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Vet the Vote Recruits Over 163,000 Poll Workers for US Elections Dedicated to Rules and Fair Play

Every election year America needs around one million volunteers to work at polls across 50 states and territories to arrive before dawn, gather in...

New AI Task Force Led By Michigan and Arizona Combats Deep Fakes and Election Misinformation in US

In January, during a Democratic primary, thousands of voters received a robocall that used artificial intelligence to impersonate President Biden discouraging them from voting. The...

Big Tech Companies Sign Pact to Fight AI-Generated Election Misinformation in Unprecedented Year

Throughout its 16-year history, the Munich Security Conference typically features a lot of companies trying to win defense contracts, and a summary dismissal of...

Politician Declared Winner But Gives Up His Seat When He Learns of Election Interference on his Behalf

In one of the most contentious elections in recent memory, a newly-elected provincial parliamentarian in Pakistan was declared victorious. But, in a display of...

Waiting For Vote Results? …Here’s Some Good News From State Elections Around the US

As the world waits for the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, we found some good news to focus on down the ballot. From...

Atlanta Hawks to Turn Their Arena into America’s Largest Polling Location After Long Lines in COVID-19 Primary Election

Owners of State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise, are turning their venue into a polling and voting location for the city during COVID-19

Americans Donated 10,000 Pizzas to Voters Waiting in Long Lines on Election Day Thanks to Pizza Nonprofit

By the end of Election Day, Pizza to the Polls had delivered free pies to hungry voters at 576 polling places in 43 states.

A Wave of Women is Propelled into Congress on History-making Election Night

Yesterday’s election will ensure that the U.S. House of Representatives looks a lot more like the country it represents. A ‘pink wave’ is sending a...

Record Number of People Have Registered to Vote in the Midterm Elections

No matter the outcome of the midterm elections, organizers are thrilled by the amount of Americans getting involved in the political process.

Pit Bull Elected as Town Mayor in Landslide Election

Now THIS is the kind of election that we can get behind. A 3-year-old pit bull named Brynneth Pawltro has just been elected as the...

Survey Shows What Americans Were Most Happy For in 2016: The Cubs, and End to the Election

An ugly U.S. election dominated the news for an entire year, and 2016 has been called the “worst year ever” by many pundits. Despite...

Jon Stewart’s First Thoughts About the Election May Surprise You (WATCH)

Jon Stewart, who left "The Daily Show" last summer, mostly stayed out of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, but an interview with Charlie Rose...

Student Spends 8 Hours Giving Free Hugs on Campus to Help Heal Post-Election Tensions

I was walking home from a restaurant feeling pretty dismal about the negativity on social media when I ran into Alejandro holding a Free Hugs sign.

Historic Firsts and Achievements of Election Day 2016

If you're feeling blue over last night's Election Day results, check out these groundbreaking victories that passed as well.

A Hopeful Message From Good News Network On the Morning After Elections

To Our Good News Network fans, On this morning after election day, we know that you may be hurting over the prospect of an uncertain...

Election Day in New Hampshire Unites Foes From All Sides (WATCH)

Media coverage of politics and political campaigns tends to focus solely on conflicts and magnify the many differences people have. But the truth is,...

Iraqi Women Make Gains in Parliamentary Elections

During the Iraqi parliamentary elections held April 30, female candidates outperformed many of their male peers and transformed themselves into key players in the...
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Relief in Afghanistan After Largely Peaceful Historic Elections

Afghanistan's presidential election closed on Saturday amid relief that attacks by Taliban fighters were fewer than feared for a vote that will bring the...
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Kenyan Mom Names Twins Barack and Mitt After Giving Birth on Election Day

In the spirit of bipartisanship, a mother in Kenya named her twins after the two U.S. presidential candidates. Giving birth on election day, Millicent Awuor,...
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Historic US Election Result: A Record 20 Women Will Serve in U.S. Senate

A record number of women will serve in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives after sweeping victories in Tuesday's election. Five new women elected...