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Leon Botstein ha annunciato il suo pensionamento il giorno in cui sono stati pubblicati i risultati dell'inchiesta sui suoi legami con Epstein • Il consiglio di amministrazione del Bard College ha "votato per porre fine" al mandato di 51 anni di Leon Botstein, presidente della scuola, lo scorso mese, dopo che i membri del consiglio hanno ricevuto i risultati di una revisione indipendente sulla sua relazione con Jeffrey Epstein, secondo email visionate dal Guardian. • Botstein ha presentato la sua partenza come un pensionamento pianificato da tempo in una dichiarazione del 1° maggio. • La mossa sembra aver creato una spaccatura all'interno del consiglio di amministrazione del college di arti liberali. Continua a leggere...

• La Camera dei Rappresentanti voterà la legislazione per fornire assistenza militare e umanitaria all'Ucraina, mentre il conflitto tra Russia e Ucraina prosegue con continui attacchi russi tramite droni e missili balistici. • La Russia ha condotto nuovi attacchi su Kyiv, ferendo almeno 4 persone, sottolineando l'urgenza delle discussioni sul sostegno degli Stati Uniti in Congresso. • Il voto rappresenta un momento critico per l'impegno degli Stati Uniti nella difesa dell'Ucraina, mentre continuano le negoziazioni riguardanti l'entità e la natura dell'assistenza americana.

Il sondaggio di Butterfly Conservation rimarrà aperto fino al 7 giugno, con la possibilità di scegliere tra 60 specie, dalla piccolaVanessa del cavolo all'imperatore viola.

Il bilancio di Jim Chalmers sposta l'equilibrio a favore delle famiglie più giovani e meno abbienti, ma è la generazione X della classe media a rivolgersi al partito di destra. Explore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverage Il quinto bilancio dei Laboristi farà esattamente ciò che ha promesso: avvantaggerà i giovani e i poveri a scapito degli anziani e dei ricchi. Questa è la conclusione più evidente dell'analisi distributiva condotta da Ben Phillips, professore associato del Centre for Social Policy Research dell'ANU. Continua a leggere...

• Angus Taylor terrà stasera il discorso di risposta al budget. Seguite le notizie di oggi in diretta • Ricevete la nostra email con le ultime notizie, l'app gratuita o il podcast giornaliero • Buongiorno e benvenuti al nostro blog politico in diretta. Sono Martin Farrer con le principali storie della notte, poi Nick Visser prenderà il comando (con Krishani Dhanji pronta a subentrare questo pomeriggio in vista del discorso di risposta al budget di Angus Taylor di stasera).

Esclusiva: laddove i partiti hanno schierato più candidati nel voto della scorsa settimana, coloro che si trovavano in cima alla lista hanno avuto maggiori probabilità di essere scelti

I candidati si contendono la rappresentanza del secondo distretto congressuale, e il seggio senatoriale di un Repubblicano sembra pronto a cambiare schieramento.

• La nomina è stata confermata da un voto plenario nel Senedd dopo che il partito ha posto fine a 100 anni di governo Labour nelle elezioni della scorsa settimana • Rhun ap Iorwerth è stato eletto Primo Ministro del Galles dopo che la vittoria elettorale di Plaid Cymru nel Senedd ha interrotto 100 anni di egemonia del Labour e ha frenato l'avanzata di Reform UK • Ap Iorwerth è stato confermato dopo un voto plenario martedì, con il sostegno dei 43 membri del Senedd del suo partito e di due esponenti dei Greens. Continua a leggere...

Nuove mappe elettorali hanno trasformato quattro seggi detenuti dai Repubblicani per dare un vantaggio ai Democratici nella corsa alla redistribuzione dei collegi innescata da Trump • I Democratici della Virginia hanno chiesto lunedì alla Corte Suprema degli Stati Uniti di ripristinare una mappa congressuale progettata per aumentare le possibilità del loro partito nelle elezioni di metà mandato di novembre, rivolgendosi alla corte mentre i Repubblicani – inclusi gli alleati di Donald Trump – cercano di preservare il loro risicato controllo del Congresso. • Il caso spinge la Virginia in uno scontro insolito per la redistribuzione dei collegi a metà decennio, mentre i tribunali valutano se i legislatori possano ridisegnare i distretti della Camera al di fuori del normale ciclo post-censimento, con il controllo di un Congresso narrowly diviso potenzialmente in bilico.

