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, during campaigns.

    • The DSA is performing the devil’s greatest trick

      Political consultant Leif Larson argues that Democratic Socialist of America-endorsed candidates often avoid discussing the group’s radical platform, which includes abolishing the Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, during campaigns.

    • Former NBCU Marketing Whizz Kevin Harrington Launches New Entertainment Agency Patrick Patrick

      Kevin Harrington, a former NBCUniversal marketing executive, has launched a new entertainment marketing agency called Patrick Patrick, which quietly began operating earlier this year. The company is already working with major clients including Netflix, Universal Pictures and AMC, positioning itself around the idea that entertainment marketing should be held to the same strategic rigour traditionally…

    • Dan Sullivan crushes ‘imposter’ Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s weirdest primary

      In Alaska’s unusual open primary system, incumbent Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan easily defeated a challenger who legally changed his name to “Dan Sullivan” in an apparent attempt to confuse voters, highlighting a quirk of the state’s electoral rules. The episode underscores how Alaska’s top-four primary and ranked-choice general election format can produce unusual ballot…

    • Nvidia’s new financial strategy does not compute

      Nvidia is working with major financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Blackstone, Apollo, Brookfield and KKR to arrange around $500 billion (£394 billion) in financing that would treat computing power, chiefly GPUs, as a new investable asset class. Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has framed the chips as “revenue-generating,” “long-lived” and “fungible” assets akin to…