Socialism

FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee takes a call about election results in Las Vegas. Lee left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP in April 2021 but the gubernatorial candidate is working to assure Republicans that he's one of them. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

GOP candidate for governor Lee makes pitch to Republicans

By Michelle L. Price Jun. 01, 2021 08:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a workshop of chief secretaries of city and county committees of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. State media say Kim vowed to launch an “uncompromising struggle” against anti-socialist elements and build a perfect self-supporting economy. Kim's comments released Thursday, May 27, 2021 come as he seeks greater internal strength to overcome pandemic-related difficulties and U.S.-led sanctions. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Kim vows to build N. Korea socialism amid US nuclear impasse

By Hyung-Jin Kim May. 27, 2021 05:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee takes a call about election results in Las Vegas. Lee announced Monday, May 17, 2021, he's running for governor next year, challenging incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak. Lee switched his political affiliation last month from Democrat to Republican, citing a shift toward socialism in the Democratic Party. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

Republican North Las Vegas mayor running for Nevada governor

By Michelle L. Price May. 17, 2021 03:29 PM EDT

Raul Castro, first secretary of the Communist Party and former president, attends the VIII Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba's opening session, at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 16, 2021. (Ariel Ley Royero/ACN via AP)

Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party chief

By Andrea Rodríguez Apr. 17, 2021 12:04 AM EDT

Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba

By Andrea Rodríguez Apr. 16, 2021 03:26 PM EDT

Rep. Phyllis Thede, D-Bettendorf, works at her desk during the opening day of the Iowa Legislature, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa lawmakers open session with limited virus rules

By David Pitt Jan. 11, 2021 01:34 PM EST

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga.,talks to supporters during a campaign event Friday, Dec. 31, 2020 at McCray's Tavern in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia

By Bill Barrow Jan. 02, 2021 12:06 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 file photo, candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. David Perdue speaks during a campaign rally, in Cumming, Ga. Perdue is hoping years spent as one of Donald Trump's biggest defenders pays off in Georgia, a state the president lost in last month's election. Perdue and Georgia's other senator, Republican Kelly Loeffler, are both campaigning for Jan. 5 runoff elections that will decide control of the Senate. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia

By Bill Barrow Jan. 01, 2021 03:07 PM EST

Bolivia's new President Luis Arce smiles at the Congress on his inauguration day in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Jorge Mamani)

New leftist leader takes office in Boliva

By Carlos Valdez Nov. 08, 2020 12:56 PM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to talk to reporters about Election Day results in races for the House of Representatives, at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

House Democrats blame losses on polls, message, even Trump

By Lisa Mascaro Nov. 06, 2020 01:03 AM EST

House Democrats blame losses on polls, message, even Trump

By Lisa Mascaro Nov. 05, 2020 06:28 PM EST

Yaima Mesa speaks about voting Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in in Hialeah, Fla. Mesa said she knows many fellow Cubans support Trump and she says she does feel the economy had been in good shape before the pandemic. (AP Photo/Adriana Gomez Licon)

The Latest: President Trump wins Florida, 29 electoral votes

Nov. 03, 2020 04:59 PM EST

Volunteers Latrina Lawrence, left, and Breya Smith, roast marshmallows for motorists pulling through a drive-thru socially distanced Halloween celebration in the parking lot of The Winner's Circle Church in Mount Clemens, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. According to pastor Leon McDonald III, the event was intended to bring a sense of normalcy to its congregation amid coronavirus lockdowns and a sense of anxiety leading up to the election. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

'Vote and get home,' anxious voters say on Election Day

By Claire Galofaro Nov. 03, 2020 09:37 AM EST

Luis Arce, presidential candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, speaks during an interview at his campaign headquarters in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, two days after elections. Officials have not released a formal quick count of results from Sunday’s vote, but the MAS party claimed victory in the presidential election as rival candidates conceded defeat. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Final count gives leftist big victory in Bolivia election

By Carlos Valdez Oct. 23, 2020 10:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Jon Ossoff speaks to the the media and supporters after he qualified to run in the Senate race against Republican Sen. David Perdue in Atlanta. Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is set to face Democrat Jon Ossoff in the first debate of their U.S. Senate race Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, 2020. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Ossoff slams Perdue over virus; Republican cries socialism

By Ben Nadler Oct. 12, 2020 01:00 AM EDT

Gardner on the offensive in crucial live, televised debate

By Nicholas Riccardi Oct. 09, 2020 09:46 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Republican Sen. Cory Gardner remained on the attack in a crucial debate Friday night, the first one in the closely-watched Senate race that was...

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2019 file photo, Bolivia's opposition presidential candidate Carlos Mesa takes part in a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia. Mesa is a former president who ran in the 2019 election against former President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

He's not running, but Morales looms large in Bolivia vote

By Carlos Valdez And Christopher Torchia Sep. 26, 2020 12:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2020 05:18 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 26 The Milwaukee Journal...

An elderly woman infected with COVID-19 rests in an isolated area of the San Jose nursing home in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Friday, July 17, 2020. At least 60 residents at the senior care facility tested positive for the new coronavirus and 10 have died from related symptoms in the last two weeks, amid a rise in cases and fatalities in the Andean country. (AP Photo/Dico Solis)

Virus slams Bolivia as hospitals say: 'There is no space'

By Carlos Valdez Jul. 22, 2020 01:08 PM EDT

FILE - This Tuesday Feb. 10, 2015, file photo shows Dr. Ron Stollings, a West Virginia state senator, as he stands in the gallery of the state Senate chambers, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Stollings is participating in a Democratic debate in Bridgeport on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raby)

West Virginia Democrats face off in debate for governor

By Anthony Izaguirre May. 19, 2020 10:32 PM EDT