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Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
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Research has found that along with an increased abuse directed at members of Congress, threats against U.S. President Donald Trump had doubled within the same timeframe, from 800 to 1,900 posted on Facebook.
The American experiment of democracy is soon celebrating it's 250th anniversary. And yet, fewer Americans find that democracy is central to their country's identity. The shift is notably bigger among young people.
The American state of California is a Democratic stronghold. However, so many candidates stood for the party in the race for the governorship that a Republican could now also make it through to the final round.
The US Supreme Court handed a win to the Republican party when it allowed Alabama to use a controversial congressional map, which critics say discriminate black voters and weaken their voter's rights. It's but the latest episode in an increasingly bitter redistricting battle.
Since taking office again, US President Trump has been cracking down hard on transgender people. Among other things, they are no longer allowed to serve in the military. A court has now suspended this rule in certain cases. But the legal battle over this issue is not over yet.
Mexican President Sheinbaum has accused the US of interference after US intervention in election campaigns in Honduras and Argentina. And the Mexican parliament has passed a constitution reform allowing for elections to be annulled if outside interference is shown.
The debate over the redrawing of congressional districts in the US is a constant back-and-forth: sometimes the Republicans manage to gain an advantage for the mid-term elections, sometimes the Democrats successfully fight back. Currently in the spotlight: the US South.
Trump’s backing for Paxton reshaped the race in Texas, making Cornyn the latest Republican incumbent to lose after falling out of favour with the president.
Officials in the US state of New Jersey have denied that they failed to treat detainees properly following demonstrators during which protestors clashed with ICE agents. They were demanding the closure of a detention facility and the unconditional release of all detainees.
Alberta, a western Canadian province that borders the US, is holding a referendum on independence in what Canadian Prime Minister Carney describes as a "dangerous bluff". A 1995 referendum saw Quebec, the country's francophone province in the east, narrowly reject independence.
One of the few Republicans to stand up to President Trump in Congress has lost a key primary in Kentucky ahead of the November elections. The president's emphatic contempt for Thomas Massie and his endorsement of Ed Gallrein, a staunch backer, clearly swung the vote.
The senate has confirmed Trump's pick to take over from Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve, voting for Kevin Warsh largely along party lines. Trump and Powell clashed repeatedly over the Fed's interest rate policy. Warsh said price stability would be at the centre of policy.
US judicial authorities are considering indicting former Cuban president Raúl Castro in relation to the downing of a Cuban exile group's plane 30 years ago. Three US citizens died in the incident over international waters.
Will Alabama join the long list of US state redistricting their voting maps at the last minute ahead of the midterm elections in November? Republican lawmakers are trying, but a federal judge stopped them, for now. The case is likely to go to the US Supreme Court.
