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Namibia votes for president and the chance for its first female leader
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia's independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a presidential election on Wednesday. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current vice president and the...
Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it's still a swing state
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania in this year's election has prompted predictable vows to rebound, but it has also sowed doubts about whether Pennsylvania might be leaving the ranks of up-for-grabs swing states for a right-leaning existence more like Ohio's. ...
Candidates in tight race for Mississippi Supreme Court as St. Pe' wins Court of Appeals seat
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Amy St. Pe' won an open seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday, wrapping up one of two runoffs in judicial races between candidates who advanced from the Nov. 5 general election. State Sen. Jenifer Branning and Justice Jim Kitchens, meanwhile,...
Rudy Giuliani draws rebuke for a courtroom outburst accusing judge in assets case of being unfair
NEW YORK (AP) — In an angry outburst in a New York courtroom, Rudy Giuliani accused a judge Tuesday of making wrong assumptions about him as he tries to comply with an order requiring him to turn over most of his assets to two election poll workers who won a libel case against him. ...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report unsealed Tuesday. Federal Police last Thursday formally...
Tim Walz accepts turkey presentation as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota's governor
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As feathers flew, Tim Walz accepted the symbolic presentation of a turkey Tuesday as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota's governor following the Harris-Walz ticket's defeat in the presidential election. Unlike the Minnesota-grown turkeys that...
Southwest states certify election results after the process led to controversy in previous years
The states that saw the most active attacks against election certification two years ago certified the results of this year’s races without controversy this week, prompting the Arizona secretary of state to proclaim that “election denialism” is a thing of the past. Others said...
North Carolina election board certifies 2024 results, except for a few key races
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the results of the presidential election and many statewide and legislative races on Tuesday, while a state court seat and a handful of other races remain in limbo amid ongoing recounts. Among the key seats...
North Carolina's governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would strip powers from several Democrats elected to statewide office this month, including removing the authority of Cooper's successor to appoint the state elections board. These and...
Trump won about 2.5M more votes this year than he did in 2020. This is where he did it
It’s a daunting reality for Democrats: Republican Donald Trump's support has grown broadly since he last sought the presidency. In his defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump won a bigger percentage of the vote in each one of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C., than he did four...