Apr 27 Watch 4:28 What's on voters' minds as Canada elects a new prime minister By John Yang Monday is the end of voting in Canada to elect a new prime minister. The big issue in this campaign has been U.S.-Canadian relations, especially Trump’s tariffs. Since the beginning of the year, opinion polls have gone from showing a… Continue watching
Apr 24 State and local election officials question agency about Trump's attempt to overhaul operations By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Election officials from around the country questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Trump with implementing parts of his sweeping election overhaul. Continue reading
Apr 17 Judge to hear arguments from watchdog groups seeking to block Trump's order on elections By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The hearing will determine if the judge should grant a preliminary injunction blocking the order as the cases play out. Continue reading
Apr 13 Provisional results show Gabon's coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president in a landslide By Yves Laurent Goma, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results announced by the country’s interior ministry. Continue reading
Apr 13 Ecuador holds runoff election between incumbent Noboa and leftist opponent González By Gonzalo Solano, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. Continue reading
Apr 12 Gabon votes for a new president in country's first election since 2023 coup By Monika Pronczuk, Yves Laurent Goma, Associated Press It’s the first election in Gabon since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts have predicted an overwhelming victory for the interim president who led the coup. Continue reading
Apr 03 Officials in 19 states sue to block Trump's election order, saying it's unconstitutional By Lindsay Whitehurst, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states' clear authority to run their own elections. Continue reading
Apr 02 Wisconsin's conservative Supreme Court candidate tells supporters to accept election outcome By Ali Swenson, Christine Fernando, Associated Press The conservative-backed candidate in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election promptly conceded the race as it was called Tuesday night, angering his own supporters, who yelled for him to stay in the fight. “You’ve got to accept the results,” he said. Continue reading
Mar 28 Wisconsin attorney general sues Musk to block his $1 million payment offers to voters By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general asked a court on Friday to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend, just days before the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race was to be decided. Continue reading
Mar 25 Trump signs action requiring proof of citizenship for voters, other measures overhauling U.S. elections By Ali Swenson, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press It also requires that all ballots be received by Election Day throughout the country. Continue reading