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Justice Dept. says it’s committed to sharing info about foreign election threats with tech companies

The Justice Department is committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year’s elections.

Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion

AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results

Algeria courts disenchanted youth as 78-year-old president vies for second term

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters

USSS chief says sniper teams at Trump rally unaware of assailant until shots fired

The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service said the agency’s counter sniper teams were unaware there was an armed assailant on a nearby building until the gunman fired shots at the former president during last month’s rally.

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Venezuelan opposition denounces attack on party offices

Maduro insists Venezuelan electoral system was hacked by opposition in plot against government

Venezuelan migrants at Mexico City camp grow anxious amid post-election unrest back home

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A North Carolina county is losing its 2 top election officials weeks before balloting begins

A North Carolina county is losing its top two election administrators mere weeks before the first general election ballots go to voters.

Amid global turmoil Blinken aims to ease anxiety over US election on 6-nation Asia tour

With large parts of the world in turmoil and deep uncertainty over the future direction of America’s global role, U.S.

Kansas stops enforcing a law against impersonating election officials

Kansas is no longer enforcing a law making it a felony to impersonate election officials as it faces a legal challenge from critics who argue that the law has hindered efforts to register new voters.

What options does Maduro have after Venezuela’s contested presidential election?

The world’s democracies have almost unanimously condemned the results of Venezuela’s presidential election and called for a transparent vote count to confirm what the opposition says was its landslide victory over President Nicolás Maduro.

Hawaii’s process for filling vacant legislative seats is getting closer scrutiny

Gov. Josh Green is calling for changes to the process of filling legislative vacancies after being forced to choose a new senator for Waianae just a little over a week before the primary election.

PHOTO COLLECTION: Tensions rise in Venezuela after Sunday’s presidential election

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says

A lawyer for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of orchestrating a breach of election security equipment, was trying to prevent voting information from being erased and didn’t break any laws.

Venezuela’s Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul

President Nicolás Maduro has asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory.

After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up

News executives were worried for the first half of the year about consumers expressing relatively little interest in the coming election. That’s changed.

Harris is calibrating her policy pitch for going to battle with Trump

With less than 100 days until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris faces unique challenges in pitching her policy ideas to Americans.

North Carolina governor says Harris ‘has a lot of great options’ for running mate

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he’s excited Democrats “have a lot of great options” for Vice President Kamala Harris to choose for her running mate.

Georgia election board rolls back some actions after a lawsuit claimed its meeting was illegal

The Georgia State Election Board will redo some actions after a lawsuit accused it of meeting illegally.

Democrats look to longtime state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip Louisiana congressional seat blue

Democrats in Louisiana are backing state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip a once reliably GOP congressional seat in an election year that will decide if Republicans hang on to their slim U.S.

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides.

Hugo Chávez statues targeted across Venezuela in post-election unrest

Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of elections by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro.

Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states

A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there.

Carter Center unable to verify Venezuela election results, blasts officials for lack of transparency

The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election and blamed authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies.

Harris and Trump launch new advertisements for presidential election sprint

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday as part of a multimillion dollar battle to gain the upper hand in this year’s reshaped campaign.

The Latest: Project 2025’s director steps down and Trump says Harris ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’

Former President Donald Trump has said in a radio interview that Vice President Kamala Harris “doesn’t like Jewish people” and appeared to agree with a host who called her Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff, “a crappy Jew.”

Kari Lake wins GOP primary for closely watched Arizona Senate race, will face Gallego in November

Kari Lake has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep.

Trump says he ‘probably’ will debate Harris but can ‘make a case for not.’ Her team says he’s scared

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says former President Donald Trump is scared to debate her. Trump has backed away from his earlier commitment to debate Harris, telling Fox News Channel on Monday night he “probably” will debate but “can also make a case for not doing it.”

Elon Musk calls Maduro a ‘dictator’ in tech billionaire’s latest blow-up against foreign leader

Add Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to the growing list of foreign leaders with whom tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked a fight.

NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate search.

Delaware gubernatorial candidate calls for investigation into primary rival’s campaign finances

The chief executive of Delaware’s largest county is calling for a federal investigation into the campaign finances of the state’s lieutenant governor, who is his chief rival for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Robinson campaign calls North Carolina agency report on wife’s nonprofit politically motivated

The campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is speaking against a state agency’s report about a nonprofit owned by his wife.

Venezuela at a standstill as Maduro is declared winner but vote tallies have yet to be released

Venezuela is facing a political standstill after both incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election.

Lawsuit targets Nebraska’s defiance of law to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska is suing top election officials’ defiance of state laws that restore the voting rights of those who’ve ever been convicted of a felony.

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedure in battleground Wisconsin

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin. Thomas Oldenberg is a voter from Amberg, Wisconsin.

Judge rejects man’s bid to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off of New Jersey’s ballot

A New Jersey judge has denied an effort to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from running for president as an independent under the state’s sore loser law.

Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after it.