The $40 Trillion Problem Nobody Wants to Fix

America doesn't have one voting system. It has 50, with different rules on voter ID, mail-in ballots, and who can handle someone else's ballot. Now those rules are becoming a huge political fight ahead of the midterms.

Every week, hundreds of people in Britain face criminal prosecution over the TV licence, with women making up around three-quarters of those prosecuted. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of households are walking away from the licence fee as the BBC faces falling revenues, audience pressure and a string of controversies.

Spain is facing a major political crisis after tens of thousands of people reportedly crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in just two days. The government has faced accusations of failing to protect the border and protests demanding Pedro Sánchez's resignation have spread across Spain.

Germany's AfD is polling at around 40% in eastern state elections, despite being classified as a right-wing extremist organisation by domestic intelligence. The political establishment has tried to contain the party with surveillance, legal action and a strict ban on coalitions. Yet its support keeps growing.

Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple's CEO after 15 years, during which the company's value soared from around $350 billion to $4.5 trillion. Now John Ternus takes over, inheriting a tech giant that's struggling to keep pace with the AI revolution.

Russia is recording its highest number of serious crimes in 13 years, while attacks in schools have surged. Its own Interior Ministry has identified the war in Ukraine and returning prisoners as factors behind the rise.

North Korea is sending troops to fight in Ukraine, learning from modern warfare and bringing those lessons back home. Meanwhile, explosions along the Korean border have injured South Korean soldiers, raising fresh concerns about a conflict that technically never ended.

France's 2027 presidential race is already shaping up to be one of Europe's biggest political contests. Marine Le Pen remains the leading candidate in first-round polling, while Jean-Luc Mélenchon has surged into second in several recent scenarios, raising the possibility of a runoff between the right and left that would leave the political centre out.

Every summer, we're shown fires, floods and storms and told the world is becoming increasingly dangerous. But when you look at the long-term data, something surprising appears: humanity has become dramatically better at surviving natural disasters.

For years, humanity was quietly winning the fight against malaria. Then a new mosquito arrived in Africa; one that thrives in cities, breeds all year round, and is already resistant to many of the insecticides we rely on.

As parts of the UK burn after horrific attacks and renewed unrest, @paddyney asks the question most people avoid: not whether riots are wrong, but whether they actually achieve anything.

For some people, thse meds are a lifeline. But millions were never properly warned about withdrawal, sexual side effects, or how difficult tapering can be after years on the drugs.

Pope Leo XIV drew an astonishing 1.2 million people to an open-air Mass in Madrid. But compared with the largest gatherings in human history, that crowd was not even close.

Three people are dead, two more are seriously ill, Cape Verde has refused to let the ship dock, and the WHO says human-to-human transmission cannot yet be ruled out.

For decades, the world had a deal: most countries would not build nuclear weapons, and the powers that already had them would keep the system stable enough that nobody felt forced to.

World leaders gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly, but after a week of speeches, diplomatic battles and competing visions for the future, what did it actually achieve?

From Ethiopia and Eritrea to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, conflicts are increasingly threatening to pull neighboring states into wider wars.

Winning battles is one thing. Winning a war is something else entirely.

Macklemore was removed from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran’s tour after making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage — then announced his own Free Palestine Tour just 10 days later.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have wrapped up a closely watched summit in Washington, extending their trade truce and reopening dialogue — but the biggest disputes between the world’s two most powerful countries remain unresolved.

The Trump administration has promised a major crackdown on human trafficking, but questions remain over falling federal prosecution figures, resources for investigators and whether vulnerable victims are getting the protection they need.

President Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House has triggered a legal and political battle over press freedom, presidential power and who gets to scrutinize the presidency.

Renewed Houthi attacks have raised tensions with Saudi Arabia, with a disputed drone incident near Mecca and growing threats to Red Sea shipping raising questions about the risk of a wider regional conflict.

5 liberal headlines, 5 arguments, and one recurring question: what happens when we follow the media's logic? From 9/11 coverage and the assassination of Charlie Kirk to Trump's RNC midterm convention, each argument gets a closer look.

@JoeyMannarino sits down with @BalazsOrban_HU to discuss the dramatic political changes unfolding in Hungary following Viktor Orbán’s election defeat and the arrival of a new government.

Parliament is back, but British politics is entering a very different chapter, with a new prime minister, a changing opposition and an increasingly fragmented party system.

5 liberal headlines, 5 arguments, and one recurring question: what happens when you keep following the premise? From deportation and Army reform to Trump's Venezuela policy and how 9/11 is remembered, each argument gets a closer look.

6 months into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, the conflict has transformed the Middle East, disrupted global energy markets, and raised new questions about the limits of American power.

Andy Burnham is Britain’s new prime minister, promising a major transformation of British politics.

@JoeyMannarino sits down with former congressional candidate @Lavern_Spicer to discuss her journey from running one of Miami’s largest food banks to entering politics, why she left the Democratic Party, and what she believes politicians are getting wrong about America’s Black communities.

@AdaLluch sits down with Slovak MEP @MilanMazurek to discuss mass migration, masculinity, his political controversies, the European Union, and why he believes Europe needs a stronger right-wing movement.