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Muharemović impresses in Nations League opener
Tarik Muharemović played the full 90 minutes for Bosnia and Herzegovina as they opened their UEFA Nations League campaign with a goalless draw against Poland in Warsaw.The Leeds United defender start...
Confirmed: Five Barcelona players start for Spain against England
World champions Spain kick off their UEFA Nations League campaign tonight with an away contest against England at Wembley.This will be La Roja’s first game after they beat Argentina 1-0 in the final...
Political Pulse: Rep. Steve Duffy campaigns on Rapid City workforce development and retention in District 32
GOP incumbent Rep. Steve Duffy shares why workforce housing, keeping young families in Rapid City, and smart growth are central to his District 32 reelection bid.
'Away game': Byron Donalds says hostile crowds excite him
The tougher the room, the more he likes it.
Women | Juventus-Napoli
Juventus Women begin their 2026/27 Serie A Women campaign with a victory. In Biella, the Bianconere beat Napoli Women 3-1 thanks to goals from Redondo, Godo and Chiba.NAPOLI STRIKE FIRST, REDONDO RESP...
EAST TEXAS POLITICS: Democratic congressional candidate discusses bid for seat held by GOP since 2005
Yolanda Prince discusses her campaign for Texas’ 1st Congressional District.
David Jolly implores national Democrats to help his campaign for governor
David Jolly took his case for governor to the Tampa Tiger Bay Club Friday.
Ken Paxton to bring campaign tour to El Paso. Here’s when and where
Paxton’s “Protecting the Texas Promise” tour is scheduled to stop in El Paso next week. The event is free, though spots can be reserved.
England vs Spain
England begin their new Nations League campaign against Spain at Wembley tonight, with the reigning world and European champions providing an immediate test for Thomas Tuchel’s side.With both nation...
Colorado Politics Calendar Sept. 28-Oct. 4
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber, […]
A past FBI inquiry complicates Susan Collins’s campaign message in Maine
News of a probe involving political contributions and federal contracts has some in a shipyard town raising questions about her influence.
Women
Everything is set for Juventus Women’s opening match of the 2026/27 Serie A Women season. The Bianconere take on Napoli Women on Matchday 1 of the league campaign.Here are the two coaches’ selecti...
Pocognoli may require patience to deliver on Scotland shake-up
A new era begins for Scotland, with Sebastien Pocognoli leading a refreshed squad into the Nations League campaign.
Georgia governor candidate Rick Jackson talks veteran health care
Republican candidate for Georgia governor Rick Jackson made a campaign stop in Savannah on Friday afternoon, meeting with local veterans to address health care challenges facing military families and residents across the state.
Georgia governor candidate Rick Jackson talks veteran health care in Savannah
Republican candidate for Georgia governor Rick Jackson made a campaign stop in Savannah on Friday afternoon, meeting with local veterans to address health care challenges facing military families and residents across the state.
Dems 'written off' campaign for GOP's only NYC House seat
Mike DeCillis, the Democratic candidate, said he's found little support from the Democratic Party nationally and locally.
New proposal aims to crackdown on influencers paid to support political campaigns
A new proposal aims to crackdown on social media influencers paid to support political campaigns in Chicago.
Stockton ethics commission, political consultant registry headed for broader council review
Proposed reforms would require campaign consultants to disclose their clients and establish an independent body to investigate ethics complaints, but questions remain about costs and oversight.
Pappas hears from Lakes Region business owners about rising costs, fewer visitors
U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas was on the U.S. Senate campaign trail in the Lakes Region on Friday, touring businesses to discuss the impact of rising costs and fewer visitors.
Politics Unusual: NYS Comptroller DiNapoli, Assemblymember Carroll
In this episode of Politics Unusual, FOX 5 NY's political reporter Morgan McKay speaks to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli about his campaign to reclaim his current office, as well as his political history. Also, a conversation with Assemblymember Robert Carroll about his push to bring the Olympic Games back to New York.
Blumenthal forum on ICE shootings, AI risks: CT politics news
Plus: Senate Republicans on Zulma Toro’s resignation, and Congress’ final acts before the midterms on a bill CT senators oppose.
AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosure
Campaign advertisements that use AI to attack rival candidates are not uncommon in the 2026 midterms, some more obviously fake than others
Partisan Politics Should Stay out of America’s Cultural Institutions
During his second presidential term, President Donald Trump and his administration have initiated countless attacks on free speech. Virtually every entity involved in the public dissemination of information has been impacted by the Trump administration’s censorship campaign. Responses to these attacks have been wide-ranging: while many organizations and institutions have fought back against the administration,...
Trump promised to campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He's starting in deep red states instead
While organizers insist the rallies are in locations with media markets that span state lines and they will help bolster broader turnout, Trump's itinerary is yet another sign of the uphill fight that his party faces.
U.N. Releases New List of Companies It Says Do Business With Israeli Settlements
Israel condemned the database of firms tied to activity in the occupied West Bank as a “political tool” to advance “a smear campaign.”
University of Richmond receives record $150M gift
The University of Richmond received a record $150 million gift as it launches a $600 million fundraising campaign.
Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He's starting in deep red states instead
President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground districts in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections.
José Javier Rodríguez launches multimillion-dollar ‘Give ’Em Hell’ statewide ad campaign
The 30-second spot follows poling showing him and the Republican incumbent statistically tied in the Attorney General’s race.
Nathan Fielder Just Helped A Pilots’ Mental Health Bill Become Law
Fielder's campaign has now been successful after the Senate just passed the John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act.
Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting.
Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Republican nominee Mike Rogers in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said this week she will vote for fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in his run for U.S. Senate, ending speculation that she did not endorse his candidacy due to their differences over Israel. […]
‘Data senator’ ad prompts Frank Farry to send a cease-and-desist letter to his Democratic challenger in Bucks County
An attorney representing state Sen. Frank Farry (R., Bucks) called on Democrat Eileen Hartnett Albillar's campaign to retract the "data senator" advertisement.
An army of paid creators is carpeting the web with political content
Functioning more like birdshot than a single bullet, these high-volume social media campaigns represent the new vanguard of modern political influence, saturating the internet with a topic.
Trump to campaign in deep-red states as GOP plays defense
The president is expected to hold rallies in Oklahoma and Alabama next week.
Capitol agenda: Dems weigh doing Husted a solid - Live Updates
A data center measure easily passed the House last week with more than 200 Democratic votes, but campaign-season politics are making action trickier for the party in the Senate.
Puck Drop Preview: 2026-27 Washington Capitals
Last Word On Hockey‘s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2026-27 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we’re previewing the …
Can the Left Make America Fun Again?
Hi friends, I’ve got a piece in The New York Times today about how collective joy — participatory, youthful, anti-corporate — can defeat Trumpism and transform our lives. The basic argument is that politics used to be embedded in communal life: dances, sports leagues, union halls. As that infrastructure disappeared — and more of everyday life was atomized and privatized — politics became something broadcast at people rather than something they did together. NYC-DSA and Zohran provide another model, where socials and face-to-face organizing are tied to a fight vs the corporations that fenced off so much of the good life. Rebuilding that kind of collective fun, I argue, could help bring young people back into politics and, by redistributing America’s wealth, make everyday life more joyful. I would super appreciate it if you’d read the piece, share it, or post comments on it. Thank you! p.s. FYI, Opinion writers don’t get any say over their headlines! More Take action to support the fight of licensed deck officers at Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group to win a first union contract. This is one of the most important, and underreported, unionization campaigns in America: these workers have a huge amount of power over domestic energy distribution and maritime supply chains, and they’re still without a contract two years after having voted overwhelmingly to unionize. Please sign the public petition here, and if you’re an academic you can sign this support letter.
Netanyahu turned the UN into campaign theater – but will Israelis buy the show?
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The prime minister presents himself on the global stage as a leader uniquely equipped to defend Israel in a hostile world, seeking to bring that same message home to Israeli voters.
Scotland’s New Era Under Pocognoli: Bold Choice Sparks Fresh Hope
Scotland kicks off a new UEFA Nations League campaign this weekend, and for the first time in over two decades, a foreign manager is in the dugout. Sébastien Pocognoli, a 39-year-old Belgian with barely two years of senior coaching experience, replaces Steve Clarke after his own team’s group-stage exit at the World Cup. It’s a […] The post Scotland’s New Era Under Pocognoli: Bold Choice Sparks Fresh Hope appeared first on HEAVY.
