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Mayor Boris Palmer is under pressure because he is accused of sexually harassing a woman. There is great outrage in Tübingen and beyond. This also has consequences for the Green Prime Minister Cem Özdemir.
Harassment allegations against Tübingen's mayor Boris Palmer are becoming a burden for Cem Özdemir
There is great outrage in Tübingen and beyond: Mayor Boris Palmer is under pressure because of allegations that he sexually harassed a woman. This also has consequences for the Green Prime Minister.
By Christine Keck
November 7, 2026, 8:34 a.m

Donald Trump named Stephen Miller his new chief of staff after the midterms. Miller was already considered a powerful and dangerous ideologue within the US government.

After the general election in New Zealand, an extremely close race is emerging between the conservative National Party of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the social democratic Labor Party of Chris Hipkins. 61 of 120 parliamentary seats are needed for a government majority. The final result is expected on November 27th, after special votes have also been counted.

The article takes stock of the female leadership of the five German constitutional bodies. Since 1949, three women have led the Bundestag, Angela Merkel was Chancellor for 16 years, and four SPD women headed the Bundesrat. With Julia Klöckner and a possible Federal President early next year, two women could once again hold top positions.

After the US election, Donald Trump put Stephen Miller at the head of his staff and signaled a tough course against the Democrats. In Germany, the Union and the SPD want to propose Ilse Aigner as Federal President. In France, the wave of protests is entering its fourth Saturday, and Jan Böhmermann welcomes Volodymyr Selenskyj to the ZDF Magazin Royale.

US President Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as the new White House chief of staff. Miller replaces Susie Wiles, who has to leave after the Democrats' victory in the midterms. Critics warn of Miller's tough course on migration and foreign policy.
Nursing care insurance will receive its first extra cash injection from the federal government in November. The Ministry of Health confirmed a call for funds from an additional loan of up to 700 million euros. The background is rising performance expenditure. Health Minister Carsten Linnemann has introduced a savings package for 2027 to cover a loss of around 7.6 billion euros.