Don't depend on the media to explain what's at stake with Senate voting reform, or even to point out the biases of their sources.
Author: Charles Richardson
New Hampshire, live
Results from the New Hampshire primary as they appear.
What are we looking for in New Hampshire?
There's not much doubt about the likely winners in New Hampshire, but the ordering of the rest could do a lot to help sort out the Republican contest.
An Iberian update
Portugal gets a new president and Catalonia gets a new premier, but Spain is still waiting.
Iowa: The beginning of the beginning
A week out from the Iowa caucuses, the three Republican frontrunners look to be well clear. But there are still challengers waiting if one of them stumbles badly.
A Taiwanese landslide
A big opposition win in Taiwan brings risks of a more difficult relationship with China – an issue that the rest of the world can't afford to ignore.
What to watch for in 2016
Twenty elections to watch out for around the world in 2016.
Holiday reading
As usual, news is a bit thin at this time of the year, but for those who are looking for holiday reading in the political sphere I've put together some links to interesting stuff that I've come across recently.
Spain as it happens
Results are coming in from a close and path-breaking Spanish election.
Election preview: Spain
Spain has undergone a political upheaval in the last four years, making Sunday's election the most unpredictable anyone can remember.
The World is Not Enough 