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Congress needs to do more to avoid private funding in elections, lawmakers agree

Republican House committee members on Wednesday alleged that Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg used large donations to mobilize Democratic voters in battleground states during the 2020 general election. Several Republican lawmakers said they were willing to use taxpayer money to help administer elections, but said they would ban donations such as “Zuckerbucks,” a term used to […]

24 dead after bombings at election offices in Pakistan day before elections

At least 24 people were killed and more than 20 injured in two bombings at election offices of political parties and independent candidates in Pakistan on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections. The first attack occurred in Baluchistan’s Pasin district, provincial government spokesperson Jan Achakzai said. Officials said at least 14 people were killed in […]

Board of Elections puts Trump on NY primary ballot for president despite protests

The New York State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to add former President Donald Trump to the state’s presidential primary ballot. Just two days later, the Supreme Court will hear a high-stakes challenge to the voting eligibility of the top Republican candidate. Two Republican members of the election board, Anthony Casale and Peter Kosinski, say […]

Dem Senate Candidates Shy Away From Biden As Elections Draw Nearer

Democratic Senate candidates running in red and battleground states appear to be avoiding President Joe Biden ahead of November. Jon Tester of Montana, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Michigan ‘s Elissa Slotkin has barely mentioned Biden in her social media […]

Elections official’s challenge to North Dakota mail-in ballot law dismissed

U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor on Friday ruled against Mark Spronskowski in a lawsuit brought by him over the Peace Garden State’s mail-in ballot tabulation practices. was lowered. Mr. Spronskowski’s challenge specifically concerned the acceptance of mail-in ballots after Election Day, which he argued violates federal law. The lawsuit, backed by pro-Trump legal groups, was […]

Venezuela’s Maduro Brands Opposition ‘Terrorists’ After Cutting Deal with Biden to Allow Elections

Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused Venezuela’s “opposition” of “terrorists and extremists” operating “outside the constitution and the law.” President Maduro’s condemnation was aimed specifically at the Unity Platform, the latest version of Venezuela’s “opposition” coalition, which the socialist government met in Barbados last year for negotiations and which it said would be […]

South Korean President Warns ‘Irrational’ Kim Jong-un Will Interfere in Elections

South Korean President Yun Seok-Yeol told attendees at a major national defense conference on Wednesday that the “irrational” communist regime in North Korea has “many provocations aimed at interfering in our elections” scheduled for April. He said there is a high possibility that he will do so. Yun proclaimed communist dictator Kim Jong Un’s recent […]