Bloomberg Donald Trump didn’t formally announce his candidacy for president at the year’s marquee conservative gathering, but inched close enough to effectively freeze the 2024 Republican field and put would-be rivals on notice that he remains both king and kingmaker. The former president’s central argument at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, was that he’s the best candidate ...

Bloomberg Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened to finalise the divorce between his Fidesz party and the European Union’s biggest political group after a long feud over democratic norms. The European People’s Party (EPP) is considering tightening rules that govern its membership, making it easier to expel parties that fall short of fundamental freedoms and values. EU leaders will likely ...

Bloomberg Allies of President Nayib Bukele were on track to win a landslide in El Salvador congressional elections, according to a partial vote count. Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party and its allies appeared to have secured about two thirds of votes cast, according to a chart published by the electoral authority more than six hours after polls closed, with 13% of ...