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A bipartisan group of mayors say that whatever political differences they might have, they are united in fighting against recent voting restrictions enacted in some Republican-controlled states that they view as an attack on democracy

US president urges Congress to pass campaign finance bill that would force political groups to disclose big donors.

Country’s military has deployed brutal violence to crush dissent since taking power in a 2021 coup but resistance is growing

President Joe Biden is finding it’s easier to call out attacks on democracy than it is to stop them

It’s a long-standing Kenyan tradition to offer congratulations in paid print and TV messages to an incoming president. The bulk of these messages are put out by government agencies – and county governments in recent years – but also private commercial corporations. This year, however, the newly elected president William…

The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending some 7.5 billion euros in funding for Hungary over corruption, the first such case in the 27-nation bloc under a new sanction meant to better protect the rule of law.

Local Democracy Reporter for Northumberland James Robinson swapped the office for the farm for a day

Welsh Labour must row back from imposing a Senedd electoral system that would rob voters of choices they've had since the birth of British democracy, argues Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

I am a lifelong Chicago resident, for 63 years. I have been inconvenienced by sporting and other events and numerous street festivals and parades. This is what I have come to expect living in a large urban area.