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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to run-off in race to run California's biggest city

Democratic Socialists of America organisation. Her campaign platform has focused on expanding affordable housing, reducing homelessness and bringing jobs back to Hollywood. She has argued Bass has not done enough to address the city

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/liberaldemocrats), largely ignored in recent weeks, could wake up as the biggest party in English local government. This is just one of several paradoxes for the party’s leader, [Ed Davey

As the right moves in on antisemitism, where does that leave the Jewish left?

Democrats’ Ed Davey before the event’s MC intervened. Meanwhile, Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, was warmly received by parts of the crowd, as was the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch. The moment

Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza

progress in persuading Hamas to lay down its remaining heavy weaponry to an unspecified Palestinian organisation. Hamas is demanding an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, but Israel wants Hamas to disarm first. The chance

Maine votes as scandal-ridden Graham Platner seeks Senate primary win

Party that there were no more skeletons in his closet. Then more emerged – the latest, in recent days, have involved former girlfriends’ serious accusations of physical mistreatment.” Even so, all the signs on the ground

Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences to begin in Newry

Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences is set to begin in a case that triggered a political earthquake in [Northern Ireland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/northernireland). Donaldson, 63, is [charged with

Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle

progressive environmentalisation of public opinion.” Some campaigners complain the Petro government’s rhetoric is not always matched by actions. Deforestation of the Amazon [has slowed](https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/COL/1/?category=forest-change&dashboardPrompts=eyJzaG93UHJvbXB0cyI6dHJ1ZSwicHJvbXB0c1ZpZXdlZCI6WyJzaGFyZVdpZGdldCJdLCJzZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJzaG93UHJvbXB0cyI6dHJ1ZSwicHJvbXB0c1ZpZXdlZCI6W10sInNldHRpbmdzIjp7Im9wZW4iOmZhbHNlLCJzdGVwSW5kZXgiOjAsInN0ZXBzS2V5IjoiIn0sIm9wZW4iOnRydWUsInN0ZXBJbmRleCI6MCwic3RlcHNLZXkiOiJzaGFyZVdpZGdldCJ9LCJvcGVuIjp0cnVlLCJzdGVwc0tleSI6ImRvd25sb2FkRGFzaGJvYXJkU3RhdHMifQ%3D%3D&location=WyJjb3VudHJ5IiwiQ09MIiwiMSJd&map=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%3D%3D&treeLossTsc=eyJoaWdobGlnaHRlZCI6ZmFsc2V9) since the Pacto Historico came to power

Young Bulgarians hold out for change in eighth election in five years

Progressive Bulgaria (PB), a left-leaning but Moscow-friendly coalition, could prove another headache for Brussels and its allies just as the EU breathes a sigh of relief over Orbán’s demise. On Wednesday, amid

Trump DoJ’s mixed messages bode ill for Epstein victims, experts fear

Democrats will move forward with contempt proceedings immediately.” He [added](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-robert-garcia-statement-on-pam-bondi-failing-to-appear-for-deposition-before-oversight-committee): “We will fight until there is true accountability and justice.” Adding to the confusion is the committee’s insistence that Bondi will

Democrats seize on Trump support for Spencer Pratt in LA mayor’s race

Democrat. Still, Pratt has his work cut out trying to win over skeptical voters and defeat Bass and the progressive city councillor Nithya Raman. As Zev Yaroslavsky, who spent almost four decades in local politics

Democrats gain midterm edge, NPR poll shows. And, U.S. pauses 'Project Freedom'

party's candidate they'd vote for if congressional elections took place today, Democrats led by 10 points. ![A gas pump stands at a station in Manhattan on April 21 in New York City. Most

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

Democrats were on one seat, with six left to declare. The political scientist John Curtice had forecasted Plaid Cymru would be the largest party in the Senedd with a projected 41 to 46 seats. Under

Ethiopia must not be dragged back into war

parties would get into a fist fight in the middle of the conference hall if they were not shepherded to steer clear of one another. But soon, our hosts were pleasantly surprised to see that

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

Democrats 200. The [Conservatives](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives) are also set for a drubbing, with a net loss of 1,010 councillors under Fisher’s estimates, in a clear sign of voter dissatisfaction with Britain

UK-China ‘ice age’ thaws: Why the West needs Beijing

Democratic Republic of the Congo. “It is in our shared interest to have a rules-based international order and to find ways to reduce rising geoeconomic tensions,” the foreign secretary said on Tuesday

Maine voters head to polls on Tuesday for closely watched primary election

progressive organization that recruits young candidates to run for office, acknowledged the dilemma. [She wrote on Substack](https://amandalitman.substack.com/p/on-graham-platner-all-of-this-sucks?r=696y&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true): “It fucking sucks to look at the facts as they are and conclude that even

Veterans and relatives see no place for Trump's arch near Arlington National Cemetery

progressive consumer advocacy nonprofit Public Citizen. Nicholas Sansone, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said the case hinges on two statutes — the Commemorative Works Act and part of Title 40 of the U.S. Code — that

Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?

Democratic senator Chris Murphy leapt on the comments from Iran, telling CNN “who knows if any of that is true, but if this agreement gives Iran the right to control the strait that is cataclysmic

‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: firefighting union leader seeks to shake up Congress

party hopes will [draw in working-class voters](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/us-midwest-autoworkers-offshore-democrats) looking to see themselves in Congress. “We need to change who’s representing us and who’s making the rules and the laws,” Brooks

Who is Zack Polanski, UK Greens leader and rising political star?

progressive [alternative to Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party](/news/2026/5/5/starmers-referendum-how-local-elections-could-expose-a-fractured-uk), is banking on a political breakthrough in British local elections this week. More than 5,000 council seats will be up for grabs on Thursday