Elections
Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, former President Donald Trump faces increasing legal peril as investigations into his efforts to cling to power after his election loss appear to be coming to a head.
A court hearing for a Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges in connection with a hit-and-run was postponed this week after the judge failed to show up. Republican Del.
North Carolina state Rep. Ben Moss says he won’t run for labor commissioner next year after all but will instead seek reelection to the General Assembly.
A Democratic lawmaker is quitting the Pennsylvania House of Representatives amid a budget stalemate. Pittsburgh Rep.
An independent candidate for a U.K. Parliament has turned to artificial intelligence to come up with his campaign promises.
Republican Paul Melotik defeated Democrat Bob Tatterson in a special election for a vacant Assembly seat representing Milwaukee’s north suburbs, keeping the district in GOP hands.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party faces a trio of unwanted verdicts from voters this week.
After seeing his Socialists take a drubbing in local and regional elections in May, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stunned his buoyant rivals by bringing forward general elections from December to this Sunday.
Claims of vote rigging and election fraud are spreading in Spain ahead of that nation’s pivotal election on Sunday.
House Republicans are raising unsubstantiated allegations against President Joe Biden over his family’s finances.
A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 elections is zeroing in on him.
Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter
Former President Donald Trump joked about his legal challenges while campaigning in eastern Iowa on Tuesday night, just hours after announcing he’d received a target letter in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law bipartisan legislation that expands voter rights by allowing early voting and early tabulation of absentee ballots across Michigan.
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman says Gov. Andy Beshear has proven his commitment to running an education-first administration in Kentucky.
Thailand’s Parliament has voted against allowing the leader of the progressive party that finished first in May’s general election a second chance to be confirmed as prime minister.
Wisconsin’s top elections official recently spoke with federal prosecutors as part of the special counsel’s probe into the 2020 election and pressure tactics by former President Donald Trump in battleground states he lost.
Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering.
Former President Donald Trump says he’s been notified he is a target of the Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a brief news conference Tuesday as part of a shift in strategy for his presidential campaign, but the governor took only four questions, almost all of which centered on the party’s front-runner Donald Trump.
A federal judge has signaled that December may be too soon to begin Donald Trump’s criminal trial concerning the mishandling of classified documents.
Efforts to deceive the public about voting and elections remain a top concern for state election officials as they dig into preparations for the 2024 election.
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has spoken with federal prosecutors as part of the special counsel’s probe into the 2020 election.
Nevada Republican Party leaders say they’re preparing for a long fight to block the state from holding a presidential primary required under a 2-year-old law after a loss in court this week.
The union that successfully organized an Amazon warehouse in New York is being sued by a splinter group that includes some former leaders.
Spain’s right-wing opposition leader has put Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the defensive in an election TV debate that saw both leaders accusing each other of pacting with parties they deem dangerous for Spain.
Few Republicans have high confidence that votes will be tallied accurately in next year’s presidential contest, suggesting years of sustained attacks against elections by former President Donald Trump and his allies have taken a toll.
York County’s Republican district attorney jumps into primary race for Pennsylvania attorney general
York County elected District Attorney Dave Sunday says he will run in next year’s GOP primary for state attorney general, making him the first Republican to join the race.
Congress is considering renewed efforts to shore up voting and election laws in the coming weeks. But in a sign of dissonance between Republicans and Democrats on the basic functions of U.S. democracy, the parties will unveil competing proposals.
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been nominated by his New Ideas party to run for reelection in next year’s contest.
The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala’s first-round presidential elections has suffered another setback, after the chief justice of the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the certification.
A North Dakota county election official is suing the state’s election director to block the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day.