The study showed how outsourcing political beliefs to a bot can distort the social construct of having freedom of choice in a democratic election. During a live election cycle, that gap can turn a chatbot into a de facto political agent—fluent, confident, and capable of influencing voters without full transparency.

President Donald Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was charged with accepting $600,000 in bribes from the Azerbaijan government.

Hong Kong voter turnout will be in focus in an election on Sunday, with the population still grieving and traumatised after the worst fire in nearly 80 years that has authorities scrambling to avoid a broader public backlash.

Brazilian lawmaker Flavio Bolsonaro said his father, former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has backed him to run in the country’s 2026 presidential election, dashing the hopes of investors who had another candidate in mind to unseat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Republicans said voters rejected Aftyn Behn’s activism after Matt Van Epps won the race for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, while Democrats celebrated the narrower margin.

Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, clung to a razor-thin advantage in Honduras' presidential race on Friday as counting stretched into its sixth day in a tight contest drawing close attention from Washington.

Lawmakers are trying to plan for the 2026 midterms while waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on redrawn electoral maps.

Maryland's voter registration processes face scrutiny after Ian Andre Roberts, an illegal immigrant superintendent, was found registered to vote despite lacking U.S. citizenship.