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    Elections

    Reform UK has received the largest political donation in British history, MPs have voted down assisted dying legislation, and the ground is shifting ahead of both a Westminster by-election and the American midterms. This hub follows the mechanics and drama of electoral politics on both sides of the Atlantic: who funds campaigns, who gets selected to fight for a vacant seat, and how governments quietly time contentious decisions to avoid handing opponents ammunition before voters go to the polls.

    Elections shape who holds power and how that power is exercised, which is why the manoeuvring around them, donor influence, candidate selection rows, delayed rulings, party infighting, often reveals as much as the vote itself. In Britain, attention is turning to a closely watched contest for a former Labour leader's seat, with rival parties jostling for position and local issues such as North Sea drilling becoming entangled in the timing of national announcements. In the United States, both major parties are already framing the narrative around the midterms, trading accusations of foul play and reading the runes for who stands to lose ground.

    Expect ongoing coverage of campaign finance, candidate controversies, parliamentary votes with electoral consequences, and the wider jostling between parties as they position themselves for the next test at the ballot box.

    • Watch live: Trump in Georgia give remarks on affordability

      The Hill’s page was intended to host a live video of Donald Trump delivering remarks in Georgia on affordability. The article text itself was inaccessible, so no claims can be made about what he said, any policy proposals, or the audience’s response. The available information indicates only the event’s location and stated subject: affordability, a…

    • Brave fightback against Fire to make winning start

      Southern Brave began their Hundred campaign with an eight-run win over Welsh Fire in Southampton, a result that seemed unlikely after Fire’s chase gathered pace and Brave’s fielders put down several catches. The comeback matters as it kept alive Brave’s strong recent record in the competition, having reached four of the last five finals and…

    • The Laugh List Sets First Selection Of Year’s Best Unproduced Comedy Screenplays

      Deadline has revealed the inaugural selections for The Laugh List, a new industry survey highlighting the year’s most promising unproduced comedy screenplays. Launched in June in partnership with Just for Laughs Montreal and unveiled during the festival’s ComedyPRO marketplace, the initiative aims to spotlight strong comedic writing that founder Reg Tigerman argues Hollywood has been…

    • Watch: Louvre reopens gallery after jewellery heist

      The Louvre Museum in Paris reopened its Galerie d’Apollon on Wednesday, nine months after masked thieves stole jewellery worth millions in a daring daylight heist. The gallery, historically home to France’s crown jewels, has reopened to visitors but without any jewels on display, marking a symbolic milestone in the museum’s recovery from one of the…

    • Former Bernie Sanders official accuses senator of pushing most antisemitic candidates ‘in a generation’

      Joel Rubin, a former campaign official for Senator Bernie Sanders, has publicly criticised the Vermont senator, accusing him of backing what Rubin called some of the “most categorically antisemitic candidates” in a generation. The comments, made last week, add to a wider debate within Democratic circles about the party’s association with figures on its left…

    • Dem Rep Seth Moulton says party has no immigration plan, is only ‘opposition to Trump’

      Democratic Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts has said his party lacks a coherent immigration policy, arguing that Democrats have instead defined themselves largely through opposition to President Donald Trump. His comments, made in remarks reported by Fox News, add to a wider internal debate among Democrats over the party’s direction and messaging on immigration and…

    • Democrats lure ‘politically homeless’ Gen Z toward socialism — a counterattack is taking shape

      Conservative activist CJ Pearson has warned that Democrats are successfully drawing “politically homeless” Gen Z voters towards socialism by offering them a sense of belonging, and argues this generational shift is now prompting a conservative counter-effort. He attributes young people’s growing openness to left-wing ideology partly to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, which he…

    • DOJ gives New Jersey 5 days to hand over voter data after noncitizen registration scandal

      The US Department of Justice has given New Jersey five days to hand over its voter registration data, as officials investigate how thousands of non-citizens came to be registered to vote in the state. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon reiterated the demand after Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill acknowledged the problem, which has become a significant…

    • GOP erupts over 6,600 noncitizen voters found in blue state as scandal deepens: ‘Worse than anyone expected’

      Republicans have reacted with anger after New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, revealed that a software error at the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission had mistakenly registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote. The disclosure has fuelled Republican claims about lax voter roll oversight in Democratic-run states and reignited debate over voter identity verification, with critics arguing…

    • Jackson leading Collins in Maine Senate race survey 

      A University of New Hampshire survey puts Democrat Troy Jackson narrowly ahead of Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine’s 2026 Senate contest. The result matters because Collins’s seat is viewed as a significant opportunity for Democrats to gain ground in the Senate, although the margin leaves the race highly competitive. Among likely voters surveyed from…