#Political transition

Articles (10)

• 🇺🇸 Former Pence adviser running for Congress as Democrat — 14/04/2026 [USA]

  Olivia Troye departed the first Trump administration in 2020 and has become an outspoken critic of the president. Now she's switched parties and is running for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat. Marc...

  Related: #Democratic politics, #Trump administration critique, #Virginia politics
• 🇬🇧 Starmer thinks he is the right man for this moment - despite what Trump says — 27/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  A month into the Iran war and the prime minister, on a visit to Finland with allies in the Joint Expeditionary Forces military coalition this week, left me in no doubt that he believes our lives, our ...

  Related: #Leadership, #International relations, #Geopolitical conflict
• 🇬🇧 Outgoing MSPs leave Holyrood with relief, regret and unfinished business — 22/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  A record 42 MSPs are stepping down, from grandees to first timers - they share their reasons why.

  Related: #Legislative legacy
• 🇺🇸 The post-boomer GOP is coming — 2028 will define it — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  The post-Reagan Republican Party was shaped by baby boomers who defined debates over taxes, defense and the size of government. The next chapter will be written by those who grew up amid globalization...

  Related: #Generational change
• 🇺🇸 Iran's dynastic power shift could prove more damaging than regime change — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  As power now passes from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to his son, the system created to abolish dynastic rule may end up reproducing it.

  Related: #Regional instability
• 🇺🇸 Iran names Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report — 08/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Succession planning, #Geopolitical implications
• 🇺🇸 Explainer-How does Iran’s theocratic system of power work? — 28/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Theocratic governance, #Geopolitical implications
• 🇺🇸 Ex-FBI official fired under Trump announces run for Congress in Maryland — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Former senior FBI official David Sundberg announced Monday that he plans to run for Congress this year in Maryland's 5th Congressional District.

  Related: #Rule of law, #Government accountability
• 🇺🇸 Jose Balcazar, left-wing lawmaker, steps in as Peru’s interim leader — 19/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Left‑wing influence, #Peru’s constitutional crisis, #Governance and stability, #Parliamentary leadership
• 🇺🇸 Maria Corina Machado says transition is "unstoppable" from remnants of Maduro's regime — 01/02/2026 [USA]

  Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that a transition from the current government to one involving her movement is "unstoppable," since they ...

  Related: #Venezuelan opposition