World Jul 04 Far-right Alternative for Germany party reelects leaders as protesters and police clash By David Keyton, Pietro De Cristofaro, Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press
Politics Jun 25 WATCH: House Democratic leaders hold hearing on fair elections and voting rights House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic lawmakers held a hearing Thursday on defending fair elections and voting rights. By News Desk and Associated Press
Politics Jun 24 WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have… By Dan Cooney
Politics Jun 24 Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban. By Julie Carr Smyth, Michael Casey, Associated Press
World Jun 24 Progressive candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to outsider endorsed by Trump Election results showed de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer who had never run for office, defeated Cepeda, a lawmaker, by 1 percentage point, or nearly 251,000 votes. By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press
Jun 22 South Sudan says it will hold first-ever election in December after repeated delays By Deng Machol, Associated Press Authorities in South Sudan on Monday set the date of Dec. 22 for the country's first general election since independence in 2011. Continue reading
Jun 21 Colombians vote in a presidential runoff that pits an outsider against a progressive By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press The options before voters were business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda, a lawmaker and heir to the political movement of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the nation’s first leftist leader. Continue reading
Jun 17 Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor's call for 2028 redistricting By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Georgia’s Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday rejected Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to redraw congressional and legislative districts during a special session, citing concerns about moving too quickly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for… Continue reading
Jun 17 Georgia Republicans choose Collins for Senate and Jackson for governor, a mixed result for Trump By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Georgia Republicans delivered a split decision for Donald Trump in Tuesday runoffs, opting for the president’s preferred U.S. Senate candidate but rejecting his choice for governor in favor of a billionaire first-time candidate who spent freely from his personal fortune… Continue reading
Jun 17 As crime surges in some Latin American countries, a far-right backlash is brewing By Regina Garcia Cano, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Although homicide rates have broadly declined across Latin America compared to a decade ago, spikes in some countries and a regionwide rise in other crimes, particularly extortion, have created the conditions for conservative populists to score votes by promising strong-arm… Continue reading