ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections has resigned after being arrested by the FBI this week on felony and misdemeanor charges for participating in rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Carlos Ayala was arrested on Tuesday in Maryland, according to court records. He was […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, in a clear signal to China, opposes any outside interference or influence in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, a senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday. The Jan. 13 Taiwan elections come at a delicate time in U.S.-Chinese relations with President Joe Biden […]
The House Freedom Caucus is largely right about debt and deficits. Some members might be staggering hypocrites given that they had little problem with Donald Trump’s spending when he was president. But they’re right that the budget deal worked out between Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a middle finger to […]
It’s officially a presidential election year, which means 2024 is full of primaries, caucuses and more ahead of Election Day. Here are some key political dates for this year’s election calendar: Primaries and caucuses Democratic and Republican nominees are determined through primaries and caucuses that take place over the course of an election year. While […]
By Sarah Wu KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Pointing at Xiamen’s skyscrapers across the water from his office, Chen Tsang-chiang recalled how 30 years ago the southern Chinese city was as low-slung as his Taiwanese island of Kinmen. In the following decades, the 68-year-old former politician watched the metropolis of 5 million people rise, while Kinmen’s forests, […]
The saying goes that “elections are about the future,” meaning that voters have short memories and tilt toward self-interested pragmatism. Winning candidates build coalitions around what’s next, not what happened before. And that’s true enough. The past does matter, but typically as something to be left behind. Enough of that, now onto something else. The […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will outline her agenda in a State of the State address on Tuesday, with the Democrat expected to focus on housing, crime and education policies ahead of a pivotal election season in a state whose races could determine control of Congress. The annual speech is scheduled […]
The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Ms Hasina’s party won more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats […]
As Vice President Kamala Harris talked about the importance of voting during a stop in Myrtle Beach Saturday, a crowd of around 1,000 women cheered in agreement. “Elections matter, leadership matters and it makes a difference in the lives of people,” Harris said. Harris visited the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort on Saturday to give a […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rapid turnover among election officials in Nevada continued on Tuesday, when the top election official in Nevada’s lone swing county abruptly announced her resignation less than a month before early voting commences for the Feb. 6 presidential preference primary. Washoe County Registrar of Voters Jamie Rodriguez said in her resignation […]
One thing 2024 is sure to bring is political upheaval as we head into a year of elections that will include local and European elections, the 2024 US presidential election, and likely general elections in Ireland and the UK. Here, we have a look at what’s at stake in each of these elections, and the […]
Dec. 30—Editor’s note: The No. 1 local story of 2023. HIGH POINT — The Nov. 7, 2023, High Point municipal elections brought historic changes to the city’s governing body. The voters installed the first majority-Black council in High Point’s history, led by new Mayor Cyril Jefferson, the first Black man to hold the city’s highest […]