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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, about his efforts to regulate artificial intelligence.
A survey suggests more than half of candidates in the May 2026 polls in England faced harassment or intimidation.
Ewan Cameron, a Camden councillor from 1998 to 2002, will stand in the by-election on 8 October.
Hundreds of election officials from around the country are meeting to discuss how to defend the integrity of the midterm elections, including against interference by the federal government.federal gov
President Trump returns to the U.S. ready to rally on behalf of Republican candidates as the midterm election enters its crucial fall stretch.
NPR's Leila Fadel checks in on GOP voters' outlook with Republican pollster Jim Hobart of Public Opinion Strategies.
Congress returns for a short last session ahead of the midterm election with a full plate as lawmakers look for messaging bills they can take back to voters.
The government is seeking to change the law on donations to UK political parties from British expats.
A cross-party group of MPs and peers identifies human rights risks that existing laws appear not to cover.
The government describes its new school food standards as "once-in-a-generation changes".
Burnham has said those who take risks should be backed by government, but his government has been criticised for increasing business costs.
The Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Féin leaders will discuss ways they can work more closely.
Andy Burnham is likely to face fresh pressure to further change the rules on party donations, writes Jack Fenwick.
The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
Mark Carruthers interviews SDLP leader Claire Hanna.
Following the midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump's $5,000 campaign promise has generated attention, but not belief. And, Vice President JD Vance characterizes Democrats as extremists.
Limited public discussion of the trust fund's shortfall has experts worried that most Americans don't fully understand the problems Social Security faces — or weigh in on solutions.
High construction costs and the Iran war are threatening the key manifesto pledge, the housing secretary says.