Canadians will likely elect a minority government where multiple parties would rule together, but current Prime Minister and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and his main rival, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, remain determined to eke out a majority win – and with it the mandate to rule as a single party.
Read moreIndiana voters filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking the decertification of voting machines they claim are vulnerable to hacking and do not leave a verifiable paper trail, in hopes of replacing the machines ahead of the 2020 election.
Read moreHouse lawmakers are pushing for the passage of a third bill to protect the integrity of U.S. elections, with the latest piece of legislation aimed at closing loopholes that allow foreign nationals to spend money on American political campaigns.
Read moreThe race to decide who will be the next governor of Kentucky is neck-and-neck, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
Read moreA transgender candidate has been elected as councilor for a rural Bangladeshi town, the first in the ultra-conservative Muslim-majority nation where laws still discriminate against sexual minorities.
Read morePoland’s ruling conservative nationalist party won parliamentary elections on Sunday, a result that likely will lead it to seek to exert even more control over the country’s judiciary and deepen a showdown with the European Union.
Read morePrime Minister Viktor Orban’s dominant right-wing Fidesz party suffered large losses in Sunday’s local elections in Hungary.
Read moreIncumbent Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will vie for another term in a runoff election in November because he did not get the required 50% plus one vote in Saturday’s election.
Read moreDemocratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke shifted his focus Friday to fixing the nation’s housing system, promising to undo Trump administration efforts to weaken tenants’ rights and make major investments to increase affordable housing with a goal of building 6 million new homes.
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, needs 50% plus 1 vote on Saturday to avoid a runoff in his re-election bid.
Read moreMichelle Barrientes Vela’s tenure as a Bexar County, Texas, constable lasted two years, a 10-hour FBI raid, three lawsuits and one accidental resignation.
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Zingers flew Monday night as Canada’s six main party leaders often veered from topics such as the environment and the economy into attacks on each other in a two-hour debate held ahead of the country’s Oct. 21 election.
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg announced a plan Monday to combat the rising costs of prescription drugs, saying it is time to fight pharmaceutical companies and make medications affordable for Americans.
Read moreOn a balmy summer afternoon at Harry G. Daniel Park a few miles south of Richmond, Virginia’s Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox handed out hot dogs to his new constituents.
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Portugal’s Socialist Party had little time Monday to savor its general election victory, as tough negotiations for parliamentary support loomed and the economy braces for leaner times.
Read moreDefending her decision to appoint her favored candidate as district attorney weeks before a hotly disputed election, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said Friday the office is too important to leave vacant.
Read moreA hacking organization linked to the Iranian government launched attacks on Microsoft email accounts associated with an undisclosed U.S. presidential campaign, the tech giant said Friday.
Read moreThe leader of Canada’s conservative party, Andrew Scheer, found himself on the defensive twice Thursday, when he said he is “pro-life,” and when he revealed he is a dual U.S. citizen.
Read moreSpeculation as to whether Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey will have a challenger when she seeks re-election grew on Thursday after San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced he would resign, according to media reports.
Read moreThe D.C. Circuit has rejected a bipartisan appeal from lawmakers Thursday to upend precedent on campaign finance law, upholding an earlier decision. But attorneys fighting the uphill battle said Thursday’s ruling was a procedural stepping stone and not a setback.
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