Tag: Elections
UN Syria envoy says there’s interest in stepped up diplomacy
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Syria said Wednesday that key global players are interested in stepped-up international diplomacy to “unlock progress”...
Immigration groups launch $50 million effort for citizenship
WASHINGTON — A coalition of immigration advocacy groups is launching a $50 million effort aimed at defending President Joe Biden on immigration and pressuring...
Harris, Pelosi to make history seated behind Biden at speech
<p>WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to make history Wednesday as the first women to share the...
Russia expels diplomats from Baltic nations in quid pro quo
MOSCOW — Russia on Wednesday ordered a total of seven diplomats from three Baltic nations and Slovakia to leave in a quid pro quo...
Rep. Ted Budd enters North Carolina U.S. Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina U.S. Rep. Ted Budd announced Wednesday morning that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 2022 Senate election.
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Judge won’t block Arizona Senate’s 2020 election recount
<p>PHOENIX — A judge on Wednesday refused to shut down the Republican-led Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million ballots from the 2020 election in...
UK watchdog steps up probe into Johnson’s apartment refurb
LONDON — Britain's Electoral Commission, which regulates political finance in the U.K, is launching a formal investigation of the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris...
Harris, Pelosi to make history seated behind Biden at speech
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to make history Wednesday as the first women to share the...
Democrat Wilson to run for Georgia insurance commissioner
<p>ATLANTA — A Democratic state House member announced on Wednesday that he's running for Georgia insurance commissioner, aiming to defeat appointed Republican incumbent John...
Russian FM: US-Russia ties worse than during Cold War
MOSCOW — Russia's top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because...