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Ranked-Choice Voting Push Stalls After Michigan Bid Folds

After costly statewide losses in 2024, the halted Michigan petition drive marks a clear setback for expansion efforts.

Sanders Uses Late Show to Warn of Authoritarian Drift, Rebuke Trump's Greenland Push

Seguro Leads First Round in Portugal Presidential Race as Runoff With Far-Right Ventura Set for Feb. 8

Guinea's Doumbouya Wins Provisional Landslide in Boycotted Presidential Vote

U.S. Pressure Hangs Over Iraq’s Coalition Talks as Militia-Linked Bloc Seeks to Pick Prime Minister

Verfassungsblog Study Warns of Court-Capture Risks and Urges State Safeguards

Peru Sets Party Primaries for Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 as APRA, Renovación Face Turnout Test

New Ella McCay Featurette Highlights James L. Brooks’ Return Ahead of Dec. 12 Release

RFE/RL Shuts Hungarian Service After Trump Administration Pulls Funding

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Film Captures Women’s Reality, Loses Literary Depth

Tarek Saleh’s Les Aigles de la République Hits Theaters, Starring Fares Fares as an Actor Coerced to Portray Egypt’s Leader

Tarik Saleh’s ‘Les Aigles de la République’ Opens in France to Strong Reviews

Arte's Franco Retrospective Faces Sharp Critique Over Omissions

Czech Lower House Elects Far-Right Leader Tomio Okamura Speaker With 107 Votes

Machado Warns Peru on Populism at CADE 2025, Reaffirms Support for U.S. Caribbean Operation

Olympic Champion Vivian Kong Faces Scrutiny Over Tourism Credentials in Hong Kong Legco Bid

Tharoor’s Anti-Dynasty Essay Fuels BJP Attacks, Splits Congress Responses

Peru’s Power Struggle Recast as ‘Parliamentary Authoritarianism’ Versus Fractured Democracy

D66 Holds Slim Lead Over PVV as Final Count Awaits Validation

The New York Times Flags 12 Signs of Authoritarian Drift in Trump’s Second Term