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Trump administration tells embassies to rein in criticism of foreign elections

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, ...
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It was a busy week in Washington, from foreign policy to Congressional redistricting and another special election. NPR's Domenico Montanaro and Tamara Keith break down the big news of the week.
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Marco Rubio Bans Diplomats From Criticizing Foreign Elections

Marco Rubio has instructed U.S. diplomats not to comment on the legitimacy or fairness of foreign elections, breaking with decades of American diplomatic practice. The memo, sent to all Foreign ...
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Trump administration tells US diplomats abroad not to opine on foreign elections

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House in Washington, D.C. By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
Foreign Policy

Iraq’s Elections Promise More Politicking Than Change

Iraq’s Nov. 11 elections, the sixth national parliamentary vote under the country’s current constitution, brought forward a ...
The Conversation

Foreign interference threats in Canada’s federal election are both old and new

Chris Tenove receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to research global policies to address online interference in elections. Heidi J. S. Tworek receives funding from ...
Foreign Policy

Malaysia’s Borneo Election Spells Trouble for Anwar

The highlights this week: An election in east Malaysia shakes the government, Myanmar grants clemency to thousands of ...
The New York Times

Rubio Restricts U.S. Criticism of Tainted Foreign Elections

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad. By Michael Crowley and ...
MLive

Republicans seek to block foreign money in Michigan elections

Foreign persons, businesses and governments are currently barred by federal law from influencing Michigan elections by spending money on political candidates, campaigns and committees. However, ...
GovCon Wire

Hon. John Hillen: GovCon Leader, Presidential Policy Expert Forecasts More Continuity Than Change for GovCon Regardless Next Election

Hillen:“We know for a fact from polling that this is not an election in which major foreign policy issues or the differing worldviews of the candidates are looming large in the minds of voters. Where ...
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘AMERICA FIRST’—State Department Takes a Step Away From Nation Building

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House Correspondent for "The Daily Signal." Send her an email. FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department will pivot away from meddling in foreign ...