Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders say many of the threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action
September 21, 2023
In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights is beginning in Ohio, the latest state where voters will decide the issue after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to the procedure last year
October 11, 2023
The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission promised to hold an inclusive vote in December during a "rebranding" tour of the United States
April 26, 2024
The question of whether Georgia’s electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters’ constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at trial early next year
November 11, 2023
Congo is wrapping up its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced election officials to extend voting hours
December 21, 2023
Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades
December 31, 2023
The Iowa caucuses have long been an oddity in modern-day politics but remain a place where GOP candidates can test their presidential aspirations.
January 16, 2024
Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, will open its polls Wednesday to nearly 205 million eligible voters in presidential and legislative elections, the fifth since Southeast Asia’s largest economy began democratic reforms in 1998
February 13, 2024
North Carolina’s Super Tuesday ballot has plenty to draw voters, with primaries for governor and president in a swing state that will be among the most closely watched in November
March 02, 2024
Debate was an 'eye opener' in suburban Philadelphia and Harris got a closer look
US holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018, report says
'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging
Francine weakens moving inland from Gulf Coast after hurricane winds cause blackouts
South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat
From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit
Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers
Police say Bon Jovi saved a woman they say tried to jump from a bridge