US Republican candidates clash over support for Israel | Elections News
Washington, DC – Ahead of the first Republican debate in the 2024 United States presidential race, two candidates have clashed over support for Israel, showing differences…
Trump keeps dominant lead over 2024 GOP candidates, Iowa poll finds
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie trails further behind at 5 percent, followed by entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 4 percent. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum…
Ecuadoreans head to the polls in election marred by candidate’s killing | News
Ecuadoreans set to vote for new president and parliament in election marred by the killing of a presidential candidate. Ecuadoreans head to the polls in…
Chinese military hold drills near Taiwan in ‘severe warning’ after candidate’s U.S. stop
A photo made available by Taiwan Ministry of National Defense shows a Chinese Shenyang J-16 fighter during a 2021 incursion into Taiwan's air defense identification…
Ecuador presidential candidates make final push to woo voters | Elections News
Candidates vying to be Ecuador’s next president are holding their final campaign events ahead of a presidential vote marred by the murder of anti-corruption candidate…
U.S. Role Abroad Splits Presidential Candidates : Campaign: Bush puts focus on global peacekeeping. Democrats stress keeping pace with Germany, Japan.
WASHINGTON — Who won the Cold War? “America won,” proclaims President Bush. “And it was our leadership that changed the world.” “Japan won,” counters former Sen.…
Slain Ecuador candidate’s running mate picked to run for presidency | News
Andrea Gonzalez to contest the August 20 polls in place of Fernando Villavicencio, his party announced. The running mate of Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate, Fernando…
Ecuadorians living in fear after presidential candidate’s killing | Elections News
Quito, Ecuador – It was business as usual on the streets of the Ecuadorian capital, as people made their way to work and students headed…
Fernando Villavicencio death updates — Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso pays tribute after candidate’s assassination
THE president of Ecuador has paid tribute to a presidential candidate who was shot and killed at a campaign event. Fernando Villavicencio's death at age…
A look at top candidates to be the next U.S. women’s soccer coach
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Following the earliest exit from a women’s World Cup in U.S. history, Vlatko Andonovski’s tenure as the team’s manager has seemingly run…
Kentucky candidates trade barbs at Fancy Farm picnic
Political speaking is as much a tradition at the picnic as the barbecue. The crowd is divided between Republicans and Democrats, and both sides tried…
California’s Senate candidates want to expand Supreme Court
It’s been just over a year since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision, allowing states to once again outlaw abortion.…
Why July is the cruelest month for GOP presidential candidates — unless they’re Donald Trump
Perhaps T.S. Elliot was wrong. July, not April, is the cruelest month, at least for GOP presidential contenders trying to supplant Donald Trump. Before July,…
In Florida, GOP presidential candidates face loyalty pledge to get on state ballot
1/4 The Florida Republican Party will require GOP presidential candidates to sign a loyalty pledge to get on the state's March 19 primary ballot. Former…
The one issue Republican presidential candidates don’t want to talk about
Another groaned when asked about the subject: “Oh, God, you’re gonna make me talk about abortion, aren’t you?” Every indication is that abortion is still…
What’s being promised by Zimbabwe’s two main candidates? | News
Unemployment, poverty and a stagnant economy among the main issues for voters in Zimbabwe. Many in Zimbabwe have found themselves caught in a wave of…
Eight presidential candidates enter Ecuador’s early election race | Elections News
Facing impeachment, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso made the extraordinary move of dissolving the legislature and calling early elections. Eight presidential candidates have registered to face…
Opinion: GOP candidates — if you won’t run to beat Trump, why run at all?
Much like most of the other Republicans supposedly taking on Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination, his former veep, Mike Pence, made a show…
Jacaranda Festival allows ‘queen’ candidates to choose own titles — should others follow suit?
Country towns embrace their annual festivals and traditionally young women compete to be crowned queen of an event, but modern times are calling for diversity and…
California Politics: Senate candidates split on a few key points
WASHINGTON — Hey everyone! It’s Ben Oreskes filling in from Washington while Laurel Rosenhall is on special assignment. The air quality here is giving off major…