Michael Schaffer is a senior editor and columnist at POLITICO Magazine. He has covered national and local politics for over 20 years and spent seven years as editor-in-chief of the Washingtonian.

On December 13, Macron appointed one of his earliest political allies, the seventy-three-year-old centrist François Bayrou, as the new prime minister, with essentially the same task he gave ...

But lately, more political insiders from both parties have been willing to acknowledge the problem and admit that it’s time to move on from neoliberalism, the political ideology that champions ...

So, for example, we know that people who say they paid no attention at all to political news went 19 points for Donald Trump. People we know who were informed of what was really happening with ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People wave Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-European rally ahead of the country’s Dec. 8 ...

It also turned out to be a difficult year for incumbents and traditional political parties. Rattled by rising prices, divided over cultural issues and angry at the political status quo, voters in many ...

Chef Vikas Khanna added another feather in his cap by winning the Michelin 2024 Bib Gourmand Award for his New York restaurant Bungalow. Khanna announced the news on Instagram, writing: “260 days of ...

The EPP holds significant political sway, with a majority of the 27 members of the new European Commission also coming from its ranks, including President Ursula von der Leyen. The draft EPP ...

But the vote has thrown France into political chaos for the second time this year and left the country without a budget for 2025. The political gridlock could affect far-right leader Marine Le Pen ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s military has charged a former spy chief with “engaging in political activities”, in essence accusing him of working with ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan to ...

Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk could become a "political puppet master" in the US, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said. Clegg, who is now Mark Zuckerberg's second-in-command at ...

The Kremlin has announced that Russia has granted political asylum to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a decision made personally by President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...