Early voting is underway for the 2026 midterms, and the Trump administration is showing cracks: a rocky press secretary debut, reported doubts over chief of staff Susie Wiles and approval numbers stuck below 40 percent.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has invited John Swinney to build a new model of regional empowerment for Scotland through No10 North and the Scotland Office — but the deal requires Holyrood to cede powers of its own.
A bench led by CJI Surya Kant issued notice to the ECI, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and two Election Commissioners on the opposition’s petition over the Special Intensive Revision, while making clear that Monday’s protest march to the court will not go unexamined.
Democrat Troy Jackson and Senator Susan Collins clashed over Trump, tariffs and campaign filings in their third Maine Senate debate, with three weeks left until Election Day.
Justice Sachin Datta issued notices to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma and the city police on a petition by Sahib Singh, who alleges he was slapped during a Tilak Nagar road inspection and later received threats.
Days before Brazil’s first-round vote on 4 October, the Amazon-based news site Tapajós de Fato announced it will not cover the 2026 elections, citing years of threats against its journalists that police have failed to resolve.
