Tag: Voting

Israeli lawmakers to vote for next figurehead president

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JERUSALEM — The Israeli parliament Wednesday is set to choose the country's next president, a largely figurehead position that is meant to serve as...

Biden calls out 2 Democratic lawmakers for blocking agenda

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called out two fellow Democrats on Tuesday in explaining why he hasn’t enacted some of the most ambitious elements...

Officials say ballots safe after alarm at elections facility

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ATLANTA — An alarm linked to a motion sensor inside a warehouse in Atlanta where ballots from last year's election are stored went off...

Somaliland vote highlights peace in breakaway Somali region

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KAMPALA, Uganda — The people of Somaliland are voting Monday in parliamentary and local elections, highlighting progress in the semi-autonomous region of Somalia that...

Black women’s next targets: Governorships and Senate seats

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ATLANTA — Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents' recounting life as Black Virginians enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph of the civil rights movement....

As pandemic wanes, Florida’s DeSantis seizes national stage

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struggled to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats readied to pounce. The state's economy was in tatters,...

Iowa flap raises fears of politicized local election offices

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DES MOINES, Iowa — It had been eight years since a Republican candidate even stepped forward to challenge Democrat Roxanna Moritz as the top...

Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups

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TULSA, Okla. — Joi McCondichie is a native of this city, but her life and career in public education kept her away from home...

EXPLAINER: How Texas Republicans aim to make voting harder

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas took a major step Sunday toward becoming the nation’s largest state where the GOP is making voting harder following the...

Pressure for Senate rules change after GOP blocks 1/6 probe

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WASHINGTON — Pressure is mounting on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they hope...