Politics

Mike Bloomberg spent $80M to boost Democrats in midterms: NYT

Democrats are hopeful that they will regain majority control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's elections.

Russell Brand told woman to ‘clear up the mess you’ve made’ after alleged rape, court hears

Woman says alleged assault at comedian’s London home after gig was one of most painful experiences of her life

Federal judge sides with GOP on NC's mail-in ballot changes

A federal judge on Monday denied an attempt to block stricter standards for mail-in ballots in North Carolina, marking a blow to Democratic-affiliated efforts to reverse Republican-backed changes to the election process made earlier this year.

Georgia hits 1M early votes as state sees 12% increase since 2022

Over 1 million voters have already cast their midterm ballots in Georgia this year as the purple state is one week into its early voting period.

The Guardian view on Alberta’s referendum: Canada holds together – against Donald Trump

Voters’ emphatic rejection of separation strengthens Mark Carney’s energy strategy in the face of a US trade war and threats

Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine

GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause

Leftist foundations quietly fund UN rights 'experts': watchdog

U.N. “human rights” experts are taking six-figure donations from leftist nonprofit groups without properly disclosing them all, a watchdog group alleges.

Ex-student alleging sexual assault felt ‘unsupported’ by Cornell president

The ex-student writes she wants to share information that ‘may be relevant’ to vote of no confidence

2 men rearrested on suspicion of spying for Iran over suspected plot at U.S.-run air base in England

October 20, 2026 / 1:17 PM EDT / CBS/AP

In Pennsylvania coal country, follow the climate money

PROSPERITY, Pennsylvania — In Pennsylvania’s 46th Senate District, which takes in all of Washington and Greene counties and a sliver of southern Beaver County, a lot of the prosperity comes from underground. Consol’s Bailey Mine in Aleppo employs 699 miners in three shifts a day, six days a week, according to federal mine-safety records.

French PM says far-left groups forged 'insurrectionary plan' against government

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told France’s parliament that “far-left” and “ultra-left” groups had forged an “insurrectionary plan” against the government, speaking shortly after he was briefed by French intelligence services.

From Iran to AI: the six key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections

Much of Donald Trump’s unpopularity in polls stems from dissatisfaction over the economy and war on Iran