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POLITICSOct 21Trump team asks Supreme Court to lift pause on Big Bend border wall constructionThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building a border wall through Texas's Big Bend regionThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 21Democrats accuse Trump of using prosecution threats to pressure election officialsDemocratic groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday, accusing it of using unfounded voter fraud claims to muscle its way into how states run elections.Why it matters: The groups say the administration is issuing a stream of threats to intimidate and bully both voters and election officials.They're asking a judge to declare the administration's actions unlawful and block further interference.Driving the news: The lawsuit condemns the administration for targeting state voter rolls by insisting that local officials review federally compiled lists of alleged noncitizens on their voter rolls.ThAxios
POLITICSOct 21Florida Mayor Is Accused of Taking Covid Grant Funds She Helped ApproveMayor Jackie Espinosa of Kissimmee, Fla., and her family received money from a grant program she helped create during the pandemic, the state attorney general said. She was arrested on Wednesday.NYT US
POLITICSOct 21Fewer Americans say federal government improving their lives: GallupFewer Americans than last year think the federal government is effective at making a positive impact on people’s lives, according to a new poll released Wednesday. In the Bentley University-Gallup Business in Society survey, about 43 percent of respondents said the federal government has been effective in making a positive impact on people’s lives. This is…The Hill
POLITICSOct 21Five keys to regulating the carbon market according to communitiesPiden participación en las decisiones, transparencia en los contratos y respaldo del Estado en el nuevo impulso que el MinAmbiente quiere darles a los proyectos Redd+ The post Cinco claves para reglamentar el mercado de carbono según las comunidades appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
POLITICSOct 21UK aid stops over 100 attempts to smuggle migrants through the Western Balkans since JuneForeign Office (FCDO) minister Lord Wood of Anfield to announce a new package of support to disrupt people-smuggling networksThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 21Students march into Belgrade while populist Vucic holds rally in Serbia's south ahead of voteThousands of people lined the streets of Belgrade on Wednesday to greet marching students arriving to Serbia 's capital on the eve of their final rally ahead of…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 21Lawmakers say U.S. briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformationJapan Today
POLITICSOct 21Musk threatens Democrats teeing up congressional probesElon Musk, President Donald Trump's multi-billionaire ally, on Wednesday threatened Democrats who want to investigate alleged corruption and his role in the U.S. government if they win control…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 21Starlink access in Ukraine a decision for Musk, not White House, Rubio saysU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that decisions regarding Ukraine's access to Starlink were up to its parent company SpaceX ‌and Elon Musk, not the…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 21Former officials urge Congress to reform permittingWelcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Former officials urge Congress to reform permitting A group of economic and national security officials across multiple presidential administrations are urging Congress to pass permitting reform legislation.  © Greg Nash In a letter to Senate Majority Leader…The Hill
POLITICSOct 21Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November actionTrade unions, unanimously disappointed after their meeting with the government, are calling for a large mobilisation on 5 November. The CGT's general secretary is urging workers to "generalise the strike".EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 21Milei got involved in the Spanish campaign and Pedro Sánchez took advantage to benefitThe President called the PSOE leader "dictator and delinquent" during a speech in Madrid. In response, Sánchez defended his management on social media and the socialist headquarters displayed an ironic welcome banner for Milei with the figure of a chainsaw.Clarín
POLITICSOct 21DNC denies Bankhead’s claim she was offered job to drop out of Montana Senate raceDemocrat Alani Bankhead said in a recent interview she was offered a Democratic National Committee (DNC) job to drop out of the Montana Senate race — an allegation the DNC denies. Bankhead is running against Independent Seth Bodnar and Republican Kurt Alme for the open Senate seat. She’s faced calls to exit the race to…The Hill
POLITICSOct 21In run-up to mass protests and riots, pro-Russian accounts amplified French anger, NGO findsResearch carried out by the Alliance4Europe NGO suggests that pro-Russian networks manipulated information online in an effort to exacerbate anger in France ahead of last weekend's massive protests and subsequent unrest. After analysing more than half a million posts across various social media platforms, the group says it was able to track the campaign back to the start of September. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Omri Preiss, Managing Director at the Alliance4Europe.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 21Mexico charges prosecutor with treason over US involvement in drug raidThe participation of US agents in an April drug operation has raised questions about whether Mexico's laws were upheld.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 21Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall ConstructionA lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.NYT US
POLITICSOct 21New Rules in North Carolina Threaten Thousands of Mail BallotsCounty election officials have rejected ballots for such issues as an unsealed “inner” envelope. Voting rights groups are urging voters to fix their ballots or vote in other ways.NYT US
POLITICSOct 21Sergio Massa fully enters the electoral discussion: "Next year society will turn the page"The former Minister of Economy spoke publicly at a meeting with Unsam rectors. He referred to the conflict over the university financing law and left a message looking ahead to 2027.Clarín
POLITICSOct 21Trump calls media members ‘dummies’ and ‘stupid’ a day after his Oval Office tiradeTrump has continuously berated journalists, particularly women, for asking questions about controversial moves made by his administrationThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 21Haryana Congress flays BJP government over its failure to keep poll promisesDeteriorating law and order, farmers’ grievances, unemployment, corruption, poor healthcare services and drug abuse are among other issues. The Congress leaders cornered the BJP on the government’s completion of two years of its third term in HaryanaThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 21Loan Case: the payment of more than 2.8 million pesos that complicates the false envoys of the Dupuy FoundationThe former mayor of 9 de Julio, Sebastián Ynsaurralde, declared this Wednesday that this amount was paid to the group of lawyers, psychologists and social workers who are being judged for obstructing the investigation. The witness praised the work of these people, but could not explain why they charged forClarín
POLITICSOct 21Poland reportedly suspends major arms shipment to Ukraine over regional tribute to Ukrainian Insurgent Army, whose fighters took part in WWII massacres of PolesPoland has suspended delivery of a large weapons package to Ukraine over the Lviv Regional Council’s decision to declare 2027 the year of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a source told the news outlet RBC Ukraine.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 21Trump heads to South Carolina to boost Senator Darline Graham in raceThe race between the sister of late Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews has tightened in deep-red state.Al Jazeera [en]