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Madagascar's top court ratifies president's reelection in vote boycotted by opposition

Dec. 01, 2023 05:42 AM EST

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar's top court on Friday ratified the victory of incumbent President Andry Rajoelina in last month's election, giving him a third term as leader following a boycott of the vote by opposition candidates. The High Constitutional Court said...

A UN court is ruling on request to order Venezuela to halt part of a referendum on a disputed region

Dec. 01, 2023 05:26 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' top court is set to announce Friday whether it will order Venezuela to halt parts of a referendum planned for Sunday on the future of a disputed territory that makes up two-thirds of Guyana. Venezuela does not recognize the...

Rep. George Santos is facing a vote on his expulsion from Congress as lawmakers weigh accusations

Dec. 01, 2023 00:45 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos of New York is facing a critical vote to expel him from the House on Friday as lawmakers weigh whether his actions, fabrications and alleged lawbreaking warrant the chamber's most severe punishment. The first-term Republican congressman is at...

Former ambassador and Republican politician sues to block Tennessee voting law

Nov. 30, 2023 14:59 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Ambassador to Poland and longtime Tennessee Republican politician Victor Ashe sued state election officials on Wednesday over a law he claims is so vague that he could be prosecuted for voting in a Republican primary. The 1972 state law requiring...

Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas in the Supreme Court ethics probe as Republicans stage walkout

Nov. 30, 2023 13:12 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices, but Republicans planned to object to the legitimacy of the action. The...

Opponents gave input on ballot language for abortion-rights measure, Ohio elections chief says

Nov. 29, 2023 18:17 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose consulted with three prominent anti-abortion groups while drafting the contested ballot language used to describe Issue 1, an abortion-rights measure overwhelmingly approved by voters earlier this month, cleveland.com reported...

Arizona officials who refused to canvass election results indicted by grand jury

Nov. 29, 2023 18:01 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in a rural Arizona county who delayed canvassing the 2022 general election results have been criminally charged, the state's top prosecutor said Wednesday. A grand jury in Maricopa County Superior Court has indicted Cochise County supervisors Peggy Judd and...

Georgia Republicans move to cut losses as they propose majority-Black districts in special session

Nov. 29, 2023 17:06 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers opened a special session Wednesday as majority Republicans moved to minimize their losses while also trying to increase the number of Black-majority districts to comply with a federal court order. It’s one in a series of redistricting sessions...

Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot

Nov. 29, 2023 16:58 PM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown out in 2024's presidential election and beyond. In a new directive Wednesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's...

Lawmakers can 'vote their conscience' on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns

Nov. 29, 2023 16:49 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson expressed reservations Wednesday about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House this week, but said he and other GOP leaders will not push colleagues to oppose removing the New York Republican from office. “We're going to allow people to vote their...