BUCHAREST, Romania — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of threats posed by right-wing populists Saturday as he addressed a gathering of center-left European parties ahead of elections for the European Parliament in June. Scholz arrived in Romania’s capital Bucharest for a conference of the Party of European Socialists, part of the Socialists and Democrats group, […]
Pollster Scott Rasmussen described it as “the most terrifying poll result I’ve ever seen.” It was a simple survey that he put into the field covering an issue that has been an ongoing subject of hot debate at least since 2020. He asked voters if they would rather have their candidate lose an election by […]
Wisconsin voters chose Tuesday to approve two Republican sponsored ballot initiatives that ended the use of “Zuckerbucks” in their elections, as well as limited those who may work in elections to government employees. Question 1 created a constitutional amendment that bars election officials from accepting private grants to fund their operations. Question 2 added a […]
I’m old enough to remember when Democrats expressed outrage over foreign countries allegedly trying to interfere with U.S. elections. But like everything else, foreign election interference is okay if they do it. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on Israel to hold new elections because he […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and a growing humanitarian crisis there. Schumer, the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish official in […]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative intends to cooperate with a liberal legal organization that routinely sues over voter ID laws as part of its strategic plan to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order to get out the vote. USTR, an agency within the Executive Office of the President, included working with the […]
Iran held parliamentary elections on Friday. Voter turnout may have been at a record low. These were the first elections held since the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Mahsa Amini died in September 2022 after she was beaten and arrested by Iran’s morality police. […]
Even seemingly obscure federal agencies are working to turn out more voters under President Joe Biden’s executive order on elections. The Railroad Retirement Board’s strategic plan includes calls for distributing flyers and posters; keeping metrics on directing individuals to the federal voter registration website Vote.gov; and working with an “equity team” to boost voting among […]
The year 1968 was an extraordinary year for film. There was “2001: A Space Odyssey” in the science fiction category. For Westerns, there was “Once Upon a Time in the West,” with Henry Fonda as a cold-blooded killer, shooting a little kid in the opening scene. Another grand sci-fi […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote. Widespread discontent over the cratering economy, years of mass protests rocking the country, and tensions with the West over Tehran‘s nuclear program and […]
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