- New York Times 02:13March 2, 2021After El Salvador Election, Bukele Is on Verge of Near-Total ControlThe party of President Nayib Bukele is set to take a sweeping majority in El Salvador’s Congress, giving the populist leader broad new powers.
< Bukele, Nayib, El Salvador, Elections, Politics and Government, United States International Relations >

- New York Magazine 21:55March 1, 2021Is Mike Pence Finished in MAGA-Land?It seems four years of toadying to Trump aren’t enough to overcome his “betrayal” on January 6.
< politics, 2024 elections, mike pence, donald trump, capitol riot, vice presidency, vision 2020, joe biden, electoral count act of 1887, cpac, maga, polls >
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- Business Insider 17:22March 1, 2021Goya Foods CEO said Trump is 'the still actual president' and doubled down on false election claims at CPACGoya Foods CEO Robert Unanue said Donald Trump is "the real, the legitimate, and the still actual president of the United States."
< Retail, News, Goya, Trump, 2020 Elections >

- The Guardian(UK) 16:08March 1, 2021Woking council accused of discouraging vulnerable votersTory-run borough asking for photo ID to register for proxy or postal votes, though this is not required by lawA Conservative-run council has been accused of potentially shutting vulnerable people out of May’s elections by asking people to show photo ID if they want a postal or proxy vote, even though it is not required by law.Woking borough council in Surrey says that because voters are only “requested” to provide ID and proof of address, it is not breaching electoral rules. Continue reading...
< Local elections, Postal voting, Conservatives, Local government, Local politics, Politics, UK news, Society >

- Huffington Post UK 15:50March 1, 2021Trump Returns To Political Stage And Hints At 2024 Presidential Run
< News, News & Politics (Video), Politics, Politics and Government, Donald Trump, elections, Republican Party, GOP, Conservative Political Action Conference, politics-and-government, donald-trump, republican-party, gop, conservative-political-action-conference >

- Huffington Post UK 11:27March 1, 20215 Outrageous Moments From Donald Trump's First Speech Since Leaving The White House
< News, Politics, uk news, Politics and Government, Donald Trump, elections, global news, Joe Biden, White House, Mexico, uk-news, politics-and-government, donald-trump, global-news, joe-biden, white-house, mexico >

- Business Insider 22:03February 28, 2021GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy says Trump won't be the party's 2024 presidential nominee"He'll be 78 years old. I don't think he'll be our nominee," GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy said about Donald Trump on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.
< Politics, Bill Cassidy, 2024 election, 2024 Elections, Donald Trump, GOP, House of Representatives, Lindsey Graham, Mike Pence >

- Business Insider 16:49February 28, 2021GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said he'd bet his 'personal house' that Republicans will 'get the majority back' in 2022"I would bet my house. My personal house. Don't tell my wife, but I will bet it," McCarthy said on Saturday to a CPAC crowd.
< Politics, Congress, Kevin McCarthy, GOP, Republicans, House of Representatives, 2020 Elections, Midterm elections, 2022 elections, Nancy Pelosi >

- Business Insider 15:59February 28, 2021Vegas is betting on Trump announcing his 2024 reelection bid during highly-anticipated CPAC speechTrump is expected to use his Florida speech to talk about the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement.
< Politics, UK Weekend, News UK, CPAC, Trump, 2024 Elections, presidential bid >

- Huffington Post UK 14:08February 27, 2021Anas Sarwar Wins Scottish Labour Leadership Contest
< Politics, Politics and Government, elections, Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Independence, Scottish Government, alex salmond, Anas Sarwar, scottish labour, monica lennon, Holyrood, Edinburgh, politics-and-government, nicola-sturgeon, scottish-independence, scottish-government, alex-salmond, anas-sarwar, scottish-labour, monica-lennon, holyrood-edinburgh >

- Business Insider 13:00February 27, 2021From Rudy Giuliani to Sidney Powell, here's everyone Dominion and Smartmatic is suing over election conspiracy theories so farDominion and Smartmatic are filing defamation lawsuits against people who spread baseless claims that their voting machines "stole" votes for Biden.
< Politics, Business Decoded, Features, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, Fox news, Sidney Powell, Dominion, Dominion Voting Systems, Smartmatic, smartmatic voting systems, Elections, Weekend BI UK >

