New York’s Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez’s highest‑profile outing on the world stage yet at the Munich Security Conference last week has sharpened speculation about her long‑term political ambitions.…
Read more How AOC’s presidential odds stand after Munich appearancesCentral African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term in office after securing an outright majority in last month’s presidential election, provisional results show. The…
Read more Central African Republic President Touadéra wins third termA group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested. Shortly after gunshots were heard…
Read more Guinea-Bissau soldiers say they have taken power after reports of president’s arrestPresident Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, securing another term in office amid days of unrest across the country. According to the…
Read more Samia wins Tanzania election with 98% of votes, as hundreds feared dead in unrestProtesters have taken to the streets in Tanzania for a third day, defying warnings from the country’s army chief to end the unrest. Demonstrations have been taking place…
Read more Election protesters defy army chief in third day of Tanzania unrestCameroon’s influential Catholic Church has called for calm, as fears grow that violence could erupt once official results from the presidential election are declared. Opposition candidate and ex-government…
Read more Cameroon’s bishops call for calm after opposition declares election victoryABIDJAN. Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara called on the country’s youth to vote in large numbers in the upcoming presidential election, touting himself as…
Read more Ivory Coast’s leader urges youth to vote in key election, touting himself as best choiceVote counting is under way in Cameroon following Sunday’s presidential election in which incumbent Paul Biya is seeking to extend his 43 years in power. Biya, who at…
Read more Cameroon awaits presidential election resultBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe on Saturday paid tribute to slain presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a Bogotá park where he was gunned…
Read more Colombian ex-leader known for contentious war on rebels pays tribute to slain presidential hopefulElection workers process ballots at the Davis County Administrative Building in Farmington, Utah, during November’s election. Research from the Bipartisan Policy Center shows turnover among election workers reached…
Read more Turnover among election officials reaches new high, report findsCHICAGO (WLS) — Rainy weather Sunday didn’t slow Chicagoans down in the last two days before Election Day. Democrats and Republicans are making a last minute push to…
Read more Chicago volunteers travel to Wisconsin, Michigan to encourage voters ahead of Election DayBy Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Global markets will be overwhelmingly dominated by the U.S. presidential election and interest rate…
Read more Morning Bid: Navigating US election, Fed, bond market tumultVice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the final days before the election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph’s…
Read more Kamala Harris makes surprise ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearanceWith three days until the presidential election, Harrison Ford is getting out the vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. On Saturday, the Academy Award nominee announced his…
Read more Harrison Ford Endorses Kamala Harris: “A President Who Works For All Of Us”Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden Sunday, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he…
Read more Trump’s Madison Square Garden event features crude and racist insultsIf you don’t like the way the Electoral College works, well a University of Maryland professor said it’s unlikely many of the Founding Fathers would, either. Sign up…
Read more Hate the Electoral College? It doesn’t work how the Founding Fathers intended – WTOP News(Bloomberg) — Stocks struggled for direction as traders weighed prospects of a slower pace of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Treasury 10-year yields hovered near 4.2%. Most Read from…
Read more Stocks Fluctuate as Traders Ponder Fed Outlook: Markets Wrap*** lot of work is being done to make sure you’re safe at the polls and that the election process isn’t interrupted. And two important things to know…
Read more What are my voting rights? Check this list before heading to the pollsThe rise comes after the stock price for former President Donald Trump’s media company—officially known as the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG)—hit a record low last Tuesday,…
Read more Trump Media stock is up 19% over the last 5 daysclick to enlarge Steve Neavling Donald Trump supporters rallied in Detroit in November 2020, falsely claiming widespread election fraud. A nonprofit watchdog group is raising alarms about the…
Read more Election deniers pose a significant threat to Michigan’s presidential election, watchdog group warns
