Elections
The party of former first lady Sandra Torres, who lost Guatemala’s presidential election this week, has filed a complaint alleging fraud in the way the votes were counted.
Former President Donald Trump has returned to X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. He fired off his first message in more than two and a half years, just hours after he surrendered at an Atlanta jail on charges he conspired to overturn his election loss.
Former Vice President Mike Pence says viewers should expect to see the same, more combative candidate at the next GOP debate as he urged his former running-mate-turned-rival Donald Trump to join his competitors on stage next time around.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says building roads and bridges shouldn’t be a partisan matter, but his Republican challenger is deflecting any credit away from the incumbent Democrat for a burst of projects underway.
The first Republican presidential debate provided an opportunity for candidates to make their cases directly to a national audience, and some of that attention is translating into boosts for their campaign coffers.
Wisconsin’s top elections official says she won’t testify at a Senate committee hearing on her reappointment next week.
Gabon’s president is seeking a third term in elections this weekend that could extend his family’s 55-year political dynasty.
Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on Wednesday and instead appeared in an online interview peppered with his election lies, attacks on his rivals and lavish praise for the crowd of supporters he spoke to before they stormed the U.S.
A southern Indiana egg farmer has declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024.
Injured North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he plans to participate in the Republican presidential debate.
Going into the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, plenty of rank-and-file conservatives are happy Donald Trump won’t be there.
Rudy Giuliani has surrendered to authorities in Georgia to face an indictment alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump’s chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 election.
Delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds have forced electoral officials to extend voting till Thursday in Zimbabwe as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term.
Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent’s still silent
Bernardo Arévalo’s experience in peacebuilding and diplomacy eminently qualify him to lead Guatemala as the conflict-riven country’s next president, those who know him say.
The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought -- sometimes bitterly – over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign.
The leader of Spain’s conservatives will have the first chance to curry the parliamentary support necessary to form a new government following last month’s inconclusive national election.
A legal challenge in Pennsylvania over the viability of a particular manufacturer’s voting system has ended in a new settlement that advocates say will boost accountability and transparency by requiring election officials to publicly report problems with voting machines.
A conservative think tank is suing Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, accusing her of blocking an open records request.
President Joe Biden says former Obama administration attorney Ed Siskel is the new White House counsel.
Ex-Florida congresswoman to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in a test for the state’s Democrats
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell will seek the nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024.
A general election Wednesday in Zimbabwe is crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land.
Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss.
King Felipe VI has begun consultations with leaders of Spain’s political parties to see which one has the best chance of forming a government following an inconclusive national election last month.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe in a coup.
An heir to a fortune built on Ecuador’s main crop of bananas has pulled off an upset by advancing to the country’s presidential runoff election.
Cambodia’s king has congratulated the country’s new lawmakers and urged them to promote economic growth and equality.
Donald Trump is doubling down on debunked claims about the 2020 election as he fights criminal charges that he sought to overturn the will of the voters and seeks a second term.
When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee, the spotlight will not only be on them but also on Wisconsin’s role as one of a shrinking handful of genuine battleground states.
Texas Republicans passed measures this year to eliminate Harris County’s top election job and give the Republican secretary of state power to take oversight of elections in Houston.
Police in northeastern Bangladesh have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who will oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January.
The vote count in Ecuador’s special presidential election points to a leftist backed by the country’s fugitive ex-president likely facing a runoff with the son of a banana tycoon.