Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Americas|Election

US may 'calibrate' Venezuela sanctions policy post-election, officials say

The Biden administration will "calibrate" its sanctions policy towards Venezuela depending on how the high-stakes election unfolds in the

US may 'calibrate' Venezuela sanctions policy post-election, officials say
Election|Opinion|Political

'Gen Z feels the Kamalove': Youth-led progressive groups hope Harris will energize young voters

Youth-led progressive organizations have warned for months that Joe Biden had a problem with young voters, pleading with the president to work more closely with them to refocus on the issues most important to younger generations or risk losing their votes

'Gen Z feels the Kamalove': Youth-led progressive groups hope Harris will energize young voters
Election|Europe|Political

Germany plans to hold general elections on Sept. 28 next year

Germany plans to hold the next general elections for its lower house of parliament on Sept. 28 next year, the government said on Wednesday, in line with the nation's

Germany plans to hold general elections on Sept. 28 next year
Americas|News|Political

Panama says flights operating normally after Venezuela plane was blocked

Authorities from Venezuela and Panama on Friday said normal air travel had resumed between the countries after Panama had earlier

Panama says flights operating normally after Venezuela plane was blocked
Americas|Election|Political

In Venezuela, disillusioned former socialists now back the opposition

Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela has attracted a level of voter enthusiasm not seen in at least a decade.

In Venezuela, disillusioned former socialists now back the opposition
Americas|News|Political

Chile's Boric calls on Venezuela to guarantee fair vote

Chilean President Gabriel Boric urged Venezuela's government to guarantee fair elections and respect the country's Sunday vote during a meeting with reporters on Thursday.

Chile's Boric calls on Venezuela to guarantee fair vote
Americas|Economy|Political

Forced to emigrate, Venezuelans living abroad hope for change — and to eventually return home

The prolonged economic and political instability in Venezuela has forced millions of Venezuelans to leave over the past decade, quashing many of their dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country

Forced to emigrate, Venezuelans living abroad hope for change — and to eventually return home
Africa|Election|Political

South Africa's DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance is taking the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court over a preelection speech given by President Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa's DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners
Americas|Election

Venezuela's presidential candidates conclude their campaigns ahead of Sunday's election

Venezuela’s presidential candidates have closed their campaigns ahead of Sunday's vote with demonstrations attended by thousands of people

Venezuela's presidential candidates conclude their campaigns ahead of Sunday's election
Election|Political

Who's going to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election?

Sri Lanka's Election Commission has formally approved President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest the Indian Ocean island's presidential election on Sept. 21.

Who's going to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
Americas|Election|Political

Venezuela opposition seeks to end 25 years of socialist power in Sunday vote

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and her coalition's candidate Edmundo Gonzalez have commanded

Venezuela opposition seeks to end 25 years of socialist power in Sunday vote
Americas|Election|Europe

Venezuelans abroad say they are struggling to register to vote

Venezuelan migrants in South America and Europe say they have struggled to register to vote in their country's

Venezuelans abroad say they are struggling to register to vote
Election|Opinion|Political

More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call

More than 160,000 people joined a Zoom call on Thursday night to build support for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris among white women, a voter demographic that has supported Republican

More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call
News|Political|World

Argentine inflation keeps soaring, putting the government on the defensive as elections near

Consumer prices in Argentina have soared 12.4% in August, compared to the previous month, a number that puts the government on the defensive a little more than a month before presidential elections in which a right-wing populist who admires Donald Trump appears the favorite to win

Argentine inflation keeps soaring, putting the government on the defensive as elections near
Political

The president loves ice cream, and a senator has a new girlfriend – these personal details may seem trivial, but can help reduce political polarization

When politicians talk more about their personal lives and less about politics, it makes people from the opposing side of the political line see them as people and like them more.

The president loves ice cream, and a senator has a new girlfriend – these personal details may seem trivial, but can help reduce political polarization
News|Political

Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time

The Ohio Attorney General's Office has once again rejected petition language for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking Ohio’s troubled system for drawing political maps

Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time
News|Political

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

The Wisconsin Senate has voted to fire the state’s top elections official as misinformation about the 2020 election influences election administration in the battleground state

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
News|Political|World

Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets

Guatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arévalo says he plans to call people into the streets next week to protest efforts to derail his presidency before he can take office

Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets
News|Political

Republican legislatures flex muscles to keep power in closely divided North Carolina and Wisconsin

In North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting

Republican legislatures flex muscles to keep power in closely divided North Carolina and Wisconsin
News|Political

North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024

Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature with veto-proof majorities are close to wresting supervision of elections from the governor and the governor’s party — almost always the Democrats for over a century

North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024
Entertainment|Political

Biden tells a Broadway theater packed for fundraiser that Trump is determined to destroy the nation

President Joe Biden has told a packed Broadway theater full of big-name stars hosting a fundraiser in his honor that he is running for reelection because Donald Trump was determined to destroy the nation

Biden tells a Broadway theater packed for fundraiser that Trump is determined to destroy the nation
News|Political

Republican gubernatorial candidate in Kentucky appears to soften his hardline opposition to abortion

Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has appeared to soften his hardline opposition to abortion

Republican gubernatorial candidate in Kentucky appears to soften his hardline opposition to abortion
Health|Political

Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024

One of the biggest fights over abortion rights this year is in Virginia, where all of the state House and Senate seats are up for reelection

Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024
Health|News|Political

Abortion-rights group rebrands to Reproductive Freedom for All in post-Roe world

The influential abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America has changed its name to Reproductive Freedom for All

Abortion-rights group rebrands to Reproductive Freedom for All in post-Roe world
News|Political

Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primary

Surveillance video of a woman in Connecticut stuffing papers into an absentee ballot drop box has prompted an investigation into possible election fraud

Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primary

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