BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — Despite the blustering winds, overcast sky, and leaves leaping into people’s faces, energy outside the Bridgewater Municipal Court in New Jersey was high as supporters waited eagerly for Republican Jack Ciattarelli to arrive on Friday ahead of the state’s competitive gubernatorial election. Ciattarelli was greeted by loud cheers, red “Make […]

Centrism seems to have triumphed in the Netherlands after a nail-biter election between the political middle and the right-wing. Rob Jetten, leader of the centrist Democrats 66 party, declared victory on Friday after the pro-European Union faction tripled its seats and took a surprising bite out of the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV). “We are […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s decision to boast about new tests of nuclear-capable weapons systems this week is his latest strategic effort designed to dissuade Western support for Ukraine. Putin called the 9M730 Burevestnik missile, which is a nuclear-powered cruise missile, “a unique weapon that no other country possesses,” while the chief of the general staff […]

In the final stretch of Virginia’s gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger spent an afternoon speeding through outreach to Latino and Asian voters via a pair of back-to-back events, one at a cramped Mexican restaurant and the other inside a Korean tea shop. From speaking Spanish to participating in a traditional tea ceremony, Spanberger pulled out all […]