Tag: Elections
Bolsonaro’s political influence in Brazil could endure despite his conviction
SAO PAULO – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not present in the room when a Supreme Court panel convicted and sentenced him to...
Nepal’s Gen Z Reckoning
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Nepal’s descent into political instability, Israel targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar, and the sentencing of...
Michigan dismissal highlights the challenges in prosecuting cases against Trump’s 2020 fake electors
LANSING, Mich. – Before the abandoned federal attempt to prosecute Donald Trump for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, state and local prosecutors...
Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020
LANSING, Mich. – A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certifying President...
France Descends Toward Another Government Collapse
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the looming collapse of the French government, a terrorist attack in Jerusalem, and Japanese Prime...
Kemp endorses Derek Dooley for Georgia Senate seat and says an outsider can beat Democrat Jon Ossoff
ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday endorsed Republican Derek Dooley in Georgia's 2026 U.S. Senate race, arguing an outsider without congressional...
South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race’s first ad
CHAPIN, S.C. – South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is playing up her connection to President Donald Trump in the first TV campaign ad...
What to know about the US warships sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels with...
Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election
NEWBERN, Ala. – The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after white residents locked him...
Georgia’s Fulton County fined $10,000 a day for not appointing Republican election board nominees
ATLANTA – The government of Georgia’s most populous county must pay $10,000 a day until it appoints two Republican nominees to its election board...