May 07 As primaries heat up, states still await election security reviews By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security said it has completed on-site risk assessments of election systems in just nine of 17 states that have formally requested them so far. It has pledged to do so by November for every state that… Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Senators say U.S. needs to do more to protect elections from foreign interference By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the panel, are scheduled to speak at 12:15 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 4:09 Putin re-elected in Russia with large margin By PBS News Hour As the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election continues in this country, Russia on Sunday held its own presidential election. Even before the final votes were tallied, it was clear that President Vladimir Putin would be… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 3:41 Italian populist parties just defeated the political establishment. Here's why. By PBS News Hour Italians went to the polls Sunday in Europe's latest test of the political strength of populist and right-wing parties. The two biggest winners -- the populist Five Star Movement and the right-wing League -- earned better than 50 percent of… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:38 This Russian reality TV star won't beat Putin at the polls. Why is she running anyway? By PBS News Hour Ksenia Sobchak, one of Russia's most famous women, is embracing an impossible mission: unseating President Vladimir Putin. After an elite upbringing and fame as a reality TV star, she joined massive protests against the Russian president and is now campaigning… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 2:48 Women's March focuses on voter registration at Las Vegas event By PBS News Hour As cities across the U.S. held Women’s Marches to mark the anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration, thousands attended the “Power to the Polls” rally in Las Vegas on Sunday. Led by 2017 Women’s March organizers, the rally kicks off a… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:32 Trump's short-lived voting fraud commission had no impact on election laws By PBS News Hour President Trump this week dissolved the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, a body that was supposed to root out and prevent suspected voter fraud after Trump’s unverified claim that “millions of people who voted illegally” cost him the popular… Continue watching
Jan 03 U.S. sees surge in women interested in running for office By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Experts say 2018 is on track to be a historic year, with more women saying they are running at this point than ever before. Continue reading
Dec 31 Supreme Court to take up Ohio's purges of inactive voters By Julie Carr Smyth and Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case has taken on added importance because the parties have squared off over ballot access across the country. Continue reading
Dec 21 How do states name the winner in a tied election? By Associated Press Virginia's state elections board plans to print each candidate’s name on a separate piece of paper, place each paper into a separate film canister, place the canisters into a glass bowl or some other container and shake them up. The… Continue reading