A US judge has prohibited the airing of tax-funded campaign advertisements by the Trump administration, as she deemed them political propaganda rather than communications of public interest. #Trump #Wahlwerbung #PolitischePropaganda (translated)

A US judge has prohibited the airing of tax-funded campaign advertisements by the Trump administration, as she deemed them political propaganda rather than communications of public interest. #Trump #Wahlwerbung #PolitischePropaganda (translated)

They are "positive advertising for our great U.S.A.," and actually, it is "standard" to spend U.S. funds for that, Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social. #Midterms2026 #Trump #Wahlwerbung (translated)
A US judge has classified the election advertising financed by taxpayer money for Donald Trump as political propaganda and ruled that the Trump administration must re-finance the advertising. #Midterms2026 #Trump #Wahlwerbung (translated)

"Do you want to go somewhere else? Then say it." Looking at the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, CSU chief Markus Söder called on dissenters within the Union to leave. "Anyone who votes for the AfD does not have much of a future with us." Söder suggested that this probably stemmed from a deep wound within the CDU faction. After these events, Söder would find it "surprising" if the AfD did not also lead the government in the state. "It would be absolutely necessary. The voters in Saxony-Anhalt have already made a very clear statement." "Given the results, you can't say that. I just think that anyone considering doing something like that should have the backbone to make it public." "Also immediately move in the political direction." "Because I find that quite despicable." "Therefore, everyone who is playing with fire (...), should know that in the end it will probably lead to extreme AfD dominance, that the polls will turn into results." "If the second democratic government fails within a few years after the traffic light coalition, it would be a huge blow to democracy." "I appreciate him, I respect him, and I also find that very unfair." "Friedrich Merz remains Chancellor." CSU chief Markus Söder has again backed Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and campaigned for the CSU politician Ilse Aigner as Federal President. "The only personnel matter that personally interests me is not the chancellorship, but I would like Ilse Aigner to become Federal President if at all possible. I am very committed to that." #CSU #CDU #Politik (translated)
The EU plans a comprehensive sanctions package against around 1,600 individuals and organizations that support Russian war efforts, as well as criminal measures against 77 actors involved in the illegal Duma elections in occupied Ukrainian areas, during a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg. #RusslandSanktionen #EUAußenminister #LibanonStabilität (translated)

Anna Schneider asked why someone should remain in a party if they are apparently ashamed of its core principles and reform promises under the slogan "CDU pur." She also questioned why voters should re-elect such individuals instead of voting directly for the SPD. https://t.co/Bt1JojfiSQ https://t.co/FBmezcjv0P #Politik #Wahlen #Parteien (translated)
A US judge has prohibited the airing of taxpayer-funded campaign ads for President Trump before the congressional elections after a lawsuit was filed by the watchdog organization Common Cause, which called the ads political propaganda. #TrumpWahlwerbung #USPolitik #Rechtsprechung (translated)

In a referendum in Slovenia, 50.09 percent of voters voted for the abolition of the broadcasting fee, but it remains uncertain whether this decision will be implemented due to the legal non-binding nature of the referendum. #Slowenien #Rundfunkgebühr #Referendum (translated)

With Netanyahu, they at least know what they're getting. Daniel expects losses for Netanyahu's party in the upcoming election on October 27: dissatisfaction is high. People live in the north and suffer from rocket fire and explosions – why would they put up with that? Politicians called on people to return and rebuild the north, says Daniel. #Israel #Libanon #Sicherheitsfrage (translated)
Three years after October 7, the fear in northern Israel at the border with Lebanon remains omnipresent, while the upcoming election on October 27 is dominated by the pressing security issue, and citizens, despite dissatisfaction with Netanyahu, hesitate to change the political course. #Israel #Libanon #Sicherheitsfrage (translated)

The political conflict in Vienna is escalating as the FPÖ and the Greens are intensifying attacks on the SPÖ, while the latter increasingly defends itself and emphasizes its achievements in housing policy to secure its position in the upcoming election campaign. #WienerPolitik #SPÖ #FPÖ (translated)

A US judge has prohibited President Trump's administration from sending taxpayer-funded campaign ads, as they are seen as political propaganda in favor of the Republicans. #Trump #Wahlwerbung #USWahlen (translated)

The article describes a new trend among burglars, who are increasingly "shy around people" and specifically choose basements as their target for break-ins. (translated)
The warning from Chancellor Friedrich Merz (70), that the election of the AfD state parliament president could also have contributed to a false flag operation, was doubted by Söder: "The thesis is definitely steep. My feeling is that it comes from a deep wound within the CDU faction." #Söder #AfD #Politik (translated)
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder sharply criticizes AfD defectors, describing their behavior as shabby, while he categorizes the alarming election results in the east as votes of no confidence in the politics in Berlin. #Söder #AfD #Politik (translated)
Otherwise, Gauck said, she would not succeed in regaining what is important for her survival: winning back voters from the AfD. #CDUKrisis #GauckMerz #WählerRückgewinnung (translated)
Former Federal President Joachim Gauck has given support to Friedrich Merz during a CDU crisis meeting, while emphasizing that the party must clarify its direction and win back voters from the AfD in order to survive. #CDUKrisis #GauckMerz #WählerRückgewinnung (translated)
"We don't want windmills. (...) Show me a country with green energy, and I will show you a bankrupt country. You know, Germany tried it. They were about two days away from extinction." President Donald Trump claimed at a campaign event that the energy transition had brought Germany to the brink of disaster. "I will impose a 250 percent tariff on your damn wine and all the crap you send us. I will impose a 250 percent tariff on your wine, your champagne, and everything you send us, Emmanuel." At the same time, he threatened him, according to his own account in a phone call, with additional tariffs of 250 percent if French pharmaceutical companies did not offer their medications in the United States at lower prices. "I call him Muhammad. Someone said his name is not Muhammad, but Abdul. (...) I am the president. I can call him whatever the hell I want. To me, he is Muhammad. And he is a radical jihadist." Furthermore, Trump made derogatory remarks about the Muslim politician Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for the Senate for the Democrats. #Trump #Russland #Energiepolitik (translated)
The author wrote that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin congratulated Angela Merkel on her electoral victories. Trump conveyed his congratulations to her by phone in 2017 as president, while Putin did so several times after elections over the years. #miosga https://t.co/apbLDZlwu2 #Trump #Putin #Merkel (translated)
She wrote that AfD voters suddenly lost 90 percent of their X-friends and ironically referred to it as "tragic." https://t.co/FQ4M3iYlAZ #Politik #Deutschland #AfD (translated)