Elections

A U.S, Secret Service agent stands his post before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they’d support him all along, AP VoteCast shows

Donald Trump cultivating a deep network of support in Iowa over his three presidential runs and that showed in the leadoff caucuses.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda, left, who is allied with the right-wing opposition, and new pro-European Union Prime Minister Donald Tusk shake hands before talks on Poland's security and continuing support for neighbouring Ukraine, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Jan. 15, 2024. Tusk is to travel to Kyiv in the coming days at the invitation of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s crucial local elections will be held in April, newly appointed prime minister says

FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters upon his arrival to address a welcoming rally, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. A Pakistani court Tuesday, Dec. 12, overturned the 2018 conviction of former Prime Minister Sharif in a graft case and acquitted him, clearing his path to run in the parliamentary elections set to be held in February. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Campaigning begins in Pakistan as party of imprisoned former leader alleges election is rigged

Supporters stand during the national anthem before a former President Donald Trump commit to caucus rally, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Clinton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Election results tell you who won and lost. AP VoteCast tells you why

President Joe Biden leaves the White House to go to Camp David, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Biden and the Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan greets supporters during his campaign rally in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. The former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia's presidency said democracy is declining in the country and pledged to make changes to get it back on track. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Presidential hopeful Baswedan says Indonesia’s democracy is declining and pledges change

A former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia’s presidency said democracy is declining in the country and pledged to make changes to get it back on track.

FILE - Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla. Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November 2024 are looking for upsets in two unlikely places, Texas and Florida, to help neutralize potential setbacks elsewhere. In 2018, Scott won his seat by around 10,000 votes out of 8.1-plus million cast. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Democrats target GOP strongholds Texas and Florida with Senate majority on the line

Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for wins in two unlikely places that could neutralize potential setbacks elsewhere, Florida and Texas.

A tractor decorated to show support for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is displayed outside the the Machine Shed after Donald Trump, Jr. speaks in Urbandale, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s campaign banks on its loyal supporters to turn out and caucus in Iowa despite frigid weather

Donald Trump’s campaign is banking on his loyal supporters to turn out for Monday night’s Iowa caucuses.

FILE - Comoros' President Azali Assoumani attends a news conference during the G20 Investment Summit - German Business and the CwA Countries on the sidelines of a Compact with Africa in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. People in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros are voting for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, is expected to win a fourth term amid criticism that he has become increasingly authoritarian and cracked down on his political opposition. Five opposition candidates are standing against Assoumani in Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024's election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros votes for president in Africa’s first election of 2024

The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has voted for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024.

Senate President Cameron Henry, second left, receives applause from Republican senator Kirk Talbot, right, during the swearing in of the Louisiana state legislature in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool)

Louisiana’s special session kicks off Monday. Here’s a look at what may be discussed

Louisiana’s newly inaugurated lawmakers are set to convene for a special session during which they will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump participates in a virtual rally at Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump, Haley, DeSantis campaign in frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley were finding Iowa voters looking for alternatives to former President Donald Trump as they campaigned on the final weekend before 2024 voting begins.

African National Congress supporters at the Mbombela, South Africa, Stadium Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The ruling party celebrated the 112th anniversary of its establishment ahead of national elections, expected to be the toughest since it came to power in 1994. (AP Photo)

South Africa’s ruling party marks its 112th anniversary ahead of a tough election year

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party will celebrate Saturday the 112th anniversary of its establishment ahead of national elections, expected to be the toughest since it came to power in 1994.

People listen to Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry speak during his inauguration ceremony at the State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. The inauguration, originally scheduled for Monday, was pushed up a day early due to weather concerns. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Lawmakers may look at ditching Louisiana’s unusual ‘jungle primary’ system for a partisan one

In what would be an overhaul to Louisiana’s unusual open “jungle primary” system, which has been used for most of the past 50 years, lawmakers during next week’s special session may consider shifting the state toward a closed primary.

Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, left, celebrates his victory with running mate Bi-khim Hsiao in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The Ruling-party candidate has emerged victorious in Taiwan's presidential election and his opponents have conceded. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election and his opponents have conceded.

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, speak to members of the media outside his campaign office in Urbandale, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DeSantis plans to go from Iowa to South Carolina, instead of New Hampshire, as he targets Haley

Ron DeSantis is taking his battle with Nikki Haley directly to her home state, planning to head straight to South Carolina, which holds the first GOP votes in the South, after Monday’s Iowa caucuses.

FILE - Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe poses for a photograph outside the Wisconsin Capitol building, Aug. 31, 2020, in Madison, Wis. A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 that the state's top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader, handing yet another defeat to Republicans who have tried to oust her. (Ruthie Hauge/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Wisconsin’s embattled elections leader is legally holding the position, judge rules

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader.

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, accompanied by his press secretary Bryan Griffin, right, departs after speaking at a Northside Conservatives Club Meeting at The District in Ankeny, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Iowa campaign events are falling as fast as the snow as the state readies for record-cold caucuses

Campaign events are falling as swiftly as the Iowa snow as wintry weather hampers Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump’s schedules ahead of Monday’s leadoff presidential caucuses.

Virginia county admits election tally in 2020 shorted Joe Biden

A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory there over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes.

FILE- Gino DiGiovanni Jr., right, and his attorney, Martin Minnella, walk out of the federal courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 15, 2023. DiGiovanni, a former Connecticut city alderman who won a Republican primary for mayor while facing charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, to a misdemeanor for his actions in Washington. (Peter Yankowski/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, File)

Former Connecticut mayoral candidate pleads guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol breach charge

A former Connecticut city alderman who won a Republican primary for mayor while facing charges related to the storming of the U.S.

