How they voted, Sept. 6, 2026 | News in brief

• Nigel Farage is fighting to manage a donations scandal following Channel 4 allegations that the Reform party breached political donation rules. • Party spokesperson Zia Yusuf distanced himself from the situation, stating he is not personally involved with the two suspended men.

• Reform U.K. suspended James Orr, a key strategist with ties to Peter Thiel and JD Vance, after an undercover exposé aired on Thursday. • Secretly filmed footage showed Orr and aide Dan Jukes discussing how to funnel political donations from a man posing as an American donor without public disclosure.

• Scientists discovered that human microglia, the immune cells responsible for shaping developing brain circuits, take four to eight years to mature. • This maturation period is significantly longer than the few weeks required for the same process in mice.

• A judge declared a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy after the jury deadlocked on whether she murdered her two children. • The decision followed several days of deliberations where the jurors could not reach a unanimous agreement on the charges.

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely violated federal ethics laws regarding the disclosure of his assets and liabilities, according to a joint investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. • The review found that Paxton's recent filings created confusion about his actual net worth and specific holdings.

• Reform UK officials resigned following a Channel 4 News undercover investigation into the party's funding practices. • The documentary alleges that officials breached political donation rules by arranging for an overseas company to pay for polling.

• Reform UK is facing a financial controversy involving undercover footage of James Johnson, the founding director of JL Partners. • The footage shows Johnson discussing the company's "informal rule bending" regarding the conduct of political polling.

• Germany and several other European nations are reporting a surge of suspicious sabotage attacks, including a recent strike on Leipzig airport. • A series of suspicious fires targeted defense facilities across Italy and Estonia during August.

• A federal judge extended a prohibition on Friday against the U.S. Postal Service implementing an executive order from President Donald Trump to limit mail-in voting. • The court order prevents the administration from restricting mail voting processes specifically during the upcoming midterm elections.

• Germany and several other European nations have reported a series of suspicious sabotage attacks and fires at defense facilities and airports. • Recent incidents include an attack on Leipzig airport and a wave of fires across Italy and Estonia during August.

• Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California successfully sued to block a United States Postal Service rule that attempted to restrict voting rights. • The legal victory resulted in a court order blocking the USPS rule through the November elections.