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Paragraph 1 There was an unmistakable edge to the proceedings inside the Punjab Vidhan Sabha as the Aam Aadmi Party government found itself facing some of its sharpest questions—not from the Opposition, but from its own side. In a democracy, the most uncomfortable moments often come when those closest to…
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In a secure setting on Capitol Hill, two of the Democratic Party’s most senior voices on intelligence matters received a stark warning that felt less like news and more like a ghost from elections past. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut had requested a classified briefing from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, and what they learned confirmed their worst fears: Russia is once again attempting to bend the course of American democracy, this time by targeting Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. The briefing, held on a Wednesday in late October, came with…
In a world where the next headline is always a swipe away, and where falsehoods can travel faster than corrections, understanding how ordinary citizens navigate their daily news has become essential to the health of democracy. A new study from DE FACTO, one of fifteen European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) hubs, offers a compelling window into this reality in France. Drawing on a representative panel of 4,000 people aged sixteen and older, the research captures something more than a snapshot of media habits: it reveals how the French people relate to the flow of current events, how interested they truly…
