Smallville :

Clark seeks election as class president, as he's nominated by Pete, hoping for the opportunity to be a normal kid. However, when two of his opponents are attacked by a swarm of bees, Clark suspects that one of the other candidates is eliminating the competition and Clark might be next on the list.

Eventually, the bees become dissatisfied with their master's demands and turn on her. Lionel has a journalist write a scathing exposé on Lex, but Lex has the story dropped when he gets the journalist promoted to editor. Lana gets cutthroat with the Talon, and reports the rival coffee shop to the health board.