Bill to allow politicians to spend campaign cash on security spurs warnings of misuse
The Assembly gave overwhelming approval to a bill that would allow political candidates to use campaign funds to pay for security measures.
Polanski heckled at Jewish community hustings after saying that Zionism is a form of racism
The Green leader, who is Jewish, made the remarks as part of his campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Angie Nixon’s campaign runs through the labor, Civil Rights movements
Nixon’s rise comes as Democrats, Black activists and legal scholars say the gains of the Civil Rights Movement are under attack.
Senate GOP eyes last-ditch push on affordability as fears deepen over midterm map
Inside the Senate GOP’s campaign headquarters on Wednesday, dozens of Republicans gathered for a strategy session during what was expected to be their final days in Washington before the November midterms.
Didier Deschamps rejects Turkiye approach
France will get their UEFA Nations League campaign underway against Turkiye on Friday night. For the first time in 14 years, Les Bleus will compete in a game in which Didier Deschamps is not their man...
France XI vs Turkiye – Predicted lineup and team news
France and Turkey are set to face off in their first UEFA Nations League A match on Friday, with the game taking place at the Turca Arac Muayene Kocaeli Stadium.France begins this campaign under the l...
Campaign finance complaint against Let’s Go Washington dismissed
The conservative political committee is backing three initiatives that voters will consider in November’s general election.
Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court as 3rd-country deportations are thrown into question
A ruling to halt deportations of people to countries other than their own threw a core immigration policy of the Trump administration into question, at least temporarily, and prompted a desperate appeal to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Senate Republicans are desperate for last-minute win before midterms
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are clamoring for a last-minute legislative win to tout on the campaign trail before they leave Capitol Hill for midterm elections.
New Trump-focused "Love Me" ad campaign paid for by taxpayers hits airwaves
Man wounded in the 2024 Trump assassination attempt dies
(CNN) — James Copenhaver, one of the men who was wounded during the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in 2024, has died, his family
Police investigating death threat spray-painted on governor candidate’s business in Tennessee. Here’s what we know
The Tennessee gubernatorial candidate’s campaign said the graffiti read, “Drop Out or Die,” and included an anarchy symbol.
Amid rising political violence, N.J. passes bill that would allow campaigns to use funds for security
The bill, which would campaign dollars to pay for politicians' alarm systems and other security measures, now heads to Gov. Mikie Sherrill's desk.
Trump administration in N.C. marks Republicans' 'make or break time'
President Trump and Vice President Vance hold separate campaign events a week apart in North Carolina ahead of the midterm election, as republicans hit "make or break time."
Reedijk a bold and exciting roll of the dice
With no senior playing career to speak of and a coaching background that 'only' goes as high as the Belgian second tier, it would have been easy for Malky Mackay and Ian Gordon to overlook Reedijk. Winning promotion with an unbeaten campaign last season at Beveren will have caught their eye and when his name appeared in speculation linking him to the job, my own curiosity got the better of me and I did some digging into his background.
US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging
At first glance, it looks like a typical Republican campaign advertisement. As images of President Donald Trump flash across the screen, the 30-second spot says “America will never be a communist cou...
How do you feel about Leeds' start to the season?
As we enter the season's first international break, we want to hear your thoughts on the opening five games of the Premier League. Leeds have yet to be beaten in the league as Daniel Farke's men make a good start in their bid to solidify their place in the top flight. Two wins and three draws mean Leeds sit fifth and feeling buoyant about the campaign ahead.
Supercomputer predicts if Juventus will make the top four
Juventus failed to finish in the top four at the end of last season, and the Bianconeri cannot afford to suffer the same fate again this campaign. That is why the club worked so hard during the summer...
Who was the Unabomber? The true story behind Netflix's new Ted Kaczynski movie.
The crime drama stars Jacob Tremblay as the Unabomber, whose bombing campaign killed three people and injured 23.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear hints at future political run during book talk
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said Tuesday that he is no longer certain his 2023 reelection campaign will be his last, while discussing his faith, political divisions and the future of the Democratic Party at GW.
Republican coordinated campaign spending surges after US Supreme Court ruling
The Republican committees supporting the party's candidates have exceeded the former national caps by more than $48 million
Is metascience being co-opted?
In July, the White House released a report that argued academia is deeply dysfunctional and in need of radical reform.Science: A New Golden Age sets out a litany of problems many academics will recognise: interminable waits for grants; short-term funding rather than support for longer, more ambitious projects; ballooning administrative requirements; pressure to publish, and many more. “The scientific machine is getting bogged down,” it says. At least on the face of it, Science: A New Golden Age is a triumph for the metascience movement, a loose-knit, global group of academics, philanthropists and think tankers that want far more testing and experimentation in how we fund public research and innovation. The report tells US research funders to set up internal metascience units to do just this. But it has also set alarm bells ringing that metascience is being conveniently deployed to help justify the defunding of US universities, which US vice president JD Vance has openly labelled “the enemy.” “Just because you have an issue with your plumbing in your house doesn't mean you light the entire house on fire and burn it to the ground,” said Colette Delawalla, chief executive of Stand Up for Science, a group campaigning against what it says are attacks on scientists by the Trump administration. No one is arguing that academia doesn’t need reform, but there’s debate over how far and how fast the system should be shaken up. Does public R&D need slow and steady evidence-based adjustment, or radical new experiments?One of the key arguments in Science: A New Golden Age is that there’s not enough funding for what it calls “mid-level” science: engineering-heavy projects that require tens of millions of dollars, involve ten to a hundred people, and last around five years. Such a project might develop a brain-computer interface for people with Alzheimer's disease, for example. As such, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has already announced $1.5 billion to set up so-called X-Labs, effectively new research organisations to pursue breakthroughs in areas such as quantum sensing and new scientific instruments. Funding divertedBut there’s a catch: this money has squeezed NSF budgets for more traditional, fundamental research grants, Science reported in June, likely meaning less cash for university-based scientists. Science: A New Golden Age also makes various swipes at universities, accusing them of extracting overheads from scientists to fund administrative bloat. “We have become dependent on a narrow set of legacy institutions,” it says. The report doesn’t mention it, but the US government is simultaneously seeking greater powers over federal funding, which would allow political appointees at funding agencies to screen or cancel research grants mid-project. The White House is also seeking to slash the NSF’s budget by more than half in 2027, although similar cuts proposed for 2026 were blocked by Congress. Convenient hookThis has worried some that the metascience agenda could be misused as a kind of smokescreen to further weaken universities. James Wilsdon, executive director of the Research on Research Institute at University College London, said that the report contains lots of “interesting ideas” and agrees that in places, academia is a “pretty broken system.” But the risk is that metascience is being deployed as a “convenient hook” to support cuts and a “political land grab” to transfer grant power from scientists to political appointees in US funding agencies.So far, the metascience agenda hasn’t been seized on by radical right parties in Europe. But Wilsdon worries it will cross the Atlantic, politicising research reform efforts and making them more difficult to carry out. The report is already making some in Europe sceptical of the entire idea. “The system is not without flaws, but the metascience discussion is not likely to improve the system but rather to generate munition to undermine it,” said Claes de Vreese, a professor of AI and society at the University of Amsterdam. Peter Thiel protégéOfficially, Science: A New Golden Age has just one named author: Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a former chief of staff to Silicon Valley mogul Peter Thiel. He also served as chief financial officer of Thiel’s Clarium Capital Management. Since the 1990s, Thiel has criticised US universities for moving away from teaching what he views as the classic works of western civilisation, and drifting towards “anti-Western zealotry.” And since 2011, he has offered two-year fellowships of $250,000 to young people to skip or drop out of university, and instead start companies or pursue scientific research. “College can be good for learning about what’s been done before, but it can also discourage you from doing something new,” according to the Thiel Fellowships website. In other areas, the Trump administration has promoted academics with a longstanding interest in metascience. For example, the head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, in 2020 co-authored a study arguing the funder backs overly conservative proposals, although he achieved wider prominence as a critic of pandemic lockdowns. Careless talk costs fundingEven before the Trump administration embraced the metascience agenda, some metascientists privately wondered whether they should be careful not to overstate dysfunctions in academia, in case this gets used as ammunition against universities. But others think being cautious with criticism is pointless. After all, last year, the Trump administration sought to cut funding from US universities on an entirely different premise: supposed antisemitism on campus. “I don't think these governments need a technical metascientific excuse to attack the universities, they will want to do so anyway,” said Will Stone, a researcher at Science Works, a new think tank advocating for a “metascience revolution” in the UK. “I think researchers should report what they find, even when the findings may be used to advance policies they disagree with,” echoed Russell Funk, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, who in 2023 co-authored a highly influential paper that argued scientific papers were becoming less disruptive over time. No justificationThat said, Funk thinks that metascientific research certainly doesn’t justify a weakening of universities. Instead, scientists need “time, resources and stability to pursue unfamiliar ideas,” he said. “Taking away those conditions works against the very goal the reforms are supposed to achieve.”The Institute for Progress, a Washington DC-based innovation policy think tank that has championed X-Labs and metascience units, also says that reforms should complement, not supplant, universities. “Unpredictable, unreliable, and reduced federal funding to researchers is destabilising to the very foundations of research and development and is bad,” said Jenn Gustetic, the institute’s director of metascience and R&D policy.Evolution or revolution?This points to a much bigger divide in the metascience community: how far and how fast should public R&D be shaken up? Does it need evolution or revolution? For example, Science: A New Golden Age says the science system relies too heavily on traditional “workhorse” project grants, the type that pay out around $250,000 a year to fund “hypothesis-driven science by small teams on tractable questions.” However, in criticising project grants, the report “decisively picks one side of a debate that is far from settled,” David Hilmer Rex, a metascientist based in Denmark, has written. In June, Pierre Azoulay, a metascientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, defended project grants, saying that the alternative of X-Labs “merits scepticism.”A-B testingOne challenge in metascience is that it’s easier to generate evidence for some types of change than others. Most straightforwardly, research funders can run A-B tests on different ways of awarding money. For example, Germany’s Volkswagen Foundation recently trialled distributed peer review, where applicants rate each other’s proposals, and measured its results against traditional review panels. Distributed peer review made quicker decisions, although awarded money to largely different ideas. However, much of the focus of the metascience movement has been on founding fast-moving and free-acting new research organisations and funders, in contrast to the alleged stodginess of mainstream academia or public innovation grants. A culture of speed and freedom are the animating principles behind Germany’s Sprind or the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria).Related articlesViewpoint: it's time to experiment with how Europe funds science European researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationHowever, while it’s possible to closely study previously successful bodies, such as the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), for historical clues to their secret sauce, it’s impossible to guarantee in advance that the likes of Sprind or Aria will actually work as hoped. But advocates of new organisations say this inherent uncertainly shouldn’t stop us trying. “If we wait for definitive proof that something will work before we try it, I don't know where your proof is coming from,” said Stone. Trade-offsUp until now, experiments in metascience haven’t generally come with hard trade-offs over money. In the US, new ideas such as focused research organisations have often been funded by billionaire philanthropists. In Europe, new innovation agencies such as Sprind and Aria, or the Netherland’s new National Agency for Disruptive Innovation, haven’t needed explicit cuts elsewhere in the research system. But with the $1.5 billion establishment of X-Labs by the NSF, the trade-offs are becoming clearer. Some metascientists privately wonder whether a smaller pilot would have been more appropriate, given that the idea is untested. The Institute for Progress counters that the $1.5 billion X-Labs budget is spread out over a decade, so will account for less than 2% of the NSF’s annual budget. “It’s important to remember that [Darpa] was once an institutional experiment as well. Now it’s one of the most cited innovative funding models in the world,” said Gustetic.As for Europe?The US isn’t the only country placing metascience at the heart of its research strategy. Science: A New Golden Age looks admiringly at the UK, which in 2024 set up a Metascience Unit to scrutinise how it funds research. In Brussels, it’s more of a mixed picture. In 2018, the EU set up the European Innovation Council to funnel grants and equity to start-ups, although it’s sometimes criticised for awarding money too slowly. Recently, the council has started experimenting with challenges, where teams of inventors compete to overcome a technological challenge. The European Commission also wants to experiment with partially randomising grant winners, to cut down on bureaucracy. However, the Commission’s own advisers have said the EU’s own research schemes are too conventional. They want the Commission to establish a new dedicated unit to scrutinise and experiment with funding. But there’s no sign of a such unit emerging in Brussels’ plans for the next Horizon Europe programme, which from 2028 is set to distribute more than €160 billion over seven years. Sam Bogerd, director of breakthrough innovation at the Brussels-based Arq Foundation, an AI-focused think tank that also looks at metascience, says that Europe might have the opposite problem to the US: universities and basic research funding are still reasonably well supported, but there’s not enough experimentation. “We're not taking a close enough look at where this money can achieve the most, and I am worried that the good ideas around metascience will be tainted politically by their association with the Trump administration,” he said. He’s still lobbying for the Commission to set up an experimental unit. But in the meantime, the Arq Foundation plans to do its own research, and is currently hiring two metascience researchers to run the rule over how Brussels spends research funding.
Emily Fox signs new Arsenal contract
Arsenal have announced that defender Emily Fox has signed a new contract with the club.The American first joined the Gunners from North Carolina Courage midway through the 2023/24 campaign.Since then...
Republican coordinated campaign spending surges after US Supreme Court ruling
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Since the US Supreme Court in June sided with Republicans and struck down federal caps on spending by political parties in coordination with candidates,
Detroit Pistons season preview: Lineup, roster and prediction
The Detroit Pistons had the East's best record last season, but expectations are tempered heading into the 2026-27 NBA campaign.
Healthcare clash emerges on CT campaign trail. Businesses say it’s the biggest issue in the state.
The skyrocketing costs of healthcare have risen to the point that both the state and federal governments have been unable to fully solve it.
‘The first prediction-market election’: How Kalshi and Polymarket scrambled the midterms
Wagering is affecting nearly every aspect of the midterms — from campaigns to election officials, voters, donors and traders — according to interviews with 20 people involved in elections and prediction sites.
Ireland XI vs Kosovo – Predicted lineup and team news
The Republic of Ireland will take on Kosovo in their first UEFA Nations League B fixture on Thursday, travelling away as they aim to begin their latest campaign with a positive result.Ireland arrive i...
Kosova vs Ireland – Match preview and team news
Ireland is set to face Kosovo in their opening UEFA Nations League B match on Thursday, away from home as they look to start their new campaign on a positive note.Kosova vs Ireland – Match preview ...
Commentary: Politicians continue campaign of dehumanizing trans people as affordability crisis crushes families
Forget about the disastrous war nobody wanted, or your wallet drained by crippling expenses. Instead, be afraid of a small, defenseless community the GOP has scapegoated and reject as extremist any candidate who dares acknowledge their humanity.
The Colorado Campaign Finance Voter Jeopardy Game
Colorado’s campaign finance records are not designed for transparency or accountability. Rather, they are political genius tests. To know your political genius score, let’s play Colorado Campaign-Finance Voter Jeopardy! (Drum roll) Host: Welcome to Colorado Campaign-Finance Voter Jeopardy, the game where the answers are public records and the questions are inscrutable. Today’s categories: Common Sense […]
Portugal vs Wales – Predicted lineup and team news
Portugal will welcome Wales to Estádio José Alvalade on Thursday as both nations begin their UEFA Nations League campaign in Group A4.Portugal heads into the opening match with encouraging momentum,...
Wales XI vs Portugal – Predicted lineup and team news
Wales will begin their UEFA Nations League campaign against Portugal on Thursday at Estádio José Alvalade.Craig Bellamy’s side have managed only one win in their last five matches and need an impr...
Proposition 4: Allow public financing of political campaigns
In-depth explanations of California ballot Proposition 4, including pros and cons, endorsements and key arguments to help voters make informed decisions.
Political yard signs still play a role in a digital campaign era
Political yard signs remain part of local and statewide elections even as campaigns increasingly use social media to spread their messages quickly and cheaply.
Angry outbursts, slurs and firings: Tumult rocks a key Senate campaign
Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos.
Orioles Sweep Blue Jays To Keep Faint Playoff Hopes Alive
The Orioles did their part to keep the slight mathematical hopes alive as they closed out a miserable home campaign in rare fashion
Mary Peltola’s Campaign in Alaska Senate Race Is Rocked by Tumult, With Angry Outbursts and Slurs
Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos.
Iowa Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The Des Moines Register
The suit challenged a poll that showed Trump trailing Kamala Harris in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign. A judge warned that similar legal challenges could have a chilling effect on news reporting.
