Republicans are restricting who can vote in primary elections : NPR

Louisiana’s Republican governor, Jeff Landry, called the state’s nonpartisan primary system a “relic of the past” and was behind an effort to change primary elections for certain offices. Michael Johnson/AP/Pool/The Advocate hide caption toggle caption Michael Johnson/AP/Pool/The Advocate States across the country have in recent years opened up their primary elections, making them nonpartisan or […]

Labour wins UK elections in landslide, but suffers losses in heavily Muslim areas

LONDON (RNS) — New British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer celebrated a massive election victory on Friday after the Labour Party gained power with a landslide, securing a 170-seat parliamentary majority. Yet, losses in a handful of former strongholds — to independent candidates standing on pro-Palestinian tickets — suggests the new government will have work […]