elections

Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that could affect midterms voting

By Josh Kelety, Associated Press

The top election official in Arizona's most populous county will get more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the local board that shares responsibility for overseeing the vote.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ousted after 'painful' election result, ending 16 years in power

By Justin Spike, Sam McNeil, Associated Press

Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger.

What to expect in Wisconsin's state Supreme Court and mayoral elections

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Wisconsin voters will choose a new state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in an election that will either maintain or expand the court’s liberal majority.

WATCH: Trump signs executive order to create national list of eligible voters

By Seung Min Kim, Ali Swenson, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters, a move that is sure to draw legal challenges as the president continues to demand further restrictions on voting ahead of this year's…

Federal judge upholds North Carolina photo voter ID mandate in win for GOP lawmakers

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge set aside arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with discriminatory intent against Black and Latino voters.

Danish prime minister's future unclear after election results show indecisive outcome

By Kostya Manenkov, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Official results showed that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s center-left Social Democrats lost ground compared with the last election in 2022, as did her two partners in the outgoing government.

Trump casts Florida ballot by mail as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting "cheating" and "corrupt as hell" as he urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a sweeping bill that would bar universal mail ballots.

Emmanuel Grégoire becomes new mayor of Paris, succeeding fellow Socialist Anne Hidalgo

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire won the Paris mayoral race Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor.

Slovenia's governing liberals and right-wing populists neck and neck, preliminary results show

By Ali Zerdin, Associated Press

Slovenia's governing liberals and opposition right-wing populists were neck and neck after a highly contested parliamentary election on Sunday, near-complete preliminary results showed.

LISTEN: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.