âą Pemilih Virginia sedikit menyetujui rencana redistrikasi kongres yang didukung Demokrat yang membahayakan beberapa petahana Republikan.
âą Langkah ini menggambar ulang batas wilayah untuk menguntungkan Demokrat di distrik-distrik kunci, menggeser keseimbangan untuk pemilihan tengah tahun 2026.
âą Pertempuran redistrikasi pesisir ini menyoroti ketegangan nasional terkait peta yang adil dan keuntungan partisan.
Exclusive: Investigation into campaigning materials for local polls in May challenges tactical voting claims Election leaflets are providing âgrotesqueâ information about how to vote tactically in the May elections, using national polling data, âdodgyâ bar charts and doorstep surveys to support claims about partiesâ chances of winning.Leaflets distributed by local politicians across England are claiming that either only their party can win, or another party âcanât win hereâ when âthere is no good evidence to show thatâs trueâ, a Full Fact investigation for the Guardian has revealed. Continue reading...
YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus â but that many fear abortion access could be reduced New polling has found that whatever their party political leanings, an overwhelming majority of people support the right to access an abortion â although young people, in particular, fear reproductive rights may be reduced.The YouGov polling, commissioned by MSI Reproductive Choices to mark its 50th anniversary, found nine in 10 people support the right to access an abortion. Continue reading...
Governor called referendum after president urged GOP-led states to redraw maps to protect House majorityVoters in Virginia on Tuesday approved new congressional maps intended to boost Democratsâ chances of retaking the House of Representatives, in the latest blow to Donald Trumpâs effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve his control of Congress.The tit-for-tat redistricting battle began last year after Trump pressed Texasâs Republican-controlled legislature to redraw that stateâs congressional maps in a bid to oust as many as five Democratic House lawmakers in the November midterm elections. Continue reading...
With a reshuffled cabinet, the premier is hoping to quell leadership rumblings as her party seeks an unprecedented fourth termGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, stood alongside the fresh faces in her reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday, she attempted to send her increasingly jaded electorate a blunt message: despite its 12 years in power, her government is â apparently â new.In her opening four-minute preamble to reporters, Allan - whose Labor government will in November seek an unprecedented fourth term - repeated the word 17 times. In one sentence alone, she referred to her ânew cabinetâ, ânew portfoliosâ, ânew solutionsâ and ânew areas that are going to drive this government forwardâ.Benita Kolovos is Guardian Australiaâs Victorian state correspondent Continue reading...
Bipartisan backing for special relationship is fraying as Middle East conflicts turn public opinionIsraelâs conflicts in the Middle East have driven a sea change in US public opinion, threatening a bipartisan consensus of support for military aid for Israel that has been the status quo for decades.In public opinion polling of Americans, among likely candidates for president, and even in pro-Israel lobbying circles, the special relationship enjoyed by Israel with the US is now under fire as human rights concerns from the left and a new âAmerica Firstâ foreign policy groundswell on the right could impact coming elections â including the 2028 presidential elections. Continue reading...
Scottish Labour leader pledges more homes and tax cuts as party tries to reverse slump in support before May electionsUK politics live â latest updatesAnas Sarwar has appealed to voters to give Labour five years âto fix the Scottish National partyâs messâ as he pledged more homes, tax cuts and a smaller public sector.The Scottish Labour leader is fighting a last-ditch attempt to reverse a steep slump in support. Recent polls put Sarwarâs party third or fourth behind Reform and the Scottish Greens, dragged down by the UK governmentâs unpopularity. Continue reading...
Campaigning in Newcastle before next monthâs local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle EastMohammed Suleman, a self-described âstraight-talking Geordieâ, doesnât love politics. The taxi driver and businessman prefers to focus on community initiatives. But when the time came, he voted Labour as the lesser of two evils.Then came the war in Gaza. Continue reading...