Elections

Venezuelan voters face crucial choice: Reelect Maduro or give opposition a chance after 25 years

Venezuelans have a crucial decision ahead of them. On Sunday, they decide whether to give President Nicolas Maduro a third six-year term in office or to allow the opposition a chance to deliver on their promise to undo the policies that caused economic collapse and forced millions to emigrate.

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022

Venezuela’s presidential candidates conclude their campaigns ahead of Sunday’s election

Forensic review finds improprieties in Delaware gubernatorial candidate’s campaign finances

Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape

Who Kamala Harris may choose as her VP running mate

Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.

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Venezuelan voters face crucial choice: Re-elect Maduro or give opposition a chance after 25 years

Harris and Netanyahu meet in VP’s ceremonial office

Vice President Kamala Harris says ‘ready to debate Donald Trump’

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The Arizona state primary election is July 30.

As Harris considers a running mate, what are states’ succession rules for VP candidates?

The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president.

South Africa’s DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance is taking the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court over a preelection speech given by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Harris refashions campaign in her own image as she prepares for historic clash with Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris is putting her own stamp on the campaign that she inherited from President Joe Biden.

Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé's ‘Freedom’ as her campaign song: What to know about the anthem

Vice President Kamala Harris’ first 2024 presidential campaign video is soundtracked by Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” a cut from her 2016 landmark album, “Lemonade.”

Trump-friendly panel shapes Georgia’s election rules at long, often chaotic meetings

The State Election Board in Georgia once toiled in relative obscurity. Now it hosts raucous meetings where public comment lasts for hours and attendees loudly heckle board members and speakers.

Harris tells teachers union she’s ready to fight for country’s future — ‘bring it on’

Vice President Kamala Harris has blasted Republicans’ views on gun control and public education in a speech to the American Federation of Teachers.

Biden’s speech: Warnings about Trump without naming him, a hefty to-do list, and a power handoff

President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign.

Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race

Biden laid out his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

The fight to define Harris is on. And for now, Republicans are dominating Democrats on the airwaves

Kamala Harris is already facing a wave of Republican-backed attack ads questioning her leadership, her progressive record and what she knew about President Joe Biden’s decline.

Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names

Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.

Hawaii contractors are still big contributors to political campaigns due to loopholes in state law

Executive officers and employees of government contractors along with their family members donated more than $170,000 to local campaigns between January and the end of June, a Civil Beat review of campaign finance data found.

Puerto Rico finalizes details of upcoming referendum on political status amid criticism over cost

Plans to hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status have come under scrutiny for its multimillion-dollar cost as election officials announced the order and description of choices on the upcoming ballot.

Germany’s Scholz confident of turning round his struggling party’s fortunes in run for a 2nd term

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is confident of turning around his struggling center-left party’s fortunes and will run for a second term as Germany’s leader in an election expected next year.

Venezuelans turn to odd jobs and gambling to stretch meager wages they hope will grow after election

Eleven years into Venezuela’s crisis, the days of food shortages are virtually gone. But with many earning under $200 a month, getting the essentials is a constant struggle for families in rural and urban areas alike.

As Venezuela holds a presidential election Sunday, what does its religious landscape look like?

What do Venezuelans believe in? The government has not published official data for years, but academics rely on projections and field work to have a sense of the religious landscape.

Harris asks for 2024 support from women of color during an address at a historically Black sorority

Vice President Kamala Harris has told members of the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta that “we are not playing around,” and asked for their support in November.

Trump turns his full focus on Harris at his first rally since Biden’s exit from the 2024 race

Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of attack lines against his likely new Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Biden makes a case for his legacy — and for Harris to continue it — in his Oval Office address

Even though President Joe Biden won’t be on the ballot in November, voters will still be weighing his legacy.

State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots

State election directors from across the country have voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official that the system won’t be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots in the November election.

Arizona State Primary Elections Testing, Advisory

Arizona State Primary Elections Testing, Advisory

EDITORS:

NEWS DIRECTORS:

The Arizona state primary election is July 30.

Nevada election officials carry out voter roll maintenance ahead of November election

Nearly 8% of Nevada’s active registered voters are receiving a postcard from county election officials that they will have to return next month, or else they won’t automatically receive a mail ballot for the presidential election.

Voters who want Cornel West on presidential ballot sue North Carolina election board

Three registered voters in North Carolina are suing the State Board of Elections, alleging that it violated their constitutional rights.

Democratic delegates cite new energy while rallying behind Kamala Harris for president

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention are rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new presidential candidates.

France’s Macron says he’ll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron says he’ll maintain his centrist caretaker government through the end of the Olympic Games in mid-August to avoid “disorder.”

Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate

Comments Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced.

‘We were built for this moment': Black women rally around Kamala Harris

Just last week, more than 1,300 Black female leaders and allies published a letter supporting President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.

Repercussions rare for violating campaign ethics laws in Texas due to attorney general’s office

In 1989, Bo Pilgrim, an East Texas chicken plant magnate, strolled the floor of the Texas Senate and dispensed $10,000 checks to nine members in an effort to stop a worker’s compensation bill from passing.

Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid

President Joe Biden is now testing negative for COVID-19 prior to his Oval Office address to the nation.

Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement

There’s been a head-spinning reversal of messages from the public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention.