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France has a record number of presidential hopefuls. Will any of them be able to hold back the far right?

French president, [Emmanuel Macron](https://www.theguardian.com/world/emmanuel-macron), cannot constitutionally run again for a third consecutive term next spring, leaving the presidential race more open than it has been for a decade. But an unprecedented

Thirty-five people want to be the next president of France. What could possibly go wrong?

candidates jostling for position in the race to succeed him – whether formally declared, plainly preparing to do so, known to harbour presidential aspirations or merely on record as “interested” – [currently stands at (wait

Race for French presidency sees ex-PM Philippe as early favourite to beat populists

President Emmanuel Macron's former prime minister, Edouard Philippe. Latest opinion polls concur that the 55-year-old centre-right politician is the only figure capable of beating a hard-right candidate in round

South Carolina Republicans defy Trump’s demands for redistricting

many months, and relies on fresh data. South Carolina has been one of the fastest growing states in the country, and the population records of 2020 poorly reflect the actual voting population today, he said

Marine Le Pen’s party hits back at Kylian Mbappé criticism

president of Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally (RN), which is polling high ahead of the spring presidential race, immediately shot back at the football star. He made a dig at Mbappé, who left

Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads

candidates have tried to portray the other as either too soft on the supposed threat of Islam or insufficiently aggressive toward Muslim institutions. “Every time it’s an election year, this

The MAHA movement is mad about glyphosate and Trump's EPA

French farmer sprays Roundup 720 glyphosate herbicide produced by U.S. agrochemical giant Monsanto in 2018 on a field of no-till corn in northwestern France. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard a dispute over

Texas primary runoff takeaways. And, DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases

candidates made it to Tuesday's runoff election after failing to secure a majority in Texas' primary in March. Republicans spent $100 million for the primary race, making it the [most expensive primary in Senate

This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive?

candidate tops 50% of the vote. A former college administrator, Letlow [won a special election](https://www.npr.org/2021/03/20/978015222/louisiana-to-hold-2-special-elections-saturday-to-fill-congressional-seats) in 2021 for the House seat her late husband, Luke, was set to assume before he died