The Electoral Commission of South Africa ( IEC) has registered 62 more political parties following the 2024 national and ...

If the US government shutdown continues into tomorrow (3 November) it will become the longest in the country's history ...

Democratic socialism is having a moment, between Zohran Mamdani's buzzy mayoral campaign in New York City, Omar Fateh's ...

A defining week has dawned in American politics with huge implications for Donald Trump’s second presidency, for his fellow Republicans and for a Democratic Party seeking to build a new future from ...

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether race can continue to be used as a proxy for political identity in ...

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. From the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races to ...

The Trump administration said Nov. 3 that it planned to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans after two judges ...

Trump urged Republicans to “terminate the filibuster” to enact sweeping conservative policies and prevent Democrats from winning future elections.

Japan’s post-pandemic environment has altered the fiscal equation. The global inflation shock and a weaker yen have combined ...

Although Trump is not on the ballot on Tuesday, the elections will likely capture the mood of the country before the 2026 midterm elections.

Today in the Planet Money newsletter, five recent papers that lit lightbulbs in our brains, and are maybe worth taking a look ...