Aug 14 Thousands flood Belarus capital as election protests grow By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people have flooded the heart of the Belarus capital of Minsk in a show of anger over a brutal police crackdown this week on peaceful protesters that followed a disputed election. Earlier, authorities freed at least… Continue reading
Aug 09 Tensions rise as Belarus holds presidential vote; aide flees By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Tensions were high in Belarus as the country held a presidential election Sunday. Eight staff members for the main challenger to the authoritarian president were reportedly detained by police and one of the campaign’s leading figures fled the country. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:29 Tensions with Russia rise as Belarus heads to the polls By Simon Ostrovsky Belarus voters will go to polls on Sunday in what has turned out to be a surprisingly competitive presidential election with longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko facing a challenge from a political novice. Over the last few weeks, the country’s… Continue watching
Jul 23 Bolivia delays presidential election due to pandemic By Associated Press Tribunal president Salvador Romero told reporters that Bolivian and international experts had advised the body that the country's uncontrolled spread of the novel coronavirus made holding the election in September unfeasible. Continue reading
Jun 24 Mongolians vote amid economic woes, anti-coronavirus success By Associated Press The votes were held amid considerable success in the country’s fight against the coronavirus, with just 215 cases of COVID-19 recorded. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:46 Sports teams give Election Day off to boost voter turnout By Megan Thompson Several college and professional sports teams have announced they will make Election Day a holiday for players and employees. It's one of the first concrete policy changes by teams in response to national unrest over racial inequity. But is it… Continue watching
Jun 10 Tuesday’s primaries offer lessons for November By Matt Loffman The races exposed some of the challenges each party will face on Election Day, when Democrats will be defending their narrow House majority and Republicans their Senate majority and the presidency. Continue reading
Jun 03 Primary wins put New Mexico closer to all-female U.S. House delegation By Russell Contreras, Associated Press New Mexico Democrats nominated two Latinas and a Native American woman in primaries on Tuesday. Republican voters also nominated a member of the Cherokee Nation and a Hispanic woman for two of those races. Continue reading
Jun 01 Biden doesn’t have the delegates to clinch the nomination. That could change June 2. By Daniel Bush Biden has been referred to in the press as the “presumptive nominee” ever since Sanders ended his White House bid, but he's still 425 delegates shy of the 1,991 he needs to guarantee the nomination. Continue reading
May 13 Justices fear ‘chaos’ if electors can’t be required to back states’ popular vote winner By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices heard arguments on an unusual voting issue that could have important consequences for the 2020 presidential election in an era of intense political polarization. Continue reading