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities kicks off levy campaign
Without more funding, officials with the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities predict they'll have to start making cuts to programs in the next two years.
Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false'
Maine Democrats on Wednesday assailed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over a news report that the FBI investigated how much she knew about illegal campaign contributions that sent one of her donors to prison.
When Bellamy watched on as Ronaldo caused lockdown
Craig Bellamy says Cristiano Ronaldo is "beyond a superstar" before his Wales side face the Portugal legend in the opening match of their Nations League A campaign.
Demuth-affiliated political action committee receives $10 million infusion
A super PAC backing Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth’s campaign for Minnesota governor received a $10 million cash infusion in recent weeks, cutting into Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s longtime financial advantage in the race. Restore Sanity — a political action committee that has provided the most significant outside money in support of a statewide Republican candidate […]
Demuth-affiliated political action committee receives $10 million infusion
A super PAC backing Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth’s campaign for Minnesota governor received a $10 million cash infusion in recent weeks, cutting into Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s longtime financial ad...
New dark money GOP group dominates Wisconsin political spending
A brand new group reported spending $13 million against Wisconsin Democrats in its first campaign finance report.
Chris Rabb’s former campaign treasurer pleads guilty to defrauding him and others of $1 million
Yolanda Brown, a Florida-based campaign consultant, was accused of steering thousands of dollars worth of donations to Rabb into separate accounts that she controlled.
Betsy Devos, education advocate, business leader, philanthropist
DeVos is a longtime education advocate and one-time U.S. Secretary of Education under President Donald J. Trump.
Campaign Reports Show How Much Local Candidates Have Raised, Spent
The latest round of campaign spending reports have been filed by state and county candidates.
Photos: Ashley Hinson visits Crescent Health Center
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, visited the Crescent Community Health Center in Dubuque, Iowa on Wednesday morning. Hinson is campaigning against Iowa Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, for the open U.S. Senate seat, with just six weeks until the midterm elections. Staff at the center gave a tour to Hinson and a few of her...
Opponent alleges US Rep. Ezell violated campaign finance laws. Ezell camp calls it a ‘political stunt’
The complaint focuses on the Chouest family, which owns shipbuilding company Edison Chouest Offshore. Family members donated to Ezell, who chairs the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Congress awarded the company a $950-million contract.
‘Politics means caring for people’ says city council candidate Dina Ramaha
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A recent voice in city council public comment, Dina Ramaha announced her campaign during the Fourth of July parade. Ramaha, who owns Three Pines Coffee and Conscious Mind Therapy, says...
Billionaire's political contributions make the Epstein files a focus of Ohio's US Senate race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Billionaire Les Wexner has long been a magnet for political campaigns seeking contributions — especially in his native Ohio, where the retail tycoon directed a generous portion of his giving to candidates from both parties. Then came the Epstein files.
Linn County health providers launch measles vaccination campaign
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Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
By Alex Carlen The United Arab Emirates likes to present itself as part of the solution to the climate crisis. The oil-rich Gulf state has committed to Net Zero by 2050, hosted COP 28, and even declared “championing climate action” as one of three strategic objectives for this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly. But behind the scenes the UAE has quietly built one of its closest political relationships in Europe with the party most hostile to climate action in Britain: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. There is no evidence that the UAE is funding Reform. But a new FairSquare report, Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat, published today, documents a growing political relationship that should concern anyone interested in the integrity of British democracy. Reform’s leaders have embraced the UAE’s political model and promoted positions that align closely with the Emirati government’s priorities, while the UAE has given Farage and his party unusually warm access and public backing. What is emerging is not simply a relationship between British politicians and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad. Democracy for Sale relies on its readers. If you already support us, thanks so much. If you don’t, sign up to support fearless independent investigative journalism. Subscribe Back in January, Nigel Farage appeared at a GB News event in Dubai. On the 50th floor of a tower overlooking the luxury resorts and upscale residences of Palm Jumeirah, the Reform leader declared: “I want Clacton to look like this.” At the event – which Farage never declared on his official register of interests – senior Emirati officials