Danish general election called after PM faces mink cull ultimatum – Mette Frederiksen bypasses vote of no confidence by calling 1 November ballot politics Article 245 words 3 votes
Swedish rightwing on verge of narrow election win but waits on final tally – bloc including far-right Sverigedemokraterna on course for one-seat majority politics Article 683 words 11 votes
California first US state to offer free meals to all public school students politics.usa Article 459 words 24 votes
Recordings within eight feet of police illegal in Arizona under bill signed into law by Doug Ducey Article 281 words 20 votes
Minnesota lawmakers voted to legalize THC edibles. Some did it accidentally. politics.usa Article 328 words 12 votes
California lawmakers reject ballot proposal that aimed to end forced prison labor politics.usa Article 1362 words, published Jun 30 2022 10 votes
The conservative Supreme Court's favorite judicial philosophy requires a very, very firm grasp of history — one that none of the justices seem to possess politics.usa Article 2235 words, published Jun 26 2022 16 votes
Abortions can resume in Texas after judge blocks pre-Roe v. Wade ban politics.usa Article 371 words 14 votes
Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years politics Article 825 words 7 votes
United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi politics Link 5 votes
Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime politics Article 696 words 4 votes
Australia election: Conservative government voted out after nearly a decade politics Article 699 words 19 votes
Denmark is facing fresh claims of racism after a change to controversial legislation will allow Ukraine refugees to move into housing emptied of 'non-westerners' politics Article 666 words 8 votes
Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law politics.usa Article 2011 words 5 votes
Six people who were part of a failed 1950s social experiment have won compensation from Denmark's government and will receive a face-to-face apology from the prime minister Article 1243 words 5 votes
A funny thing happened on the way to the gerrymander - Democrats may actually gain 2-3 seats on net rather than losing politics.usa Link 8 votes
California’s overflowing coffers hand Gavin Newsom ‘every politician’s dream’ politics.usa Article 1532 words 8 votes
What ‘The Squad’ tells us about progressives’ ability to win voters of color politics.usa Article 10 votes
Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight politics Article 429 words, published Nov 7 2017 12 votes
Iceland's governing parties led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Vinstrihreyfingin–grænt framboð agreed on Sunday to continue their working coalition for another term politics Article 367 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
How a New Hampshire libertarian utopia was foiled by bears politics.usa Article 2513 words, published Dec 10 2020 26 votes
Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government – two-party coalition will have to negotiate with other parties to pass laws politics Link 6 votes
Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament – but Katrín Jakobsdóttir's future as PM looks to be in doubt after her party lost several seats politics Article 7 votes
Iceland is voting in a general election that is expected to reflect the country's fragmented political landscape – nine parties could enter parliament politics Article 487 words, published Nov 7 2017 4 votes
Gov. Gavin Newsom abolishes most single-family zoning in California politics.usa Article 817 words 21 votes
Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at creating more affordable housing in California politics.usa Article 868 words 12 votes
The opposition Arbeiderpartiet has won Norway's general election – brings an end to eight years of conservative government, paving the way for a centre-left coalition politics Article 16 votes
Norwegian polls show Arbeiderpartiet is on course to replace PM Erna Solberg's coalition – would need support from Rødt and Miljøpartiet De Grønne to secure a majority politics Article 330 words 6 votes
Historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark against former MP Inger Støjberg who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures politics Article 862 words 7 votes
Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's prime minister after seven years – finance minister Magdalena Andersson widely tipped to be his successor as leader of Socialdemokraterna politics Article 344 words 8 votes
Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper politics.usa Article 842 words 40 votes
New York governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after investigation finds he sexually harassed multiple women politics.usa Article 1598 words 16 votes
Want to get rid of San Francisco's most toxic monument to racism and segregation? End single-family zoning. politics.usa Article 1145 words, published Aug 1 2021 14 votes
Denmark faces legal action over attempts to return Syrian refugees – activists fear a dangerous precedent being set as Copenhagen deems Damascus safe politics Article 1041 words 6 votes
New vote totals show tighter Democratic race for New York City mayor politics.usa Article 785 words, published Jun 30 2021 5 votes
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen lose out as French voters shun local elections: Abstention rate estimated at 68%, and exit polls suggest Le Pen’s National Rally failed to get expected support politics Article 681 words 13 votes
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election politics Article 60 words 7 votes
Sweden's Vänsterpartiet said it would seek to oust PM Stefan Löfven if the government didn't drop or change plans for the abolition of rent controls on new-build properties politics Article 305 words 7 votes
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to the rule that only men register for the draft politics.usa Article 471 words 17 votes
Far from gone: The evolution of extremism in the first 100 days of the Biden Administration politics.usa PDF 10 votes
Did Jordan’s closest allies plot to unseat its king? Alleged sedition and a royal family feud may have been driven by a broader plan to reshape the Middle East. politics.usa Article 1760 words 4 votes