Jun 22 Speaking at evangelical Christian conference, Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press In Washington on Saturday, Donald Trump told a group of politically influential evangelicals they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to “go and vote, Christians, please!"… Continue reading
Jun 16 ‘They want us to be scared’: Anti-abortion activists target ballot measure organizers in Arkansas By Barbara Rodriguez, Grace Panetta, The 19th A ballot initiative effort in a deep-red state highlights the safety risks around the country for a group of organizers who are mostly women. Continue reading
Jun 16 Why U.S. foreign policy may play a larger role at the 2024 national conventions By Jonathan Masters, Gopal Ratnam, Council on Foreign Relations Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within the parties. Continue reading
Jun 03 Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the top figure in the presidential vote By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf is the most-prominent candidate from within its Shiite theocracy in the race to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi after a helicopter crash that killed him and seven others. Continue reading
May 29 South Africans vote in what could be their most important election since apartheid ended By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press South Africans are voting in an election seen as their country's most important in 30 years. It's a vote that could put their young democracy into unknown territory. Continue reading
May 28 What to know about Mexico’s historic elections on Sunday that will likely put a woman in power By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexico could elect its first female president. The election is also the biggest in the country's history with more than 20,000 congressional and local positions are up for grabs. Continue reading
May 28 Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press Laws passed in several Republican-controlled states after the 2020 presidential election have criminalized much of the work done by voter outreach groups. Continue reading
May 26 Trump met with repeated boos and jeers during Libertarian convention speech By Will Weissert, Associated Press Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID-19 policies, running up towering federal deficits and lying about his political… Continue reading
May 23 In South Africa, a community struggling for clean water reflects wider discontent ahead of election By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The struggle starts early in the Hammanskraal area of South Africa as people queue some mornings to fill buckets with water from a tank provided by an aid agency. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Haley shuttered her own bid for the GOP nomination two months ago but did not immediately endorse Trump. Both candidates were sharply critical of each other during the primary. Continue reading