- The Guardian 15:40February 24, 2021Key aide said Covid was 'the best thing that ever happened' to Biden, book saysAnita Dunn said privately what aides ‘would never say in public’Cautious campaigning won pandemic battle with TrumpUS politics – live coverageA senior adviser to Democrat Joe Biden in his campaign for president believed “Covid is the best thing that ever happened to him”, a new book reports. Related: Ruling on Trump tax records could be costliest defeat of his losing streak Continue reading...
< Joe Biden, US elections 2020, US politics, US news, Democrats, Coronavirus, World news, Politics books, Books >

- New York Magazine 22:30February 23, 2021Straight-Ticket Voting Took Another Big Leap in 2020The days of congressional candidates running far ahead of the national ticket are all but over.
< politics, vision 2020, 2020 elections, ticket-splitting, donald trump, joe biden >
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- Business Insider 17:14February 23, 2021Congress needs to seize the moment, end the influence of Big Money, and save American democracyThe bill aims to amplify the power of small donors, who more closely represent the average constituent in terms of gender and race.
< Opinion, Politics, Opinion, BI Commentary, Politics, Campaign Finance, Congress, HR1, Voting, Citizens United, Elections >

- New York Times 16:05February 23, 2021‘Patriots’ Only: Beijing Plans Overhaul of Hong Kong’s ElectionsThe central government is likely to bypass local officials, just as it did with last year’s national security law.
< Hong Kong, China, Communist Party of China, Law and Legislation, Politics and Government, Elections >

- New York Times 13:00February 21, 2021In Israeli Election, a Chance for Arabs to Gain Influence, or Lose ItJewish politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are courting Arab Israeli voters, and some Arab politicians are prepared to work with them.
< Politics and Government, Elections, Palestinians, Arabs, Legislatures and Parliaments, Joint List (Israel), Lapid, Yair, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Israel >

- The Guardian(UK) 09:00February 20, 2021Fears of English local elections chaos due to lack of staff and venuesOfficials struggling to secure polling stations as many are being used for Covid testing or vaccinesStaff shortages and a lack of available polling stations risk bringing chaos to May’s local elections in England, officials have warned, with concerns that some counts could take so long they contravene the law.The dearth of staff is so acute that some councils are appealing for pandemic volunteers, who have delivered food parcels or helped at vaccination centres, to assist at polling stations on 6 May. Continue reading...
< Local elections, Local politics, Local government, England, Politics, UK news >

- Huffington Post UK 10:59February 19, 2021Trump Ramps Up Efforts To Retain Control Of The Republican Party
< News, Politics, Politics and Government, Donald Trump, elections, Impeachment, Republican Party United States, Mitch McConnell, Republican National Committee, politics-and-government, donald-trump, impeachment, republican-party-united-states, mitch-mcconnell, republican-national-committee >

- Business Insider 18:46February 16, 2021David Perdue files paperwork to run against Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022 Georgia Senate raceWhile the decision is not final, sources reportedly told both Fox News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Perdue is leaning towards a run.
< Politics, Georgia Senate runoffs, David Perdue, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, kelly loeffler, Republican Party, 2022 elections, Georgia >

- Huffington Post UK 11:01February 15, 2021Impeachment Isn't The Final Word On Capitol Riot For Trump
< News, Politics, Politics and Government, Donald Trump, elections, White House, Criminal investigation, United States Attorney, Legal liability, Laurie Levenson, politics-and-government, donald-trump, white-house, criminal-investigation, united-states-attorney, legal-liability, laurie-levenson >

- Huffington Post UK 20:51February 14, 2021Boris Johnson Calls Trump Impeachment Over Capitol Hill Riots 'A Kerfuffle'
< Politics, Politics and Government, Donald Trump, boris johnson, elections, Joe Biden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Capitol Hill, Impeachment trial of Donald Trump, United States presidential election, Politics of the United States, Impeachment of Donald Trump, politics-and-government, donald-trump, boris-johnson, joe-biden, prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom, capitol-hill, impeachment-trial-of-donald-trump, united-states-presidential-election, politics-of-the-united-states, impeachment-of-donald-trump >