Esclusiva: La spinta a registrare un partito non affiliato con un nome identico a quello del gruppo grassroots segue il piano di Avi Yemini di utilizzare il 'Free Palestine party' per convogliare voti verso One Nation. Ricevi le nostre email con le ultime notizie, l'app gratuita o il podcast giornaliero. Muslim Votes Matter (MVM) ha presentato reclamo alla Commissione Elettorale del Victoria riguardo a un tentativo anonimo di registrare un partito politico con lo stesso nome in vista delle elezioni statali, accusandolo di voler deliberatamente trarre in inganno gli elettori. MVM è stata fondata prima delle elezioni federali del 2025 come movimento di pressione e advocacy dal basso, in risposta alle preoccupazioni per la mancanza di rappresentanza politica per i gruppi musulmani e le minoranze in Australia. Continua a leggere...

I dibattiti sulla secessione sono stati oscurati dalle rivelazioni che un gruppo legato ai separatisti ha ottenuto l'accesso all'elenco degli elettori

• ISS e Glass Lewis sostengono la risoluzione degli azionisti a causa dei timori sul potere esercitato da Jamie Dimon, che ricopre entrambi i ruoli • Gli investitori di JP Morgan sono stati esortati a votare a favore della scissione del ruolo di amministratore delegato e di presidente della banca più grande d'America, tra i timori per il potere esercitato dal suo boss miliardario Jamie Dimon. • ISS e Glass Lewis, che forniscono consulenza ad alcuni dei più grandi gestori di fondi al mondo su come votare nelle assemblee annuali degli investitori, hanno dato il loro sostegno a una risoluzione degli azionisti che garantirebbe che due persone diverse ricoprano le cariche di presidente e amministratore delegato "il prima possibile".

Un focus group è scettico sul fatto che sostituire Keir Starmer possa migliorare le sorti del partito, con alcuni attratti da Reform o dai Greens

Former Liberal party leader resigned as member for Farrer after she was dumped as opposition leader. Follow updates liveThe upcoming federal budget will include an extra $2bn over four years to fund infrastructure like roads, water, power and sewerage that will help build up to 65,000 new homes, the Albanese government announced on Saturday night.The new funding, to be formally announced on Tuesday, will help fund necessary infrastructure to finish housing projects that would otherwise face expensive hurdles. It will be provided to local governments and state utility providers, and a quarter of those funds, some $500m, will be reserved exclusively for regional Australia.Building more homes is a big focus of this Budget and a big focus of the Albanese Government. …Right now, it’s too hard for too many Australians to get into their own home and get ahead and that’s why we’re investing in supply. Our housing plan is pro-aspiration and it’s pro-investment.We are considering options for the safe repatriation of the four Australians and permanent resident. Our priority is the safety of the community. Continue reading...

Disregard from UK Labour and struggling public services are just some of reasons behind ‘astonishing’ collapseUK politics live – latest updatesBy Friday night, Keir Starmer and much of the Westminster Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales, however, Labour’s collapse in the Senedd was even more total than the most pessimistic predictions.For more than 100 years, Welsh Labour was the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, but the political behemoth limped into third place this week with just nine seats in a 96-seat parliament. A new chapter in Wales’s political and cultural history has opened: pro-independence Plaid Cymru is set to form a minority government. Continue reading...

• Virginia's Supreme Court invalidated a voter-approved congressional redistricting map on Friday that would have given Democrats significant gains in the 2026 midterm elections. • The map would have provided Democrats an advantage in 10 House districts while leaving only one safe Republican seat, potentially delivering Democrats as many as four additional congressional seats. • The ruling represents a major setback for House Democrats and a significant victory for Republicans as the midterm elections approach, with implications for control of Congress.

• Virginia's Supreme Court ruled on Friday to invalidate a new congressional map passed by voters in April that favored Democrats, handing a major win to Republicans ahead of midterm elections. • The rejected map would have created 10 House districts advantageous to Democrats, leaving only one safe Republican seat, according to CBS News analysis. • The decision reverses a voter initiative and bolsters Republican chances in Virginia's congressional races, as noted by Fox News legal correspondent Shannon Bream and CBS election law expert David Becker.

Jeremiah Manele toppled after months of political upheaval in the nation seen as one of China’s closest partners in the Pacific Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele lost power in a no-confidence vote in the South Pacific country’s parliament, ending months of political uncertainty.Parliament was adjourned to allow the governor general to make arrangements for the election of a new prime minister. Continue reading...

From devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your area. The first results are expected at around midnightLatest reporting and analysis Continue reading...

