Aug 07 Watch 6:36 Democratic strategist breaks down latest poll numbers in potential Biden-Trump rematch By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Recent polls, including our own, show President Joe Biden simultaneously gaining ground and stuck in a dead-heat with former President Donald Trump should the 2024 presidential election become a 2020 rematch. Amna Nawaz discussed the race with Democratic strategist Faiz… Continue watching
Aug 07 Populist party and outgoing administration work to form Thailand's next government amid 3-month deadlock By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press Thailand has struggled to break the impasse and select a new leader after the progressive Move Forward Party became the surprise winner of the May elections but was blocked by the conservative elite from taking power. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 7:15 GOP presidential candidates avoid discussing climate change on campaign trail By William Brangham, Saher Khan The 2024 Republican presidential campaign season is in full swing and candidates are stumping on a host of key issues. But one topic that’s missing from their agenda is climate change. Despite a summer of record-setting heat, new polling shows… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Wildfires force thousands of tourists to evacuate Greek islands In our news wrap Monday, wildfires in the Greek islands forced tourists to evacuate by the thousands, a heat dome that's been hovering over the southwestern U.S. for weeks is now expanding eastward, Russian drones struck grain facilities in Ukraine… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:55 What Spain's election means for the far-right's foothold in Europe By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Satvi Sunkara Polls in Spain are closed and votes are being counted in a general snap election that could see the far-right return to power for the first time in nearly 50 years. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election… Continue watching
Jul 23 Spain's conservative party wins general election, but falls short of absolute majority By Ciarán Giles, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday's inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government. Continue reading
Jul 23 Cambodian PM Hun Sen's ruling party wins election by landslide, with opposition suppressed By Sopheng Cheang, David Rising, Associated Press Counting of ballots began Sunday in Cambodia's general election in which longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's party is all but assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression and intimidation of any real opposition. Continue reading
Jul 09 Zimbabwe police bar opposition party from holding a rally, increasing election tensions By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The Citizens Coalition for Change party criticized the move as more evidence of a push by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party to silence the opposition using the police and the courts. Continue reading
Jul 08 Election of 1st far-right candidate since Nazi era in German county raises concern By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right Alternative of Germany in a rural eastern region recently has led to concern among opponents of the party. Continue reading
Jun 30 Brazil's top electoral court bars Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for 8 years By Mauricio Savarese, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press A panel of judges voted Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. Continue reading