Myanmar’s military junta holds elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, ...

Trump-backed ex-mayor declared winner of Honduran presidential election

Nasry “Tito” Asfura, a conservative politician backed by US President Donald Trump, has been declared the winner of the Honduran presidential election, narrowly edging out right-leaning centrist ...
KVIA

John Brennan accuses Justice Department of possible judge shopping and grand jury leaks

Former CIA director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of “irregular activity,” including possible judge ...

Already thinking about the 2028 election? You’re not alone

About half of Americans say they’ve already given the 2028 presidential election, set to be the first race since 2016 without a sitting president vying for the nomination on either side, at least some ...
CNN

Trump administration taps election fraud crusader to help lead FEMA

After years of promoting baseless claims of voter fraud that President Donald Trump has frequently touted, a conservative activist has landed a top position at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
CNN

Could Ukraine really hold elections in the next 90 days?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week his country could be ready to hold elections in the next 60 to 90 days if security could be guaranteed, seeking to push back on claims by US ...
CNN

Hegseth in 2016 repeatedly warned of Trump issuing unlawful military orders

In 2016, as then-presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed that US troops would carry out even his most extreme battlefield orders as commander in chief — some of which former military leaders said ...
NPR

Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House

There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats. Republicans won a special congressional election in Tennessee, but ...
The New York Times

CNN, Unwanted by Netflix, Is Excluded From a Sale, for Now

The prospect of Paramount’s buying Warner Bros. Discovery had led CNN journalists to wonder if the channel may be combined with CBS News. Instead, CNN will remain in a separate corporate entity. By ...
New Republic

Trump Threatens “Hell to Pay” for Honduras After Election Results

President Trump is making baseless claims of fraud in the Honduran election as he continues to publicly meddle in an incredibly close race between his choice—the conservative Tito Asfura—and liberal ...
CNN

In 2016 video, Hegseth says US troops ‘won’t follow unlawful orders’ from the president

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told an audience in a previously unreported 2016 video that the US military “won’t follow unlawful orders from their commander in chief,” and described the refusal of ...
CNN

Tennessee special election stirs Democratic hopes and GOP fears of an upset

Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, normally a conservative stronghold, is giving Democrats hope that their recently successful message of affordability can help them ...