Elections

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.

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

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

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

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

Venezuelans grapple with nation’s economic uncertainty as highly anticipated election approaches

Tired of a decade-long economic crisis that has shrunk salaries and opportunities in Venezuela, many desire a change in the face of Sunday’s highly anticipated election. Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral challenge in the July 28 presidential poll for the first time in decades. (AP video shot by Juan Arraez)

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Profile of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, as election campaign enters final week

‘Kamala is brat': How Harris campaign is embracing memes

Israel’s Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden’s exit from race

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Arizona State Primary Elections Testing, Advisory

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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.

‘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.

Kamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid

Kamala Harris stepped onto the national political stage as Barack Obama was leaving. The loftiest forecasts in 2017 suggested the California senator could reach the same heights as the barrier-breaking 44th president.

Prominent Algerian opposition figures blast ‘authoritarian climate’ ahead of presidential election

Eleven prominent Algerian opposition figures have written an open letter this week, denouncing “the authoritarian climate” surrounding the country’s upcoming presidential election and calling for a broad democratic transition.

Biden was all in until the day he got out: How a campaign unraveled

Insiders who were close to Joe Biden’s struggles are describing a president who was dogged in his determination to keep his candidacy alive — but ultimately not in denial about the odds.

Harris steps into the limelight. And the coconut trees and memes have followed

If you’re trying to get up to speed on Vice President Kamala Harris’ swift emergence as Democrats’ possible nominee this fall, you really need to know your memes.

Harris smashes fundraising record with stunning $81 million haul over 24 hours

Kamala Harris is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party’s donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to step aside.

Calls for Maya Rudolph to reprise her Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ are flooding social media

Will Maya Rudolph’s “funt,” aka Vice President Kamala Harris, be back on “Saturday Night Live?” Speculation has been running hot since Sunday, when President Joe Biden dropped his election news.

Biden continues to recover from COVID-19, stays out of public view after ending his 2024 campaign

White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19.

Biden’s withdrawal from the US presidential race spells new uncertainty for Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign for reelection brings a new element of uncertainty for Ukraine.

Harris has a daunting to-do list as she starts up a presidential campaign

It’s a daunting to-do list. Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly needs to whip up a presidential campaign nearly from scratch.

Who’s No. 2? Four leading Democrats emerge as a possible running mate for Harris

As support coalesces around Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, the conversation has turned to a potential running mate.

Brazil’s Lula urges Venezuela’s Maduro to respect vote results, is ‘frightened’ by talk of bloodbath

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday.

Nashville-area GOP House race and Senate primaries top Tennessee’s primary ballot

A first-term Tennessee congressman backed by former President Donald Trump will face a Republican challenger who calls the lawmaker ineffective in a contest that’s among the top races in the state’s August primary election.

Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party’s tricks

Unlike previous elections in Venezuela, thousands of supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters during the highly anticipated July 28 presidential contest.

JD Vance slams Kamala Harris during his solo campaign debut as the GOP vice presidential nominee

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has used his first solo campaign appearances to throw fresh barbs at Vice President Kamala Harris.

AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Donald Trump.

Harris gets a chance to press reset on the 2024 race against Trump

This year’s presidential race was supposed to be a rematch between two older white men, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Trump’s campaign quickly pivots to Harris after Biden announces decision to leave the race

Donald Trump’s campaign has spent the last year-and-a-half viciously attacking Joe Biden, ridiculing his policies, mocking his fumbles and relishing a rematch they felt they were winning.

Democrats promise an ‘orderly process’ to replace Biden. Harris is favored, but questions remain

President Joe Biden giving up his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris makes her the prohibitive favorite to be the party’s nominee in November.

Biden’s decision to drop out crystallized Sunday. His staff knew one minute before the public did

It was never President Joe Biden’s intention to leave the race. Up until he decided to step aside Sunday, he was all in.

Read the letter that Biden wrote to say he would no longer seek reelection

President Joe Biden on Sunday posted a letter to social media announcing that he would no longer seek reelection.

Democrats hail Biden’s decision as selfless while Republicans urge him to resign

Democratic lawmakers are hailing President Joe Biden’s historic decision not to seek reelection as putting his country and his party before himself.

Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris as the nominee. What happens next?

With President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.

Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns

President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office.

Uproar over Biden’s campaign shows no signs of abating. Manchin is latest to call for a new nominee

The uproar over President Joe Biden’s reelection bid is showing no signs of abating. A fifth senator is now urging Biden to withdraw from the race and let Democrats hold an “open process” for a new nominee.