The Washington Sun

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23 Ekim 2026 04:27

The State Department has asked some foreign service officials up for promotion who they voted for in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, raising concerns the agency is violating a federal law that bars politicized personnel decisions within the nonpartisan ranks.

Josh Gerstein

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23 Ekim 2026 04:27

JUST IN: #SCOTUS blocks judge's order nixing some New Hampshire secretary of state guidance discouraging use of student IDs in voting. 8-1. Jackson dissents. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

POLITICO Europe

politico.eu

23 Ekim 2026 04:26

Czech President Petr Pavel says a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was “quite close” – until Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel. 🔗 vist.ly/5pjp8

Tim O’Brien

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23 Ekim 2026 04:26

In the most recent New York Times/Siena University poll of likely midterm voters, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way. That’s 15 points higher than the last poll before the 2024 election. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...