Trump is all in on the SAVE America Act Republicans are pushing to get historically restrictive voter ID bill to the president’s desk Salon · Mar 18
Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 26 primary runoff elections Voters will decide over 30 races, including a nationally watched battle between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton. The registration deadline is April 27, and early voting is May 18–22. The Texas Tribune · Mar 18
Democratic voters select House candidates in Illinois after heated primaries Primaries acted as test of the style of politics voters are looking for ahead of midterms, when Democrats hope to regain control of Congress The Guardian - US · Mar 18
Woman Who Voted for Trump 3 Times Says He's a 'Worthless Pile of S**t': 'Apparently I'm an Idiot' A former Trump supporter publicly criticizes the administration over rising gas prices and the Iran conflict, reflecting growing disillusionment within the Republican base. International Business Times UK · Mar 18
Dallas County GOP will agree to countywide voting sites after primary election chaos Voters in the May 26 primary runoff will be allowed to again cast ballots at countywide voting sites on election day. The Texas Tribune · Mar 17
Trump pushes Senate Republicans to the brink with voter ID demands ANALYSIS: Donald Trump is fracturing his party’s Senate caucus while Democrats are finally speaking in unison. The SAVE Act’s failure may be more trouble than it’s worth for Republicans, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Mar 17
US Senate heeds Trump’s call to debate restrictive Save America Act voting bill Senate voted 51-48 to begin discussion on bill that would require proof of citizenship for new voters The Guardian - US · Mar 17
Tulsi Gabbard, who warned of war with Iran, now defends Trump’s decision to attack – as it happened Director of national intelligence wrote on social media that Trump ‘is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat’ The Guardian - US · Mar 17
What is the SAVE America Act that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor? President Donald Trump claims the bill will ‘guarantee the midterms’ for his Republican Party in November The Independent UK · Mar 17
‘The system is broken’: grassroots Democratic group aims to revitalize outmoded ground game Swing Left aims to reconnect with voters and overhaul campaigning with ‘deep canvassing’ ahead of midterms The Guardian - US · Mar 16
Democrats face a post-Trump identity crisis for 2028 Strategists are warning they can't win back the White House in 2028 by coasting on voters' dissatisfaction with Trump and MAGA. Axios · Mar 15
First-round of French local elections sees strong showing for National Rally and LFI Far-right and radical left parties likely to increase their local presence in advance of next year’s presidential race The Guardian - UK · Mar 15
French voters head to the polls for the first round of local elections While most towns will have elected their mayors by this Sunday night, several major cities could face a fiercely contested second-round run-off next week Euronews · Mar 15
Congo-Brazzaville's Sassou Nguesso set to extend four-decade rule Congo-Brazzaville holds elections Sunday in a vote expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country. Observers say voter turnout could reach a record low. Radio France Internationale · Mar 15
The Times of India · Mar 14 Should older people be 2nd-class voters? Why do young people everywhere seem disenchanted with govt? A 2021 OECD survey shows only 37% in 18-29 age group trust govt, as against 46% in 50+ cohort. In S Korea, the gap widens to 17 percentage points. In Ireland, it’s 38 points. Zoom out of this rich nations’ club,…
We Got This Covered · Mar 13 ‘Vote nay’: GOP Senator speechless at how SAVE Act targets female voters — that’s the ‘ultimate goal’ Just one more hurdle for democracy.
The Conversation · Mar 13 Is Labour in ‘deep trouble’ with Black voters? What the evidence tells us Before each general election in the late 1990s and early 2000s, campaign group Operation Black Vote used to publish a list of the most ethnically diverse constituencies in the UK. These were the areas in which the size of the non-white population exceeded the size of the incumbent party’s majority.…
The Guardian - US · Mar 13 What does Trump’s restrictive voting bill include – and does it have a chance of becoming law? Every voter would be affected by the Save America act, as people would face more barriers to voting: ‘It’s a recipe for disaster’
The Guardian - US · Mar 13 Sinners or One Battle: what can we learn from this year’s anonymous Oscar ballots? While Academy voters are supposed to keep their picks secret, another batch of anonymous ballots have leaked – giving us some insight on a hard-to-call race
The Conversation · Mar 13 Congo-Brazzaville election: Sassou Nguesso set to extend his rule Congolese will go to the polls on 15 March 2026 to elect their president, with a fractured opposition unable to present a single candidate. The Congolese Labor Party (PCT), in power since the end of the 1997 civil war, along with its allies, exerts extensive control over the state apparatus…
We Got This Covered · Mar 13 ‘I miss my Uncle Joe’: Miserable Florida Trump voter can’t afford gas, just wants Joe Biden back "Yeah there was a lot of craziness going on but it was a lot calmer than this!"
The Independent UK · Mar 13 Florida Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote One critic claimed that the legislation will negatively impact ‘low-income voters, students, seniors, women, and Black and Brown Floridians’
The Texas Tribune · Mar 13 Democratic turnout doubles in Rio Grande Valley where four Hispanic counties previously went for Trump Democratic enthusiasm in the Valley’s four counties could foreshadow a November reversal of Trump’s historic 2024 sweep there — and signal that Latino voters have become swing voters.
AAP · Mar 13 Challenges ahead for popular premier as poll approaches Navigating minority government has barely troubled Chris Minns but he faces fresh problems as voters turn towards One Nation and the coalition rebuilds.
International Business Times UK · Mar 12 Young Trump Supporter Reveals Why He Now Feels Betrayed After Years of Defending Him A young Republican student who backed Donald Trump in the 2024 election expresses deep voter remorse, citing the president's focus on spectacle rather than effective governance.