Main political party in St. Maarten secures most seats in Dutch Caribbean territory’s elections

Voters in St. Maarten have upheld the Dutch Caribbean territory’s main political party, the National Alliance, in general elections.

Former leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat talks to The Associated Press during an interview at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Eight months ago, Pita shook up Thai politics by leading his progressive party to a stunning first-place finish in the 2023 general election, putting him in a good position to be named the country’s next prime minister. But Pita's fortune changed. Now he’s fighting an uphill battle just to retain his seat in Parliament, from which he has already been suspended. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Unfazed by political blows, Pita Limjaroenrat resolves to come back to lead ‘alternative Thailand’

Pita Limjaroenrat shook up Thai politics eight months ago by leading his progressive Move Forward party to a stunning first-place finish in the 2023 general election.

Democrat announces long-shot campaign for North Dakota’s only US House seat

A Democratic military veteran is seeking North Dakota’s sole U.S. House seat. Trygve Hammer is aiming for an upset in a state where Republicans hold every statewide and congressional office and Democrats haven’t won a statewide election since Heidi Heitkamp’s U.S.

This image from police body-worn video and contained in the Justice Department statement of facts supporting the arrest of Carlos Ayala, shows Ayala outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Ayala, a Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Maryland, on felony and misdemeanor charges for participating in the Jan. 6 rioting. Michael Summers, the chair of the Maryland elections board, said in a statement Thursday, Jan. 11, he has accepted Ayala's immediate resignation. (Department of Justice via AP)

Maryland elections board member resigns after indictment for participating in US Capitol rioting

A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections is resigning after being arrested by the FBI this week on felony and misdemeanor charges relating to his alleged conduct during the attack at the U.S.

Donald Trump, Jr. greets members of the audience after speaking at the Machine Shed in Urbandale, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa’s caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead

Former President Donald Trump is spending much of the week before Iowa’s kickoff caucuses more than 1,000 miles away in court while his rivals make their last-ditch pitch to voters.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Gov. Brian Kemp draws political contrasts in his election-year State of the State speech

Gov. Brian Kemp is using his State of the State speech to draw contrasts between his Republican philosophy and Democrats in an election year.

FILE - North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democratic North Carolina gubernatorial candidate, speaks about crime prevention and public safety measures at a news conference, May 1, 2023, at the Department of Justice building in Raleigh, N.C. Stein's campaign for North Carolina governor said Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, it raised more than $5.7 million during the past six months — a total that should keep the Democrat at or near the top of collections when all 2024 gubernatorial candidates report their donations. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein has raised $5.7M since July, his campaign says

Josh Stein’s campaign for North Carolina governor says it raised more than $5.7 million during the past six months.

FILE -- Rick Jeffares, then a Republican state senator, prepares to vote on a bill during the legislative session in Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Senate Republicans announced on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 that they will seek to appoint Jeffares to the State Election Board. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)

Georgia Senate nominates former senator as fifth member of election board

The Georgia Senate is nominating a fifth member to the State Election Board. Former state Sen. Rick Jeffares must still be confirmed by the full Senate after the Thursday announcement by Gov.

An American flag is seen during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Illinois and Rutgers, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Piscataway, N.J. Illinois won 23 - 20. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Who’s running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates

Vivek Ramaswamy has suspended his campaign for president, cutting the field of Republican candidates to four.

FILE - Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos speaks during an interview at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Backers of former President Donald Trump filed a petition Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office, citing Vos's opposition to Trump and his not moving forward with impeaching the state's top elections official. (AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen, File)

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump

Backers of former President Donald Trump have filed a petition seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office.

5 candidates apiece qualify for elections to fill vacancies in Georgia House and Senate

Five candidates apiece are running in special elections for a Georgia state Senate seat west of Atlanta and a state House seat near Augusta.

Rep. Jorge Álvarez Máynez greets supporters after he was nominated by the Citizen’s Movement party to run for president in the upcoming general elections, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. The 38-year-old congressman will face front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party, and opposition coalition candidate Xochitl Gálvez on June 2. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexico’s small Citizen’s Movement party nominates congressman for president

Mexico’s small Citizen’s Movement party has nominated a youthful, little-known congressman to run for president in the June 2 elections _ a campaign that so far has been dominated by two women.

Kentucky state Sen. Chris McDaniel, left, chats with fellow Sen. Jason Howell, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. McDaniel has resumed his effort to shift elections for governor and other statewide offices to coincide with presidential elections. His proposal won approval from a Senate panel on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

Lawmaker resumes push to end odd-year elections for governor and other statewide offices in Kentucky

A Kentucky lawmaker has resumed his effort to shift elections for governor and other statewide offices to coincide with presidential elections.

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, right, looks at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, at the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Haley and DeSantis tear into each other’s records in a hostile head-to-head Republican debate

DeSantis and Haley called each other liars and insulted each other’s records and character in the opening minutes of the debate.

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with members of United Russia party in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. There’s little doubt about who will win the March presidential election in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin will face only token opposition in his bid for a fifth term. His main rivals are in prison, in exile or dead. (Mikhail Voskresensky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024. The year will test even the most robust democracies

More than 50 countries that together have half the world’s population are expecting national elections in 2024.

FILE - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele greets supporters after he presented himself as the presidential candidate for the New Ideas Party in his bid for reelection, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Oct. 27, 2023. Bukele's administration launched a new Internet voting system in January 2024, for Salvadorans living abroad, boosting access for people who previously had to cast their vote by mail. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

Votes by El Salvador’s diaspora surge, likely boosting President Bukele in elections

A record-breaking 51,226 Salvadorans living abroad voted in El Salvador’s upcoming presidential election in the first three days after the country opened overseas electronic voting for the first time, two electoral officials confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.