The yen came under pressure on Friday heading into Sunday's upper house election in which Japan's ruling party looks vulnerable, while, more broadly, the U.S. dollar was set for a second weekly gain against major peers,

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of elections conducted by foreign countries, according to an internal note seen by Reuters on Thursday,

The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there is a “clear and compelling” foreign policy interest, according to a new

Votebeat reports on a Pennsylvania election fraud case where a mayoral candidate illegally registered non-residents to vote, revealing vulnerabilities in local elections.

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states — representing data on millions of Americans — and other election information ahead of the 2026 midterms, raising fears about how the Trump administration plans to use the information.

The directive claims that U.S. consulates and embassies can still congratulate the winner of a foreign election, but should not criticize an election without approval from a senior official.

This November, there will be no candidate for president, governor, senator or even representative on the Pennsylvania ballot. Pennsylvanians will vote, however, on three members of their seven-member state Supreme Court. MORE: Marijuana legalization bill in Pa. Senate is 'smart, fair and realistic,' co-sponsor says

Gold, meanwhile, sprinted past $3,300 an ounce, up twenty‑six percent in six months. That’s not the kind of price action you get when markets feel serene.

The city of Gaithersburg holds its nonpartisan election in odd years, and this year, the post of mayor and two City Council seats are on the ballot.

The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there's a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest in doing so.

The real story from the New York City mayoral primary isn't Zohran Mamdani's victory, but voters' response to a different way of voting, writes Ismar Volić, director of the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy at Wellesley College.