
Two weeks before the election, Americans are preparing to renew the House of Representatives, part of the Senate and several governorships.
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Midterm elections take place every two years between two American presidential elections.
Midterms 2026: what do the latest polls say?
INFOGRAPHIC – In just two weeks, Americans will be called to the polls for the midterm elections. These must renew the entire House of Representatives, a little more than a third of the Senate as well as a majority of the governors' positions.
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French MPs rejected, during the examination of the 2027 Social Security budget, the introduction of a tax on processed sweet products. The measure, defended by the government for public health reasons, was removed by 86 votes to 58.

Faced with the risk of excesses during the demonstrations planned for Saturday in Paris, several major cultural institutions, including the Cartier Foundation, the Louis Vuitton Foundation and the Cirque d'Hiver, have announced their closure as a security measure.

The UK government has launched the 'Be Ready' campaign to encourage citizens to stockpile essential goods. This measure aims to anticipate cuts to essential services due to extreme weather events and cyberattacks.

France Télévisions informs its users about the use of e-mail addresses, tracking pixels and tracking links for the personalization of its newsletter “L’actu à 7h30” and the management of unsubscriptions.

Faced with calls for violence, the government deploys 70,000 police and gendarmes. Bans on demonstrations are being challenged in court, while unions and local elected officials criticize the strategy of maintaining order and the lack of social response.

The National Assembly rejected the 2027 Social Security draft budget at first reading. The oppositions, including the left, the RN-UDR and part of the LR, voted against, making the use of 49.3 or a budgetary ordinance probable.