- Huffington Post UK 20:51February 14, 2021Boris Johnson Calls Trump Impeachment Over Capitol Hill Riots 'A Kerfuffle'
< Politics, Politics and Government, Donald Trump, boris johnson, elections, Joe Biden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Capitol Hill, Impeachment trial of Donald Trump, United States presidential election, Politics of the United States, Impeachment of Donald Trump, politics-and-government, donald-trump, boris-johnson, joe-biden, prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom, capitol-hill, impeachment-trial-of-donald-trump, united-states-presidential-election, politics-of-the-united-states, impeachment-of-donald-trump >

- Business Insider 22:52February 13, 2021Lindsey Graham says he'll try to convince Trump to help the GOP secure the House and Senate in 2022Graham said he will tell Trump the GOP "can't get there without you." "If we come back in 2022, then, it's an affirmation of your policies," he added.
< Politics, Congress, Lindsey Graham, House of Representatives, Senate, 2022 elections, Donald Trump >

- Snopes 19:18February 11, 2021Did Dems’ Video Omit Trump Telling Supporters To ‘Peacefully and Patriotically’ Protest at Capitol?Social media posts claimed impeachment prosecutors ignored a key fact.
< 2020 election, donald trump, elections 2020, president donald trump, trump, trump administration >
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- The Guardian(UK) 20:02February 10, 2021Georgia prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Trump election phone callLetter orders state government to preserve documents, including those related to Trump’s ‘find more votes’ call to secretary of stateProsecutors in Fulton county, Georgia, are investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the southern state’s 2020 presidential election results, according to a letter, in the second criminal investigation faced by the former president. Related: Trump impeachment: Senate to hear prosecution arguments against former president – live Continue reading...
< US elections 2020, US news, World news, US politics >

- The Guardian(UK) 15:12February 10, 2021Lord Ashcroft is leading donor for Tory London mayoral candidateFormer party treasurer provides almost 40% of funding for Shaun Bailey’s faltering campaignThe Conservatives’ London mayoral candidate has received nearly 40% of his campaign donations from the former party treasurer Lord Ashcroft, who has been at the centre of a decade of offshore tax controversies.Shaun Bailey, the challenger to Labour’s Sadiq Khan, has raised £255,000 in cash since the beginning of 2020, according to Electoral Commission records, but has been in effect heavily reliant on a £100,000 Ashcroft donation to keep his faltering campaign alive. Continue reading...
< Shaun Bailey, Conservatives, Michael Ashcroft, London, Mayoral elections, Local government, Local politics, Party funding, Politics, UK news >

- Huffington Post UK 14:08February 10, 2021Bruce Castor: How Trump’s Impeachment Lawyer Stunned Everyone
< News, Politics, uk news, Donald Trump, us news, Joe Biden, us politics, us presidential elections, Impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Bruce Castor, uk-news, donald-trump, us-news, joe-biden, us-politics, us-presidential-elections, impeachment-trial-of-donald-trump, bruce-castor >

- Huffington Post UK 14:02February 9, 2021Piers Morgan Shuts Down Sarah Palin During Heated Row About Donald Trump
< Entertainment, uk news, Politics and Government, Donald Trump, elections, Celebrities, piers morgan, global news, Good Morning Britain TV programme, Republican Party United States, Sarah Palin, uk-news, politics-and-government, donald-trump, celebrities, piers-morgan, global-news, good-morning-britain-tv-programme, republican-party-united-states, sarah-palin >

- Business Insider 20:03February 8, 2021PA Lt. Gov. John Fetterman launches 2022 Senate bid in an appeal to voters 'who feel left behind'Fetterman, a former mayor of the borough of Braddock, has become well-known nationally for his blunt talk, progressive views, and blue-collar appeal.
< Politics, John Fetterman, Pennsylvania, 2022 elections, Senate Races, Progressives >

- New York Times 05:43February 8, 2021Ecuador’s Presidential Vote Heads to a RunoffA leftist economist the protégé of a populist past president, Rafael Correa, was the top vote-getter. Who he will face in April appeared uncertain.
< Elections, Correa, Rafael, Moreno, Lenin (1953- ), Ecuador, Arauz, Andres >

