With the 2026 midterm elections nearing, a surge of House and Senate departures is setting up a large slate of open-seat races, raising the stakes for control of Congress and amplifying members’ complaints about gridlock, intraparty conflict, and limited paths to influence.[#item_full_content]

Paris agitators defy police orders, renew nationwide protests centered in Paris
Protesters in France are continuing to demonstrate in Paris and across the nation despite police prohibitions on gatherings in the capital. The Paris Police Prefecture
