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Americans will vote on 3 November in the midterm elections, a nationwide contest that sits halfway through a president’s four-year term and can redraw the balance of power in Washington. The outcome could determine how much room Donald Trump has to govern, legislate and defend his agenda over the remainder of his presidency.
Mexico’s Senate has approved a controversial measure widely described as an anti-meme law, triggering immediate concern among digital rights advocates, journalists, and free-speech defenders. The proposal, which critics say could be used to punish online satire and political parody, now moves deeper into the legislative process amid a broader regional debate over platform regulation and expression online.
Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed two late-session proposals: a bill to bar lawmakers from trading individual stocks while in office and a measure aimed at easing utility costs tied to data center growth. The votes underscored deep partisan and procedural divisions as Congress headed into its election recess, with critics calling the trading ban too weak and opponents of the data center bill warning against federal overreach.
The U.S. Senate has blocked a resolution that would have pressed for accountability over Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank, underscoring the depth of congressional resistance to formal scrutiny of Israel’s conduct. The vote highlights the continuing political strength of pro-Israel positions in Washington even as international concern grows over settler violence, military raids and the worsening humanitarian and security climate in the territory.
France’s far-right National Rally has secured a historic advance in Senate elections, gaining enough ground to form a group in the upper house for the first time. While conservatives are expected to retain control of the chamber, the result underscores the National Rally’s widening reach across France’s political institutions and strengthens Marine Le Pen’s long-term presidential ambitions.
The U.S. Senate on Monday advanced legislation that would create a national framework for name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics, marking a significant federal step toward regulating a fast-growing and uneven market. The bill aims to replace the current patchwork of state laws and school-by-school policies with clearer rules for athletes, universities and sponsors.
The War Department is preparing to support efforts to protect the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections from foreign interference, as voters across all 435 House seats and a third of the Senate head to the polls in roughly 470 contests. The move underscores growing concern that hostile actors could seek to exploit the political and information environment surrounding one of the country’s largest electoral events.
The U.S. War Department is preparing to support efforts to protect the Nov. 3 midterm elections from foreign interference, as every seat in the House and roughly a third of the Senate are on the ballot. The move underscores how election security has become a national security issue, with intelligence and defence agencies expected to play a central role in deterring outside meddling.
The War Department is preparing to support U.S. election security efforts as the country heads toward a high-stakes midterm contest involving every House seat and roughly one-third of the Senate. The mission is to help ensure foreign actors do not interfere with voting, underscoring the growing national-security dimension of election protection.
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