Elections

The final 48 hours of Mark Carney's 2025 election campaign were packed with symbolism, emotion and decisive leadership.

Four years ago, Trump supporters stormed the Capitol while Congress was in session, leading to several deaths and arrests.

The average true tax rate for the ultra-rich, including Elon Musk, is much lower than those less affluent as they leverage a host of tax-savings strategies to reduce their reported annual income despite skyrocketing net-worth growth

Trump's plans to eliminate Social Security taxes could affect revenues flowing into OASI and HI trust funds by $1.5 trillion in the next ten years.

Since taking office as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in the mid-2000s, Senator Marco Rubio has used a corporate credit card issued by the party for his personal expenses, liquidated his retirement funds prematurely, and defaulted on a mortgage.

Sarah McBride makes history as the first openly transgender member of Congress, bringing a progressive agenda focused on healthcare, equality, and social justice to Delaware's lone House seat.

Trump's reelection could boost IPO activity, make banking regulations more lenient, and buoy energy stocks as he plans to drill from day one of his second tenure as US President.

Personal finance expert Sean Bryant plans to invest in renewable energy companies, infrastructure firms, and real estate while stalling student loan repayments if Democratic nominee Kamala Harris wins the 2024 US elections.

A Goldman Sachs report revealed that Democratic nominee Kamal Harris's economic agenda is positioned to boost the US economy by creating more jobs, lowering living costs, and imposing tax hikes on conglomerates and the wealthy.

US Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris plans to lower living costs through several measures, including lowering grocery prices, introducing child tax credits, and offering downpayment assistance for first-time homebuyers.

Minnesota Governor and US Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz's early retirement funds withdrawal could severely impact his retirement portfolio's compounding growth rate and attract taxes and penalties on the amount.

Conservative comedian Alex Strenger wore a face mask and posed as a Democrat with a Bernie Sanders baseball cap before heckling the former house speaker over her stock trading activity.

The former House Speaker's latest purchase of 10,000 Nvidia shares follows an additional purchase of 10,000 Nvidia shares in June, despite mounting pressure on Congress to ban these trades.

Harris and her husband maintain a diversified investment portfolio across stocks, bonds, and real estate for wealth appreciation, passive income, and low-risk exposure.

Since the S&P 500's inception in 1957, there have been 16 presidential elections, half of which had incumbents running for their second terms.

Four House Democrats, all ranking members of key House committees, made their positions known during a private call hosted by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Senegal and Indonesia are currently undergoing major political change, and the outcome will have far-reaching consequences for the citizens of each country.

There are concerns that disinformation, especially in the form of deep fakes or hyper-realistic media that convincingly portrays real people, could be used by malign actors to manipulate voters and exacerbate social divisions.

We had a chance to sit down with Adi Marsiela, coordinator at CekFakt for a conversation about disinformation, the upcoming Indonesian elections and expected challenges.

Positive steps are taking place for place for Pakistan's upcoming elections.

Meta said it is gearing up to label AI-generated content made using third-party tools from Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Adobe, Midjourney and Shutterstock.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has appointed Angela Rayner as shadow levelling up secretary in place of Lisa Nandy, who was demoted to covering the international development brief.

Clive Betts has questioned the prospective accuracy of voter turnout data in correspondence with the electoral commission. Concerns lie over data on those turned away at polling stations who lack ID.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been forced to stop the ongoing election campaign after falling sick during a live TV interview.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was caught on hot mic calling a rival MP an "arrogant pr***."

Mattel's new Barbie 2020 Election series 4-piece doll set is now available online for £31

The British prime minister has not been seen publicly with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds in over a month.

A senior police chief has warned new law backed by Theresa May is completely unnecessary at this time.

The voting age in Wales is set to be lowered to let teenagers aged 16 and over take part in democratic decisions including local council elections.

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