Senate · Vote Timeshttps://votetimes.com/en/topic/senate/All the stories about Senate from Vote Times, with context and rigour.enFrench Senate votes to make violent protesters pay for the damagehttps://votetimes.com/en/2026/11/02/french-senate-passes-rioters-pay-bill/https://votetimes.com/en/2026/11/02/french-senate-passes-rioters-pay-bill/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:25 GMTThe 'casseurs-payeurs' bill would let the state claim up to €10,000 per person and seize part of their benefits. It now goes to the National Assembly, its more uncertain test.InstitutionsUS midterms: what early voting and polls do and do not tell ushttps://votetimes.com/en/2026/11/02/us-midterms-early-vote-polls-guide/https://votetimes.com/en/2026/11/02/us-midterms-early-vote-polls-guide/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:25 GMTMore than 53 million ballots are already in and Democrats lead the polling averages. Neither fact decides who controls Congress: a guide to reading 3 November.Elections