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Polls close in Colombia vote with Espriella and Cepeda advancing to runoff

By Megan Janetsky, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press

Lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and peace-builder Iván Cepeda were leading the vote counts in the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections on Sunday, and are to face off in a presidential runoff in the South American nation later in…

Judge says New Hampshire must loosen proof-of-citizenship rules for voter registration

By Holly Ramer, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

A federal judge has said that New Hampshire must make voter registration easier by allowing applicants to attest to their U.S. citizenship if they don’t have the documents to prove it.

Syria holds legislative elections in Kurdish-majority northeast

By Hogir Al Abdo, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

Syria held follow-up parliamentary elections on Sunday in the Kurdish-majority northeastern province of Hassakeh and the town of Kobani, areas that were reintegrated under government control after fighting in January.

California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots

By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

The dispute started earlier this year when Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 1,000 boxes of election materials to investigate a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.

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…

What to expect in Arkansas' primary runoff elections

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Two Arkansas Republicans with competing visions on how best to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to overhaul elections and voting will vie for their party’s nomination for the state’s top elections job on Tuesday.

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.

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.