The first results in England are expected between midnight and 2am BST; Scottish and Welsh parliament results are due from midday2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votesAletha Adu is a Guardian political correspondentThe early hours of Friday morning will produce only a handful of declarations but they could shape the mood of the entire elections. Continue reading...

European observers have seen incidents of confusion over ID requirements but problem is not regarded as widespreadInstances of voters being turned away from polling stations due to confusion over photo ID requirements have been recorded by European election observers watching voting in England on Thursday.While the problem is not regarded as widespread, it has been noted by the delegation from the Council of Europe, which will issue a report on the local elections in England as well as the Scottish and Welsh government elections. Continue reading...

Such a move could reshape the electoral map ahead of the midterms by carving up a majority-Black congressional districtSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to push through a plan later today that would carve up a majority-Black congressional district.Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note was released Wednesday. A federal judge has unsealed an alleged suicide note by Jeffrey Epstein, the first time the document has been made public.The Trump administration has claimed that migration has made Europe an “incubator” for terrorism, according to a recently published report on counter-terrorism strategies. The administration will focus counter-terrorism efforts on drug cartels.Republican politicians in Tennessee released a new congressional voting map that could go into effect before the midterm elections this November. The proposed map would eliminate the state’s only Democratic-controlled district by carving up a majority-Black voting bloc based in Memphis.More information was released on the suspect charged in connection to Monday’s shooting near JD Vance’s motorcade. The Texas man accused of firing a gun at law enforcement officers near the Washington monument this week was walking along the path of JD Vance’s motorcade before the shooting and made a vulgar remark about the White House after the confrontation, according to a court filing on Wednesday.The FBI’s director, Kash Patel, has allegedly given out customized bottles of bourbon at events, including ones where he is working in a official capacity, according to a report from the Atlantic.Donald Trump will be hosting the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for a visit, a White House source confirmed to the Guardian. Trump and Lula, who was elected in 2023, will discuss “economic and security matters of shared importance”, the source said. The meeting is expected to take place this Thursday. Continue reading...

Report using research from senior Blair and Clinton pollster comes as Labour braces for dismal election resultsMay elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?UK politics live – latest updatesProgressive voters have been driven away from Labour by a lack of argument and vision from Keir Starmer, according to a report using research from a senior pollster to Tony Blair and Bill Clinton.Downing Street is understood to have been briefed on the research, which has also been handed to allies of the potential leadership candidates Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner. Continue reading...

About 5,000 councillors and six mayors up for election in England, while Scotland chooses 129 MSPs, and Wales selects 96 members of the SeneddHere is Nigel Farage’s overnight eve-of-poll statement. The Reform UK leader said:The Tories tried to remove the gutless Keir Starmer and failed.The only way to finally remove the most unpopular and unpatriotic prime minister in our lifetime is to back Reform. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Voters remain split on issues critical to EU, such as support for Ukraine and dependence on Russian energyMore than three-quarters of Hungarians who voted for Péter Magyar in last month’s election want his government to do more to address the climate crisis, and more than 70% want him to protect LGBTQ+ rights, a poll has found.Magyar’s opposition Tisza party won a supermajority in the vote, bringing an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power. The new prime minister will be sworn in on Saturday, weeks after the results set off celebrations in Budapest and Brussels. Continue reading...

• Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) defeated the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala assembly elections, unseating the Communist government that had ruled since 2016. • LDF, in power continuously since 2016, lost key seats amid anti-incumbency, marking India's first Communist-free state landscape since 1977. • The shift eliminates the last Communist-led state government in India, reshaping southern politics and boosting opposition momentum post other regional upsets.

As Labour faces record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections, prime minister says rivals are unfit to leadLabour is braced for record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister.In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ Zack Polanski were “not fit to meet this moment of great global instability” and that only Labour was putting the national interest first. Continue reading...

As Reform vows to block solar and windfarms, energy leaders say renewables offer most secure future, insulating UK from hostile forcesUK politics live – latest updates• May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?The defining issue of Thursday’s local elections, feedback from doorsteps suggests, will be the UK’s soaring cost of living. But voters should be told about the links between inflation and the affects of fossil fuels and the climate crisis – or the remedies they choose – may make the situation worse, green campaigners have warned.Ami McCarthy, the head of politics at Greenpeace UK, said: “With people’s bills and prices soaring from yet another fossil fuel crisis, these local elections have a global context – driven by the Iran war. Continue reading...