Maryland enacts landmark police overhaul, first state to repeal police bill of rights usa.md law Article 1894 words, published Apr 10 2021 14 votes
Greenland heads to the polls on Tuesday in snap elections which could have major consequences for international interests in the Arctic denmark.greenland politics Article 34 words 8 votes
New York just legalized marijuana. Here are the prime acquisition targets and the types of deals you can expect. usa.ny law Article 1919 words 17 votes
China approves Hong Kong electoral system reform bill, further reducing the power of the Hong Kong electorate hong kong china politics Article 559 words, published Mar 1 2021 10 votes
Georgia House passes sweeping bill that would restrict voting access, setting up final vote next week politics usa.ga Article 8 votes
Covid-19: Brazil to get fourth health minister since pandemic began politics Article 50 words 6 votes
Greenland's government called a national election after parliament threatened it with a no-confidence vote – coalition torn apart by dispute over mining project denmark.greenland politics Article 288 words 5 votes
Mario Draghi forms new government in Italy, politicians and technocrats named as ministers italy politics Article 331 words, published Feb 12 2021 8 votes
Indian government restricts foreign mapping services to one metre accuracy india politics Article 856 words 5 votes
Michigan county commissioner pulls gun out during virtual meeting when resident asked board to denounce Proud Boys usa.mi politics Article 21 votes
US Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob usa.dc politics Article 1353 words 12 votes
Pennsylvania Republicans block seating of Democratic state senator, take control from lieutenant governor politics usa.pa Article 692 words 20 votes
Email accounts belonging to Finnish MPs were compromised during a cyberattack on the country's parliament in the autumn finland politics crime Article 250 words 6 votes
Andrew Yang files paperwork to run for New York City mayor usa.ny.nyc politics Article 264 words 26 votes
Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit seeking to subvert election politics usa.tx usa.pa Article 776 words 21 votes
New York 22nd district race up in air as county finds fifty-five uncounted ballots usa.ny politics Article 492 words 12 votes
In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York law usa.ny.nyc Article 20 votes
Florida governor pushes expansion of Stand Your Ground law as part of "anti-mob" crackdown usa.fl law Article 1857 words 17 votes
Norway grants asylum to man claiming persecution by Polish government – Rafał Gaweł's prison sentence for fraud was retaliation by rightwing regime, Norway says norway politics poland Article 494 words 6 votes
FBI busts militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer politics crime usa.mi Article 232 words 38 votes
With violent crime on the rise, Minneapolis City Council asks: Where are the police? usa.mn crime politics Article 776 words 5 votes
ACLU sues Palo Alto over ‘unconstitutional’ restrictions at residents-only park usa.ca.palo alto Article 983 words 9 votes
Denmark's vegan party says it has enough support to run for parliament – the party, founded in 2018, reached the 20,182 declarations needed on Thursday denmark politics Article 267 words 13 votes
The Chinese government is engaging in a widespread, systematic campaign of forced birth control and sterilization on Uighurs and other minorities china.xinjiang Article 3251 words 48 votes
In first for Congress, US House passes bill to establish DC as the nation's 51st state, but it faces insurmountable opposition in the Senate politics usa.dc Article 472 words 26 votes
Iceland heads to polls to elect next president – while the post is largely symbolic, the president has the power to appoint governments and veto laws iceland politics Article 464 words, published Jun 1 2020 6 votes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australian organisations, including governments and businesses, are currently being targeted by a sophisticated foreign "state-based" hacker australia politics Article 344 words 6 votes
Katri Kulmuni will step down as Finland's finance minister after admitting on Friday that she had used taxpayers' money to fund training on how to speak in public finland politics Article 98 words 12 votes
Bizarre scenes in tiny Western Australia town as 'sovereign nation' attempts to overthrow government australia.wa politics Article 336 words 8 votes
Victoria did not consult the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before signing a controversial infrastructure deal with the Chinese government last year australia.vic china politics Article 650 words 6 votes
Hundreds of thousands of Australians affected by the government’s robodebt scheme will receive notices from Centrelink about an upcoming class action under orders from the federal court australia Article 752 words 5 votes
US State Department Inspector General fired after investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Democrats decry ‘dangerous pattern of retaliation’ usa politics Article 9 votes
Up to 85,000 voters could be removed from Florida electoral rolls usa.fl politics Article 585 words 8 votes
Brazilian superminister Sérgio Moro resigns after Bolsonaro fires federal police chief Maurício Valeixo politics Article 468 words 6 votes
Wisconsin governor orders stop to in-person voting on eve of election usa.wi politics Article 157 words 9 votes
Israel stunned as rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz join forces in an "emergency government" israel politics Article 479 words 9 votes
Hmong leaders rally against Trump administration deportation push usa.wi laos politics Article 827 words 5 votes
Norway's PM Erna Solberg named one of her top lieutenants to the key position of finance minister as her new minority government prepares to navigate a hostile parliament norway politics Article 5 votes
Norway's right-wing Progress Party is quitting the government over a decision to bring home from Syria a woman suspected of affiliation to the Islamic State norway politics Article 178 words 6 votes
Death threats will force Virginia lawmaker to a safe house during pro-gun rally politics usa.va Link 9 votes
Russia's government resigns as Putin offers spot on Security Council to Medvedev russia politics Link 13 votes
US Supreme Court hears arguments in New Jersey "Bridgegate" scandal. The decision could have broad implications for how federal prosecutors pursue allegations of public corruption. usa.nj politics law Article 971 words 8 votes