- Business Insider 04:01February 6, 2021A man in New Hampshire is detained on suspicion of sending pro-Trump death threats to members of Congress"Donald Trump is your president," the DOJ alleges Ryder Winegar said. "If you don't get behind him, we're going to hang you until you die."
< Politics, News, INSIDER Data, Trump, Stop The Steal, 2020 election, News, Politics, Elections, Capitol Siege >

- Snopes 03:20February 6, 2021Did a Florida Town Declare the First Week of February ‘Trump Week’?The city of Frostproof in Florida's Polk County has a population of about 3,200.
< donald trump, elections 2020 >
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- Business Insider 23:43February 5, 2021A lawyer who filed Sidney Powell's Michigan election lawsuit says he shouldn't be disbarred and was just 'holding the fort' for herGreg Rohl was instrumental in filing Sidney Powell's lawsuit to overturn presidential-election votes in Michigan, but said he played a small part.
< Politics, News, Elections, INSIDER Data, Sidney Powell, Kraken, 2020 election, Trump >

- Huffington Post UK 13:31February 5, 2021Local Elections To Go Ahead In May But Voters Must Bring Own Pen
< Politics, uk news, uk politics, coronavirus, boris johnson, COVID-19, elections, Lockdown, sadiq khan, pandemic, Cabinet Office, uk-news, uk-politics, boris-johnson, covid-19, lockdown, sadiq-khan, cabinet-office >

- New York Magazine 22:13February 3, 2021Despite Iowa’s Caucus Meltdown, the Old System May SurviveA year ago, it seemed likely that the debacle would cost Iowa its privileged spot. But now plans for 2024 are murky, and the status quo could prevail.
< politics, vision 2020, iowa caucuses, new hampshire primary, nevada caucuses, south carolina primary, 2024 presidential election, iowa 2020 meltdown, presidential nominating process, joe biden, jaime harrison, 2024 elections, elections >
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- New York Times 15:33February 3, 2021Mario Draghi Is Asked to Form Government in ItalyThe sudden ascent of the man credited with helping save the euro was a pipe dream for Italians frustrated with a coalition paralyzed by ideological schisms and incompetence.
< Politics and Government, Elections, Legislatures and Parliaments, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Democratic Party (Italy), Brothers of Italy (Italian Political Party), European Union, Five Star Movement (Italy), Conte, Giuseppe, Draghi, Mario, Mattarella, Sergio, Renzi, Matteo, Salvini, Matteo, Meloni, Giorgia (1977- ), Berlusconi, Silvio, Italy >

- New York Magazine 19:19February 2, 2021The 2022 Midterms Could Be Another Referendum on TrumpBiden and Democrats would normally struggle to hold on to Congress in 2022. But Trump sticking around could change the dynamics.
< politics, 2022 midterms, joe biden, donald trump, trump impeachment trial, 2024 elections, presidential approval rating, covid-19, september 11, great depression >
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- Business Insider 19:05February 2, 2021Trump told Sidney Powell that the glaring spelling mistakes in her election lawsuits were 'very embarrassing'Powell, who pushed the baseless claim that the 2020 race was rigged, wrote "Districct Court" and "Distrcoict of Georgia" in one of her lawsuits.
< Politics, News, Sidney Powell, Donald Trump, Elections >

- New York Times 22:45February 1, 2021In Myanmar Coup, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Ends as Neither Democracy Hero nor Military FoilThe army’s detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi brought an abrupt end to the theory that she might strike a workable balance between civilian and military power.
< Defense and Military Forces, Politics and Government, Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat, Elections, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, National League for Democracy (Myanmar), Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar >

- Business Insider 00:54February 1, 2021After Trump's election loss, Republicans across the US are racing to enact new voting restrictionsSwing states like Arizona and Wisconsin are home to some of the most dramatic election-related reforms that have surfaced since the 2020 election.
< Politics, Voting Rights, Elections, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, mail-in ballots, absentee ballot, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Democrats, Republicans, Presidential election, Electoral College, Electoral vote, Voter Fraud >

