Calder McHugh

6 days ago | politico.com | Calder McHugh

Naomi Seibt speaks during a workshop at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2020 in National Harbor, Md. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images THE NEW GLOBAL ORDER — Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party announced Monday it would file suit to challenge a decision by the country’s intelligence agencies that classified the party as an extremist organization. And as the party fights Germany’s establishment, they’re finding influential allies in the American conservative movement.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Calder McHugh

Former Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the Chairman's Award onstage during the 56th NAACP Image Awards on February 22, 2025 in Pasadena, California. | Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET RETURN TO THE SPOTLIGHT — Tuesday marks Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, a useful milepost for judging the early performance of his second term in the White House.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Calder McHugh

In the small towns along the St. Lawrence River, Trump’s outsized presence could shape a national election outcome. Photos by Calder McHugh/POLITICO Calder McHugh is deputy editor of POLITICO Nightly. GANANOQUE, Ontario — The Canadian officer who pulled me over had a question I wasn’t expecting.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Calder McHugh

GANANOQUE, Ontario — The Canadian officer who pulled me over had a question I wasn't expecting. I had just turned my rental car out of the Gananoque marina after dinner on an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. Had I been speeding? Constable Gibson of the Gananoque Police Service had something else on her mind. “You know there’s a border, right?” she asked.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Calder McHugh |Catherine Kim

Liberal Party of Canada leader Mark Carney waves to supporters outside a Georgetown pub as he leaves a campaign stop on March 31, 2025 in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. | Cole Burston/Getty Images CANADIAN COUNTDOWN — On Monday, Canadians will head to the polls to vote in the most consequential national election in decades. Their ballots will dictate who gets to lead the government during a time of unprecedented attacks coming from the president of their closest ally — Donald Trump.