Tag: Elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump calls to congratulate Vladimir Putin on Russian election victory

Sarah Bedford · March 20, 2018 3:56 pm

President Trumpâs announcement of sweeping new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum clearly caught congressional Republicans off guard.

GOP: Trump’s booming economy to thank for record-high February fundraising haul

Anna Giaritelli · March 20, 2018 3:11 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi attends a wreath laying ceremony in the Belarus capital Minsk. Gadhafi of nearly 42 years was captured by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte in Oct. 2011. Libyan officials initially said Gadhafi was killed in crossfire between rebel fighters and loyalists. However, video footage emerged showing him being beaten, taunted and abused by his captors, raising questions about how and when he died. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy detained by police over allegations Moammar Gadhafi donated millions to 2007 campaign

Anna Giaritelli · March 20, 2018 2:47 pm

Mike Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be President Trump's secretary of state.

Beltway Confidential

Mike Pompeo could be the most significant secretary of state in decades

Kenneth R. Weinstein · March 20, 2018 2:00 pm

Facebook is responding to criticism that its platform was misused during the 2016 presidential campaign with new rules that force buyers of "hot button" ads to verify their identities beforehand.

Facebook stock takes a $50 billion hit from Cambridge Analytica probe

James Langford · March 20, 2018 12:48 pm

In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, Kelly Monroe, investigator with the Georgia secretary of state office, left, takes a look at a new voting machine being tested at a polling site in Conyers, Ga. Last summer, a security expert came across a gaping hole in Georgia's election management system.

Senate panel calls for ‘states’ primacy’ in plan to secure US elections

Kelly Cohen · March 20, 2018 12:19 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at Hillside High School in Durham, N.C., Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Hillary Clinton on Ivanka Trump presidency: America doesn’t want any more ‘inexperienced Trumps in the White House’

Katelyn Caralle · March 20, 2018 11:53 am

Cyber bills come into sharper focus as lawmakers near end-of-work period

Charlie Mitchell · March 20, 2018 4:00 am

Supreme Court rejects request from Pa. Republicans to block new congressional map

Melissa Quinn · March 19, 2018 7:58 pm

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

White House: No plan to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his election victory

Gabby Morrongiello · March 19, 2018 6:46 pm

Actress Cynthia Nixon, the former "Sex and the City" star, says she'll challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York's Democratic primary in September. Her announcement Monday sets up a race pitting an openly gay liberal activist against a two-term incumbent with a $30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.

It’s official: ‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon is running for New York governor

Anna Giaritelli · March 19, 2018 6:20 pm

Dictators Quick to Congratulate Vladimir Putin on His Re-Election

Jenna Lifhits · March 19, 2018 3:47 pm