- New York Times 17:31January 30, 2021Museveni Faces a More Critical U.S. and E.U. After Ugandan ElectionThe United States is considering action against the government of President Yoweri Museveni, a longtime ally who has crushed dissent at home. The European Union has also expressed concern.
< Uganda, Museveni, Yoweri, United States International Relations, Elections, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, Robert (Bobi Wine), Kampala (Uganda), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) >

- Business Insider 15:00January 30, 2021Trump's fall from grace won't just damage his political career. His businesses will suffer too, according to a PR expert.Trump's businesses will suffer in the aftermath of his presidency, and his loyalists won't be able to prop them up, PR expert Eric Schiffer said.
< Politics, Donald Trump, 2020 Elections, US election 2020, Joe Biden, Politics, Trump Organization, The Trump Organization, Weekend BI UK, Trump Hotels >

- New York Magazine 03:28January 30, 2021Can Marjorie Taylor Greene Be Expelled From Congress?If Republicans go along, Greene could be booted from the House for her violence-boosting behavior. Short of that, it’s up to her constituents.
< politics, marjorie taylor greene, expulsion, censure, reprimands, disloyalty, bribery, 2020 elections, qanon, anti-semitism, john cowan, donald trump, capitol hill riot, contested election, explainer >
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- Business Insider 23:33January 28, 2021Start your days with the 10 Things in Politics newsletterInsider's 10 Things in Politics You Need to Know Today newsletter covers the top stories from D.C. and beyond - delivered right to your inbox.
< Politics, Politics, News, Elections 2020, BI Graphics, Samantha Lee, Newsletter, Newsletters >

- The Guardian(UK) 20:59January 27, 2021Labour failing to win back enough Tory voters, officials warnLow expectation of ‘stand-still’ result at May local elections in England as only 4% of Tories switch to StarmerLabour is seeing just 4% of Conservative voters switch to its party almost a year into Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, and party insiders are warning that Labour could lose a slew of council seats in the elections in May.Officials for Labour have been briefing that a “stand-still” result, where the party gains no seats and minimises losses, would be a good result. Continue reading...
< Labour, Keir Starmer, Local elections, Local politics, Politics, UK news, Scotland, Wales >

- Business Insider 04:35January 27, 2021YouTube blocks Rudy Giuliani from earning ad dollars after he repeatedly pushed election misinformationThe move follows months of Giuliani spreading conspiracies, and comes as Trump's lawyer faces a $1.3 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems.
< Politics, Tech Insider, News, Advertising, Rudy Giuliani, YouTube, Dominion Voting Systems, Misinformation, Elections 2020, Politics, content moderation, Digital Advertising, Social Media >

- Guardian 16:34January 26, 2021Twitter permanently bans My Pillow chief Mike LindellLindell continued to perpetuate baseless claim that Trump won the US presidential electionTwitter has permanently banned My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell, after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 US presidential election. Related: Attorney in Mike Lindell martial law plan denies knowing of pro-Trump plot Continue reading...
< Twitter, US elections 2020, Donald Trump, US news >

- Huffington Post UK 14:37January 26, 2021Labour Expects ‘Vaccine Bounce’ For Boris Johnson Ahead Of May Elections
< uk news, coronavirus, Politics and Government, boris johnson, jeremy corbyn, Labour Party UK, elections, keir starmer, news, politics-and-government, boris-johnson, jeremy-corbyn, labour-party-uk, keir-starmer, POLITICS, politics >

- New York Magazine 22:43January 25, 2021Republican Senator Rob Portman to Retire in 2022The fight for control of the Senate in 2022 is already underway. The key factor could be the kind of Republican divisions evident in Portman’s Ohio.
< politics, 2022 midterms, u.s. senate, rob portman, senate retirements, raphael warnock, mark kelly, chuck grassley, ron johnson, pat toomey, richard burr, richard cordray, jim jordan, elections of 2022, mike dewine, doug ducey, doug collins, marjorie taylor greene, nina turner, tim ryan, brian kemp >
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- New York Times 21:48January 25, 2021Italy’s Prime Minister to Quit, Adding Political Chaos To PandemicPrime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government is likely to collapse, leaving Italy in an uncertain political situation with Covid-19 infections still very high.
< Italy, Conte, Giuseppe, Legislatures and Parliaments, Renzi, Matteo, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elections, Politics and Government, Appointments and Executive Changes >
