Pam Bondi’s Brother Suffers Crushing Defeat in DC Election
By Sophie Grace Clark is a Live News reporter based in London, with a focus on crime stories. She has also covered politics and entertainment extensively. Sophie joined Newsweek in 2024 from a freelance career and had previously worked at The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Star, OK Magazine, and MyLondon. She is a graduate […]
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Donald Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Poland’s Presidential Election
Populist Karol Nawrocki, who is also President Donald Trump‘s preferred candidate, has won Poland’s presidential election with a narrow lead of 50.89 percent, according to the final vote tally. Why It Matters Right-wing parties in Europe experienced a surge in support over the past couple years, starting with Geert Wilders’s victory in the 2023 Dutch […]
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Andrew Cuomo Accuses DOJ of ‘Election Interference’ Amid Reported Inquiry
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Clerical Abuse Survivor Group ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Election of New Pope
Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests are calling on Pope Leo XIV to institute a zero-tolerance policy while demanding an investigation into his handling of prior misconduct allegations. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, which has 25,000 members worldwide, released a statement Thursday acknowledging the “gravity of the role” Cardinal Robert Prevost […]
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Trump Appointee Blocks GOP Efforts To Overturn NC Supreme Court Election
By Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. politics and national affairs, and she is particularly interested in the impact of social policy decisions on people as well as the finances of political campaigns, corruption, foreign policy, democratic processes and more. Prior to joining Newsweek, she covered […]
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Who is Tina Peters? Donald Trump Demands Jailed Election Clerk Be Released
By Martha McHardy is a U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on polling and California politics. She has covered U.S. news extensively, including the 2024 election and pro-Palestine protests at U.S. colleges. Martha joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent and had previously freelanced at The Sun, The Mirror and MyLondon. […]
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Conservative School Boards Face Election Defeats in Trump Heartland
Conservative school board candidates saw a string of defeats in parts of Texas where voters had backed President Donald Trump in November. Why It Matters In recent years, school boards, usually nonpartisan, have become political battlegrounds in broader culture wars. Conservatives have targeted public education, arguing that parents should have more control over what their […]
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Elon Musk Reacts To Losing Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
By Khaleda Rahman is Newsweek’s National Correspondent based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on education and national news. Khaleda joined Newsweek in 2019 and had previously worked at the MailOnline in London, New York and Sydney. She is a graduate of University College London. Languages: English. You can get in touch with Khaleda […]
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Trump, GOP Dominate Florida Special Election with Jimmy Patronis’ District 1 Win
By Anna Commander is a Newsweek Editor and writer based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on crime, weather and breaking news. She has covered weather, and major breaking news events in South Florida. Anna joined Newsweek in 2022 from The National Desk in Washington, D.C. and had previously worked at CBS12 News in West […]
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What Trump’s Election Win Means for China, Ukraine-Russia War, and the Israel-Hamas War
✓ Link copied to clipboard! Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 25, 2024. Trump is back in… Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments […]
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