A Year After the Revolution, Bangladesh Grapples With Frustration

There are concerns about the slow pace of change in the country, with a promised election still months away, a struggling economy and familiar problems persisting.

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Judge Tells Trump Officials to Release Funds for Democracy Group

The Trump administration had been withholding $239 million in congressionally appropriated funding from the National Endowment for Democracy when the group sued in March.

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Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.

With President Trump on their side, U.S. technology companies now have more leverage in Brazil, where they seek to influence new rules policing their platforms.

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Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks

The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week.

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With Texans in Tow, Hochul Vows to Redraw New York’s House Maps

New York’s governor welcomed state legislators who fled Texas to thwart a Republican gerrymander but said she would try to draft one of her own to bolster Democrats.

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El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others

Lawmakers approved constitutional changes abolishing term limits and allowing President Nayib Bukele to stay in power indefinitely. Why now?

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Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering

Mr. Holder, the attorney general in the Obama administration, has long fought to end gerrymandered legislative maps. But a Republican effort in Texas threatens democracy, he said in an interview.

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Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, even some once-squeamish Democrats are talking about fighting ‘fire with fire.’

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Brazil’s President Lula Voices Frustration With Trump Amid Tariff Battle

Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from President Trump.

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Zelensky Targeted in Wartime Protests in Ukraine for the First Time

The demonstrators were angered by government moves to dismantle anticorruption efforts and quell dissent.

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