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Luria makes final case for democracy, vies for Black voters

Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria is spending the closing days of her reelection campaign in the new parts of her Virginia district to gain the support of Black residents whose votes could well determine if she gets a third term

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Commentary: Electing 2020 election deniers may end democracy

The serious registered voter is approaching Nov. 8’s midterm election by studying issues, candidate credentials and party platforms. A clear-headed voter will vote for the best qualified candidate regardless of their political party affiliation.

Tribune News Service

George Skelton: 'Eye-popping' new survey on Americans' acceptance of political violence should be a wake-up call to leaders

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Roughly 5 million Americans would be willing to kill someone to achieve a political purpose, according to a new UC Davis study.

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Editorial: Look who’s (sorta) conceding: Bolsonaro, Latin America’s Trump, is more committed to democracy than our own former president

While people in 50 states hold their breath to see where midterm election winds take us, the world turns. In Israel, a dizzying fifth parliamentary election in four years looks likely to give scandal-scarred Benjamin Netanyahu another turn. And in Brazil, voters have chosen to return scandal-scarred Luiz Inácio Lula…

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Biden’s warning about democracy will go unheeded

President Joe Biden, who delivered what is likely to be an ineffective speech Wednesday night on the perils faced by American democracy, might want to keep in mind Sen. Gerald Nye of North Dakota.

Tribune News Service

Blinken, Baerbok Affirm Support for Iranian Protesters

The US and German foreign ministers on Thursday strongly expressed their support for the protests in Iran, stressing that the issue would play a bigger role at the two-day G7 meeting in the western German city of Münster on Friday. “This is really a moment saying we bring up a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why the US midterms matter – from abortion rights to democracy

Guardian writers lay down what’s on the line and what a Republican victory could mean for the future of the country

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Gina Miller urges Starmer and Davey to give her a clear run at unseating senior Tory

Exclusive: Democracy campaigner standing for True and Fair Party in 2024 poll

The Independent UK

Analysis-As Netanyahu returns, concerns grow over far-right ally

Triumphant in this week's election, Benjamin Netanyahu faces a new test forming a government with an ultranationalist party whose sudden rise has many at home and allies abroad alarmed at the potential implications for Israeli democracy.

Reuters

Lula and the US haven’t always gotten along. It’s time for Biden to change that

There is a basis for a strong connection between Lula and Biden, forged in the fire of the far-right extremism they both have faced and defeated at the polls.

The Guardian - US

United States of America Pageants Has First Amendment Right To Exclude Transgender Women, Court Says

Plus: The emptiness of Democrats' pro-democracy rhetoric, the real reason Social Security checks are getting bigger, and more...

Reason

Chuck Schumer insists Democrats can hold or expand Senate majority – as it happened

Majority leader acknowledges race will be ‘tight’ but says he believes Democrats will keep control of Senate

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Biden urges Americans to take a stand against political violence

President asks voters to reject election-denying candidates in midterms to ‘preserve democracy’. Plus, can Twitter survive Elon Musk?

The Guardian - UK

Oath Keepers never wanted Jan. 6 to end

Gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels promised "Republicans will never lose" again if he seizes power in Wisconsin

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Evening Standard

The worrying rise of the F-word (fascism) - could it ever happen in the UK?

From France and Italy to Sweden, more and more far right parties are seemingly coming out of nowhere and finding support and success. Could it ever happen in the UK? Samuel Fishwick investigates

Salon

Democracy, gas prices and fascism

Americans understand that democracy is in dire peril. That doesn't mean they believe in it, or give a damn

Miami Herald

Editorial: Brazil voters rejected Trump’s playbook but it’s far from dead in South America

A president who tests the boundaries of democracy, making unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. Frenetic supporters of said president who cause disruption as they try to affect the outcome of a fair election. A country that has become so polarized that family members and friends have severed ties over…

Evening Standard

Joe Biden: Republican ‘election deniers’ threaten to put America on ‘path to chaos’

‘Make no mistake, democracy is on the ballot for all of us,’ Mr Biden said in a speech just days before Americans go to the polls

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Biden urges Americans to take a stand against political violence: ‘We’re facing a defining moment’

President asks voters to reject election denying candidates in midterms to ‘preserve democracy’

Los Angeles Times

Biden warns that ‘ultra MAGA’ Republicans will lead the US down a ‘path to chaos’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning Wednesday about threats to American democracy, using a prime-time speech to urge voters to reject “ultra MAGA” Republicans who undermine faith in the voting process.

France 24

'Democracy is at risk': Biden warns about political violence ahead of midterms

Warning that democracy itself is in peril, President Joe Biden called on Americans Wednesday night to use their ballots in next week's midterm elections to stand up against lies, violence and dangerous “ultra MAGA" election disruptors who are trying to “succeed where they failed” in subverting the 2020 elections.

Los Angeles Times

A Netanyahu government would probably clash with the Biden administration

RAANANA, Israel — In the waning days of his most recent stint as Israel’s prime minister — just over a year ago — Benjamin Netanyahu made no secret of his disdain for President Joe Biden.

Salon

Biden has faith in "American experiment"

During President Biden's pre-midterms speech, he warns against conspiracy theories and voter violence

Los Angeles Times

Biden warns that election deniers will lead the US down a ‘path to chaos’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning Wednesday about threats to American democracy, using a prime-time speech to highlight the stakes in next week’s midterm election.

Axios

Votes cast in midterms "will preserve democracy or put it at risk," Biden says

The president's speech hammered home the threat posed by election deniers.

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