Protests erupt in Niger after Bazoum wins presidential run-off vote
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Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation’s election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but…
Racist videos bring attention to US House race in Georgia
A Republican congressional primary runoff has Georgia voters choosing between a businesswoman who sends racist videos and supports a far-right…
Fraud trails a presidential poll loss – this time, in Guinea-Bissau
Losing candidates to reject results has become something of a “democratic culture” across much of Africa. In 2019 alone, losing…
Wisconsin congressman blames coughing fit on dry throat
The campaign manager for a Wisconsin congressman whose coughing fit at the state Republican Party convention drew widespread attention says…
52 who worked or voted in Wisconsin election have COVID-19
More than 50 people who voted in person or worked the polls during Wisconsin’s election earlier this month have tested…
2020 GOP convention host city accepts grant amid virus fears
The North Carolina city slated to host the Republican National Convention has voted to accept a $50 million grant for…
Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016…
Trump team targets Democratic advantage with people of color
For the majority of people of color who believe Donald Trump is a racist unworthy of reelection, the Republican president…
Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot,…
Wisconsin GOP vows Supreme Court appeal on extended voting
Wisconsin Republicans say they’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday’s primary April 4, 2020,…
Governors say Tuesday’s presidential primaries will go on
Governors of two states scheduled to hold presidential primaries on Tuesday say voting will happen despite the coronavirus outbreak March…
Travel clampdown needed to contain U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing for thousands of new coronavirus cases and will ask Americans returning from…
Biden invokes Obama, swipes at Sanders with six-state ad buy
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is plowing $12 million into a six-state ad buy ahead of the March 10 and March…
SC results reveal challenge for Sanders among black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions were undone in 2016 when he couldn’t line up enough support from black…
Largest mass graves uncovered in Burundi with 6,000 bodies
Authorities in Burundi say they have opened six mass graves containing more than 6,000 bodies from unrest that occurred decades…
NH poses a last chance for some struggling 2020 Democrats
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Bounding onto a stage at a conference center in New Hampshire, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang beamed a…
Biden faces competition for black vote in his SC ‘firewall’
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Biden is facing increasingly formidable competition in South Carolina, a state his campaign has long assumed…
Oregon candidate, once a Trump critic, now embraces him
BEND, Ore. — In 2018, the Republican party’s candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President…
Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of…
Major doctors’ group calls for US to assure coverage for all
A major doctors’ organization is calling for sweeping government action to guarantee coverage for all, reduce costs and improve the…
No ‘phase two’ U.S.-China deal on the horizon, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An ambitious “phase two” trade deal between the United States and China is looking less likely as…
Warren proposes ‘corporate perjury’ law related to industry-funded research
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday proposed a new “corporate perjury” law that she would pursue if…
Complaint could make up to 234K Wisconsin voters ineligible
More than a quarter-million voters in Wisconsin identified as having moved could be made ineligible to vote before next year’s…
Warren dismisses top staffer for inappropriate behavior
Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign has dismissed its national organizing director following “multiple complaints” of inappropriate behavior. Interested in Democratic Party?…
Sanders presidential campaign pivots health scare to Medicare for All message
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential election campaign on Wednesday sought to use news the candidate had a heart…
UAW-GM picket lines become 2020 U.S. presidential campaign battleground
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is scheduled to join United Auto Workers members on a picket line…
Buttigieg calls Warren ‘extremely evasive’ on health taxes
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is accusing his 2020 rival Elizabeth Warren of being “extremely evasive” when it comes to…
Democratic presidential candidate Buttigieg unveils health plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Thursday unveiled his plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system by…
Ocasio-Cortez endorses Markey as Kennedy mulls Senate run
Bringing her political star power to races for Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday endorsed Democratic Sen. Ed Markey for…
Documents appear to show Sarah Palin’s husband wants divorce
Sarah Palin’s husband, commonly referred to as “Alaska’s first dude” when she was governor, appears to be seeking a divorce…
Fed’s Powell says politics play no role in interest-rate decisions
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during the “The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy” panel discussion hosted by the…
Democrats’ Medicare for All must consider union-won plans: AFL-CIO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President…
Democrats’ Medicare for All plans must consider union-negotiated health plans: AFL-CIO chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President…
Democrat Buttigieg targets mental illness, addiction in new plan
(Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg aims to prevent one million deaths by 2028 from addiction and mental…
Crowds fill Argentine streets to back conservative president
Tens of thousands of Argentines jammed streets in the capital and other cities Saturday to show support for conservative President…
Trump administration to appeal ruling blocking price disclosure for drug ads
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of drugs sit on the shelf at the Rock Canyon Pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S., May 9,…
Ex-first lady, conservative contend for Guatemala presidency
A runoff presidential election Sunday in Guatemala pits former first lady Sandra Torres against conservative Alejandro Giammattei, the top two…
Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Morristown municipal airport for a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club…
Health insurers experience July heatwave
Health insurer stocks heated up in July. Interested in Weather? Add Weather as an interest to stay up to date…
Bernie Sanders visits Canadian pharmacy, talks drug prices
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) – U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders joined diabetes patients as they drove across the…
Despite calls to start over, US health system covers 90%
America’s much-maligned health care system is covering 9 out of 10 people, a fact that hasn’t stopped the 2020 presidential…
Biden versus Sanders: Top 2020 contenders snipe over healthcare policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders are waging a public battle this week over…
Democrats take aim as Trump abandons drug pricing plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats see U.S. President Donald Trump becoming increasingly vulnerable to criticism about healthcare costs after the administration’s…
Appeals court panel grills Democratic defenders on constitutionality of Obamacare
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel grilled Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday about whether Obamacare violates the…
Obamacare’s future in play as U.S. appeals court weighs its constitutionality
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a group of Democratic-led states…
Biden says Trump’s July 4 spectacle ‘misses the point’
Former Vice President Joe Biden says President Donald Trump‘s Fourth of July spectacle in Washington “misses the point.” Interested in…
De Blasio shouts Cuba’s Communist slogan at rally in Miami
New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio shouted a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba’s Communist revolution at…
Family’s lawyer faults 2020 presidential candidate on police oversight
A lawyer for the family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer in the Indiana city…
Under pressure, Biden drifts leftward on abortion, climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Joe Biden Express to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination went a bit off track this week.…
The Latest: Justice Dept. calls subpoena ‘unnecessary’
The Latest on congressional reaction to special counsel Robert Muellers report (all times local): 5:15 p.m. The Justice Department says…
Foxconn’s Gou says will follow order of sea goddess to run for Taiwan presidency
FILE PHOTO: Terry Gou, founder and chairman of Foxconn, greets during an event that marks the 40th anniversary of the…
Bernie Sanders puts focus on healthcare with Medicare for All bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled the latest version of his ambitious “Medicare-for-All” plan on Wednesday, moving the…
Sanders gets stitches after run-in with glass shower door
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign says the Vermont senator has been treated at a walk-in clinic for a minor injury while…
AP: National Enquirer had safe with damaging Trump stories
Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump…
Mexico goes Left: Outsider-candidate Obrador claims victory in presidential election
Mexico has witnessed a tectonic shift in its political landscape, with a leftist outsider claiming victory in the presidential election.…
Turkey Elections 2018: All the latest updates
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