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Falsehoods swirling on X and other platforms undermine trust and create potential for violence, critics warn

We revisit the key moments of a political struggle that holds US democracy itself in the balance

Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organisations pose an unprecedented threat to their safety and the integrity of information.

Moldova's pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu has won a tense presidential runoff, beating her rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she described as a 'lesson in democracy'.

No one who watched Alexei Navalny’s meteoric trajectory, from civic activist to opposition leader to the world’s most famous political prisoner, could avoid the question: how will this extraordinary saga end? Was Navalny destined to become Russia’s Nelson Mandela, a redemptive leader who guided his people from oppression to the…

Everybody thinks they're a roast comic. That's become an urgent problem for American democracy

Bipartisan leaders stress election integrity, peaceful transition of power, and public trust in democracy.

University of California, Berkeley, research shows people are committed to protecting democratic institutions despite differences

Governor Tim Walz delivers a passionate speech in Tucson, Arizona, urging citizens to safeguard democracy and emphasizing the importance of every vote in t...