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Zelenskyy urges NATO to help Kyiv now, before the US election

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged NATO allies to act decisively in helping his country repel Russia’s invasion instead of “waiting for November” in an oblique reference to the U.S. presidential election.

Patty Murray urges Biden to ‘preserve his incredible legacy’ while Adam Smith tells him to drop out

WASHINGTON – Rep. Adam Smith on Monday called for President Joe Biden to end his re-election bid, becoming the first Washington state member of Congress to join a small but growing number of Democrats publicly advocating for their party to choose a different standard bearer in the wake of a debate performance that raised questions about Biden’s fitness to serve another term in office.

As Biden flounders, why aren’t more Democrats sold on Kamala Harris?

It's been a week since President Biden's disastrous debate performance, and his political fortunes only appear to be growing worse by the day. His poll numbers are dropping,  Donald Trump is gloating, and Democrats are in a full-fledged panic about the future.

When did Black voters shift to Democrats? Earlier than you might think.

In what’s shaping up to be a close presidential election, analysts are keeping an eye on the “Black vote,” which some polls suggest could be starting to slip away from Democrats after decades of dominance. But when exactly did African American voters first shift their allegiance from the Republican to the Democratic Party?

Reformist reaches runoff in Iran’s presidential election

A reformist candidate critical of many of the Iranian government's policies, including the mandatory headscarf law, will compete next week against a hard-line conservative in a runoff election for the country's presidency, Iran's interior ministry announced Saturday.

Poll: Young voters not happy with their presidential choices

More than a dozen people younger than 30 who were interviewed Tuesday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said they’re not enthusiastic about the prospect of either the Democratic candidate, President Joe Biden, or the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, as our nation’s next president.