mixed with British expats. Farage was keen to flatter. “We recognise you are our friends”, he said, assuring them that “a Brexit London, a Reform London, will remember you.” Controversy surrounding Reform’s finances and its susceptibility to foreign influence have centred around high-profile donations from billionaire crypto donors, and the jailing of Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, for accepting bribes to give pro-Russia speeches. Far less attention has been paid to Reform’s blossoming new alliance with the UAE, an oil-rich authoritarian state with a track record of ruinous anti-democratic interventions. Farage wasn’t always so fond of the UAE. Back in 2023 he called it an “absolute monarchy with an abysmal human rights record.” Now Reform’s hierarchy calls the UAE home. Deputy leader Richard Tice splits his time between his constituency and Dubai and has called on the UK to learn from the UAE. The party’s treasurer Nick Candy runs a firm which has been in partnership with a UAE-state linked firm since 2024. Nadhim Zahawi sits on the board of an Abu Dhabi think tank alongside an array of the most senior UAE officials and is reportedly close to three brothers of the country’s despotic ruler Mohammed Bin Zayed. Reform’s leading lights have effusively praised the UAE’s governance model, defended it from criticism, and advanced its political agenda in the UK. GB News, whose two major shareholders – the Legatum Foundation and Paul Marshall – have strong links to the UAE, has been more than happy to broadcast UAE propaganda and was forced to pay damages in 2025 after airing a false claim about a UK charity by the UAE “disinfluencer” Amjad Taha. The UAE has responded in kind. When the UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs conducted an official visit to the UK in May, Farage was the only non-government figure granted an audience. UAE state media publicised the meeting, and said that they discussed “the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in a manner that serves mutual interests.” For the UAE these ‘mutual interests’ largely concern its paranoia over political Islam, and in this regard the UAE-Reform alliance is part of a broad and troubling pattern. Following a crackdown on dissent at home in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the UAE has offered material and political support to a range of violent and authoritarian actors willing to oppose the Muslim Brotherhood with no regard for the consequences. Its meddling in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and most notably Sudan, have been devastating. The UAE’s strategy of seeking out partners on the political fringes who it believes will advance its interests is not unique to Britain – it extends beyond the Middle East to Europe and the US. In France, it has offered clandestine support to Marine Le Pen through secret meetings, as well allegedly funding trips to the region after which Le Pen returned with a renewed focus on the UAE’s perceived enemies – Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Left-wing opposition leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has accused the UAE of smearing him and of “encouraging discrimination, hatred or violence”. In the US, the UAE actively supported the rise of Donald Trump, establishing itself as a key ally during both his first and second terms. Around these relationships sits a wider ecosystem of figures willing to amplify UAE narratives, that even extends to Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson. Subscribe In Britain, the UAE has used a combination of aggressive diplomacy and illicit, disruptive tactics to achieve its policy goal of eliminating any perceived threat from political Islam. In 2012, for instance, it threatened to block billion-pound arms deals with the UK and stop inward investment if David Cameron did not act against the Muslim Brotherhood and rein in the BBC’s coverage of the group – going so far as to suggest, with no supporting evidence, that the group had infiltrated the BBC. It has financed smear campaigns against a high-profile UK charity and funded a mercenary to secretly surveil, and possibly assassinate, a British national on British soil. In Reform UK, the UAE has finally found an ally willing to not only ban the Muslim Brotherhood, but to publicly vilify the group and repeat the UAE’s claims that dangerous Muslims are a fifth column in British society, a narrative that aligns with the Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiments that underpin Reform’s populist politics. The Rycroft review into foreign interference concluded that “hostile states and non-state actors have a clear incentive to attempt to undermine UK democracy.” The UAE’s network and alliance with Reform must be understood within that framework. It is a powerful, disruptive and deeply authoritarian actor with the resources and networks to intervene in our politics, and a track-record of doing so in a multitude of other countries. The evidence of the threat the UAE poses is overwhelming. The question is whether parliamentarians are willing to call the UAE out and demand action using the tools that the government has to respond. Placing the UAE on the “Enhanced Tier” of the Foreign Registration scheme alongside Russia and Iran would send a powerful signal to the UAE that its meddling will no longer be tolerated, and would place Farage’s next trips to the UAE under the scrutiny they deserve. Alex Carlen is research and advocacy manager at London based human rights organisation FairSquare and author of its new report Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat. Subscribe
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