North Carolina Judges Probe Partisan Bias in Gerrymandering Trial
The first day of a trial on partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina kicked off Monday, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal in June to wade into the dispute.
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Third Parties Challenge Hurdles to Ballot Access in Texas
Complaining that it costs over $600,000 to collect signatures to get on a general election ballot in Texas, the Libertarian Party and others sued the state in federal court Thursday alleging its election laws favor Republicans and Democrats in races for statewide office.
Read moreMoscow Accused of Funding Salvini’s Right-Wing Party
Opposition lawmakers in Italy on Thursday demanded that Interior Minister Matteo Salvini appear in Parliament about allegations that a covert Russian oil sale scheme was devised to fund his pro-Moscow League party.
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Marine Veteran Will Challenge Mitch McConnell for Senate Seat
Amy McGrath, a Marine combat aviator who narrowly lost a House race to an incumbent Republican in Kentucky, has set her sights on an even more formidable target: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Read morePoll Shows Capitalism Still More Popular Than Socialism
Socialism was once used as a euphemism for Communism in the 20th century and has long carried negative connotations. A new survey shows that while the concept has gained traction in modern public discourse, it still lags well behind the popularity of capitalism in America.
Read moreDC Circuit OKs Payment-Plan Rules for Campaign Donors
The en banc D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that it will keep in place an installment plan for nearly $250,000 bequeathed to the Libertarian Party.
Read moreUS Museum Condemns Use of Its Art by German Far-Right Party
An American art museum is demanding that a German far-right party stop using one of its paintings, portraying a 19th-century slave auction, in a campaign poster for the European elections.
Read moreWill Infrastructure Problems Bring US Parties Together?
The last time President Trump sat down with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, Trump walked out in a huff and dismissed their government shutdown talks as a “total waste of time.”
Read moreSpain’s Socialists Win But Far-Right Makes Inroads
In an election fought largely over questions of national identity and Catalonia’s secessionist drive, Spain’s Socialist party claimed victory on Sunday as the conservative electorate was split by the rise of a new far-right political force.
Read moreVoters Divided on Tax Fairness Ahead of 2020 Race
With the April 15 tax deadline fast approaching, a new survey shows overall public perceptions of the 2017 tax code overhaul have changed little in the last year, but the partisan divide over tax fairness generally has grown to the widest level in two decades as the 2020 campaign heats up.
Read moreLibertarian Fight Over Kentucky Campaign Laws Tossed as Moot
A legislative amendment that allows minor parties to establish caucus campaign committees moots a challenge to Kentucky’s campaign-finance laws brought by a Libertarian candidate, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
Read moreAustralian Party Accused of Asking US Gun Lobby for Money
Australia’s prime minister has accused an influential minor political party of trying to “sell Australia’s gun laws to the highest bidders” by asking the U.S. gun lobby for donations.
Read moreHigh Court Grapples With Partisan Redistricting Squabble
Considering the issue for the second time in as many years, the Supreme Court struggled Tuesday to pin down when, whether and how to tackle gerrymandering driven by political, rather than racial, bias.
Read moreRound 2 in Redistricting Battle to Test High Court’s New Make-Up
With time running out before the 2020 census triggers nationwide redistricting efforts, the Supreme Court will bring its focus back Tuesday to whether there can be a test for partisan gerrymandering.
Read moreAmericans Pessimistic About Future of US, Poll Shows
When Americans imagine the future of the U.S., most envision a country that will be more politically divided and less important in the world, with more income inequality and less job security, the Pew Research Center reported Thursday.
Read moreStudy: Independents Aren’t All That Independent Anymore
In an era of hyper-partisanship, Independents have been a key demographic in polling and electoral politics. But according to a new analysis from the Pew Research Center, most Americans who view themselves as Independents still typically align with one of the two major parties and true Independents tend to stay away from politics altogether.
Read moreThai Court Disbands Political Party for Nominating Princess
A court in Thailand on Thursday ordered the dissolution of a major political party ahead of this month’s general election because it nominated a member of the royal family to be its candidate for prime minister.
Read morePoll Says 3rd-Party Challenge Would Be Boon to Trump
Taking the wind out of Democrats’ sails, a public policy group reported Tuesday that an independent candidate running in 2020 could help secure the re-election of President Donald Trump.
Read more‘Digital Parties’ Disrupt Europe’s Traditional Politics
Europe has become a laboratory for a new type of politics: The rise of the “digital party,” whose members choose candidates, vote on policy positions and offer ideas through online platforms.
Read moreBrexit Fallout Spreads as Labour Party Fractures
Brexit contagion is infecting a new victim: the Labour Party. Great Britain’s main opposition party is reeling from in-fighting and desertions over its Brexit policy after seven moderate and centrist members quit the party on Monday.
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