Politics Interference

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At the DealBook Summit, nine prominent political figures, advisers and journalists debated what drove Trump’s victory and what it means for politics going forward. Here’s what they said.

The New York Times - 8h

Georgia prosecutors urge appeals court not to toss Trump election interference case

The Fulton County district attorney's office said the president-elect had presented the court with an "underbaked" argument for dismissing the case.

NBC News - 9h

DA suggests Georgia election interference case against Trump may continue

The state prosecution of Donald Trump on election interference charges in Georgia may be able to continue despite his impending inauguration, prosecutors signaled.

ABC News - 9h

The Guardian view on Elon Musk and UK politics: interference in plain sight | Editorial

American tech billionaires are no more entitled to meddle in British democracy than other foreign oligarchs. Under most circumstances, a British politician seeking cash from a foreign oligarch ...

The Guardian - 13h

Canada’s political turmoil

Trump’s tariff threat has helped to precipitate a leadership crisis

Financial Times - 13h

Watch live: House convenes hearing on combating foreign interference in elections

The Committee on House Administration is holding a hearing Wednesday morning looking into ways to combat foreign interference in U.S. elections. The intelligence community warned a day before the ...

The Hill - 16h

TikTok probed by EU over alleged interference in Romania election

Chinese social media platform suspected of failing to tackle risks of manipulation linked to Russia

Financial Times - 1d

Podcasts, politics and the craving for imperfection

Lo-fi, unpolished performances have become more popular than carefully stage-managed versions of reality

Financial Times - 4d

When campaign politics and Cabinet confirmation fights collide: From the Politics Desk

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is feeling from the right in Iowa over Pete Hegseth's defense secretary bid ahead of her 2026 re-election campaign.

NBC News - 5d

Prosecutors in Three States Press Ahead with Election Interference Cases

The cases, which stem from efforts to keep Donald J. Trump in office after his 2020 loss, are proceeding even as Mr. Trump prepares to return to the White House.

The New York Times - 6d

DealBook Summit: Seismic Political Shifts Will Continue

A lively DealBook Summit task force agreed on little except that the electorate is restless.

The New York Times - 6d

Trudeau: Harris loss a setback for women in politics

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday addressed Vice President Harris’s loss in the 2024 presidential election, calling it a setback for gender representation in politics, during a gala ...

The Hill - 6d

Blue States are Unaffordable. The Price Will be Political.

Americans are fleeing unaffordable blue states — and they’re taking the Electoral College with them.

The New York Times - 6d

Nigel Farage, Reform and the Future of British Politics

Could Reform UK really win the next election?

BBC News - Dec. 12

Macron eyes political truce to calm turmoil in France

President negotiates with party leaders of left and right to ensure survival of next government

Financial Times - Dec. 11

How Crypto Insiders Turned ‘Debanking’ Into a Political Storm

Concerns that crypto companies are being purposely cut off from the global banking system have become a political cudgel at an opportune moment for the industry.

The New York Times - Dec. 10

A path forward — and a warning — for Democrats: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the ...

NBC News - Dec. 9

The historical traumas driving South Korea’s political turmoil

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise martial law declaration prompted a swift response from protesters schooled in previous fights over democracy

Financial Times - Dec. 8

Trump’s tariff plan is bad policy and bad politics

Last month, President-elect Donald Trump announced that on his first day in office, he will impose a 25 percent tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent on China. ...

The Hill - Dec. 8

France’s political institutions are creaking

A system designed in the late 1950s is looking increasingly dysfunctional

Financial Times - Dec. 8

Storm Darragh in the UK + Political Storms in France

And, Donald Trump returns to the world stage.

BBC News - Dec. 7

SNP rediscovers its political confidence with wily Budget

The Scottish government's moves on the two-child benefit cap and winter fuel payments leave Labour facing a dilemma.

BBC News - Dec. 7

Romanian court throws out presidential results after Russian interference allegations

Romania’s top court on Friday wiped out results from the first round of presidential elections and called for a rerun, days after declassified Romanian security documents alleged Russian ...

The Hill - Dec. 6

Political engagement - new MPs announce wedding plans

Labour MPs Jeevun Sandher and Louise Jones' good news was publicly outed during a debate in the Commons.

BBC News - Dec. 6

How a Book From 1981 Anticipated This Political Moment

Two columnists sit down to discuss two books that crystallize this period in America.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Political Turmoil Adds to the Economic Woes of South Korea

Even before a short-lived declaration of martial law thrust the country into crisis, the economy faced grim prospects.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Examining the unprecedented political division in France

French President Emmanuel Macron is accusing his political opponents of creating chaos after left and right-wing lawmakers voted to oust his prime minister just three months into the job. Angela ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

U.S. raises alarm over Russian interference in Romania’s election

The Biden administration and lawmakers in Congress are raising alarm over Russian interference in presidential elections in Romania, a NATO ally that borders Ukraine and the Black Sea. Romania’s ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Macron to address France as political crisis deepens

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

The House GOP's math problem: From the Politics Desk

The final race of the 2024 election has been called, meaning Republicans will control 220 House seats to Democrats’ 215 next year, a slim majority.

NBC News - Dec. 4

Trump requests dismissal of charges in Georgia election interference case

Lawyers argue that sitting president is ‘immune from indictment or any criminal process, state or federal’. Donald Trump’s attorney in Georgia has asked the state’s appellate court to dismiss ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Trump asks Georgia court to end criminal election interference case, cites White House win

President-elect Donald Trump faced four criminal cases going into the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris. Only two cases remain now.

CNBC - Dec. 4

Trump's lawyers move to dismiss Georgia election interference case

Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump asked a Georgia appeals court Wednesday to dismiss the Fulton County racketeering case against him because a "sitting president is completely immune from ...

NBC News - Dec. 4

Trump asks to dismiss Georgia election interference case over presidential immunity

Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case should be dismissed because a sitting president is immune from criminal prosecution, Trump's attorney argued Wednesday.

ABC News - Dec. 4