The far-right National Rally was ahead after the first day of voting in France, but opposing parties made changes meant to make it harder for the party to win an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
The hard-right Reform Party led by Brexiteer Nigel Farage is on track to win a higher-than-expected number of seats, as it cuts deeply into the Conservative’s vote share.
Biden saw a doctor after the debate, a White House spokesperson said Thursday, contradicting White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s statement a day earlier that Biden hadn’t seen a doctor since February.
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to succeed Rishi Sunak as the U.K.’s next prime minister.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has repeatedly turned down calls to run for president, though one poll found she would beat former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup.
Calls for Biden to drop out from the presidential race were triggered by a shaky debate performance against former President Donald Trump last week.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Trump is immune from “official” acts he took in his federal election interference case—though it’s not immediately clear how it will protect him in all his cases.
French President Emmanuel Macron called for early parliamentary elections in an effort to quell rising extremist views—but experts say it may backfire.
No prominent Democrats have called for Biden to step aside, and party leaders have rallied around him in the wake of the report that questioned his mental faculties.
President Joe Biden said in April he was “considering” the end of Assange’s prosecution