Tag: Elections
Florida casts itself as elections model, but clashes remain
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a state famed for election night fiascoes, Florida's handling of the November presidential vote was hailed as a sign it...
California Democrats to hear from Newsom as recall heats up
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will address the Democratic Party faithful Saturday as he mounts a campaign to keep his job. </p>
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Missouri latest state to thwart voter-approved policies
<p>COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers recently shut down attempts to pay for Medicaid expansion, in what is the latest example of a statehouse fighting...
Texas voters head back to polls after congressman’s death
AUSTIN, Texas — The widow of a Texas congressman who died after contracting COVID-19 carried Donald Trump's endorsement into a special election Saturday, while...
Somali lawmakers reverse president’s extended stay in power
<p>MOGADISHU, Somalia — The controversial two-year term extension for Somalia’s president evaporated on Saturday after intense public pressure as the lower house of parliament...
Florida casts itself as elections model, but clashes remain
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a state famed for election night fiascoes, Florida's handling of the November presidential vote was hailed as a sign it...
Census Bureau: 70% of voters cast ballots early or by mail
DENVER — More than two-thirds of all U.S. citizens of the voting age population participated in the 2020 presidential election, according to a new...
Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis
LONDON — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust.
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Bustos, who led Democrats’ campaign arm, won’t run again
<p>CHICAGO — Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, one of the few congressional Democrats from rural America, said Friday that she will not seek reelection...
Mexico mayoral candidate runs despite DEA alert, warrant
MEXICO CITY — A candidate for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena is running for mayor of a cartel-plagued city in southern Mexico —...