Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving illegal funding from Gaddafi

Former French president alleged to have received millions of euros from Libyan dictatorโ€™s regime to fund campaignThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on Monday over the biggest political financing scandal in modern French histor…

How do you solve a problem like Elon Musk?

The “chameleon” tech billionaire is one of the most powerful politically connected people in the world. Europe’s governments are still working out how to deal with being on his bad side.

Why Donald Trump went to war with UKโ€™s Keir Starmer โ€” over a LinkedIn post

A networking post triggered a chain of events that risks damaging a delicate relationship.

Spanish far-right MEP Alvise Pรฉrez implicated in black money campaign funding scandal

Spanish far-right MEPย Alvise Pรฉrez has been accused of accepting money from the head of a cryptocurrency firm and not declaring it to the tax authorities following an investigation by eldiaro.es published on Wednesday (25 September).

Bombshell ruling knocks Polandโ€™s PiS for improper election spending

Electoral Commission questions party fundraising, leaving PiS short of campaign cash ahead of next year’s presidential election.

โ€˜Massive security breachโ€™: Secret Service under fire after gunman got clear shot at Trump

How a gunman could scale a roof where Trump was speaking prompts calls for investigation.

Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding ย 

France’s far-right chief faces corruption investigation.

French government spokesperson attacked while campaigning

PM Gabriel Attal condemns attack on Prisca Thevenot and her team and calls for “action, now.”

Germanyโ€™s Scholz โ€˜concernedโ€™ over prospect of far-right win in France

“I hope that parties that are not Le Pen โ€” to put it that way โ€” are successful in the election,” Scholz told public broadcaster ARD.

Trump raised so much last month he erased Bidenโ€™s cash advantage

Trumpโ€™s fundraising while he was on trial in New York, punctuated in the final days when he was convicted, was enough to surpass the incumbent Democrat when it comes to campaign cash.

AI, Inc. flexes its election bona fides โ€” and hunts for customers

Billions of voters head to the polls this year โ€” and consultants, advocates and nonprofits want to use the emerging tech to reach them. But the success of such campaigns is far from clear.

Trump campaign asks for cut of candidatesโ€™ fundraising when they use his name and likeness

The campaign sent the letter as the former president is struggling to close a fundraising gap with Biden.

British politics is hooked on Trump-style begging emails

Threatening subject lines and big red donor buttons litter Britain’s inboxes โ€” but could the pleas turn genuine supporters off?

Trump is rolling. But here are the 4 potholes still ahead.

Money, the law, abortion policy and party unity โ€ฆ they all are there, on the horizon.