election

It's the biggest election year in modern history. Will democracy prevail?

4:45pm July 03, 2024

This year, more than half the world's population lives in countries that are choosing leaders. And those choices will tell us a lot about the state of democracy around the world.

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A notable chunk of people say they don't want to vote for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden in November, according to recent polling.

The 'double disapprovers' could decide the election. Here's what they have to say

4:30pm June 07, 2024

With the presidential election approaching, some voters are wondering how we again ended up with Donald Trump and Joe Biden as the presumptive nominees.

Recent focus groups with swing voters put into words why some people are turning away from the main candidates, and polling gives us an insight into what this could mean in November.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after the day's proceedings in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday in New York City.

How does Trump's trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy

10:33am May 20, 2024

The Trump's Trials team breaks down why prosecutors have a timeline problem, what Michael Cohen's testimony so far has shown, and why it may all come down to a question of sex and privacy in the end.

Politics & Government

Second primary to determine GOP nomination for key NC offices is Tuesday

2:36pm May 13, 2024

by David Ford

Early voting for the second primary of the Republican nomination for N.C. lieutenant governor and state auditor ended on May 11. Election Day is Tuesday, May 14, and polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Politics & Government

A closer look at North Carolina's election law changes and their potential impacts

5:10pm March 01, 2024

by David Ford

UNCG professor Hunter Bacot breaks down the new N.C. election laws and their likely impacts on the state's electoral process and the electorate.

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There's no guarantee Donald Trump, Joe Biden or Nikki Haley will share a debate stage this year.

Politics & Government

So long, presidential debates? Why we may not see Trump, Biden or Haley face off

4:26pm January 25, 2024

by Brianna Scott

The political debate seems to have become an endangered species, and there are no assurances we'll see Trump, Biden or Haley share the stage this year.

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Su Chao Hui, left, is seeking another term in office. Jason Hsu, right, a former law maker and current advisor to KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih.

As China looms large, two opposing visions face off in Taiwan's election

7:01pm January 12, 2024

The two parties that have historically dominated Taiwanese electoral politics are trying to sell voters their visions of the island's future – starting with the issue of China.

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shows her ballot paper as she casts her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Polls have opened in Bangladesh as voters began casting their ballots in an election fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party.

World News

Prime minister wins overwhelming majority in Bangladesh as opposition boycotts vote

3:53pm January 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Voters in Bangladesh cast ballots Sunday in an election fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, paving the way for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seize a fourth term.

Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in November 2018.

How should the media cover Trump and Biden in 2024? One man has an answer

10:27am December 12, 2023

What have journalists learned from covering the 2016 and 2020 elections? How can we do better? We asked the man who led The Washington Post through the Trump presidency.

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends a polling station to cast his vote, in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

World News

Zimbabwe's electoral commission says President Mnangagwa has won a second term

2:53am August 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term on Saturday, in results announced much earlier than expected in another troubled vote in the country.