Tag: National elections
Rioters blame their actions on 2020 election misinformation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Falsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now some who are facing criminal charges...
Belarusians in Ukraine protest repression in homeland
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political opposition in their homeland demonstrated Saturday against the country’s authoritarian president in the...
Pressure for Senate rules change after GOP blocks 1/6 probe
WASHINGTON — Pressure is mounting on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they hope...
Cop hired to probe Wisconsin election has partisan ties
MADISON, Wis. — One of the retired police officers hired by a top Wisconsin Republican to investigate the presidential election in the battleground state...
Syria’s Assad says reelection empowers him to defeat enemies
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to defeat his enemies no matter how many battles he faces, saying on Friday he feels...
UN authorizes monitors for Iraq’s elections in October
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved an Iraqi request for a U.N. team to monitor parliamentary elections in October.
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Doug Emhoff to campaign with Democrat in New Mexico contest
WASHINGTON — Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, is campaigning Thursday with a Democratic congressional candidate in New Mexico. It's his first such...
Auditors find no fraud in disputed New Hampshire election
PEMBROKE N.H. — There is no evidence of fraud or political bias in a controversial New Hampshire election where a recount and audit has...
Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country headed to polling stations early Wednesday to vote in a presidential election set...
Iran’s president appeals to top leader to add candidates
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he wrote the country’s supreme leader to protest a decision by an election watchdog to...