/tags/presidential-race presidential race en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:11:27 GMT /americas/2026-06-18/two-sides-of-a-political-chasm-share-one-fear-in-colombias-presidential-race-a-return-to-the-past More than 10 million people are victims of the harshest acts of violence in Colombia's six decades of armed conflict. That's more than one in five Colombians. The memories of the conflict are still like open wounds. Now the question of how to best combat criminal violence is again at the heart of Colombia's presidential election. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:11:27 GMT /americas/2026-06-18/two-sides-of-a-political-chasm-share-one-fear-in-colombias-presidential-race-a-return-to-the-past Megan Janetsky and Astrid Suárez | Associated Press /americas/2026-05-14/in-colombia-and-brazil-presidential-candidates-offer-old-solutions-to-old-problems Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia and Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil have never appeared on the same stage, but they are running similar campaigns, reading from similar scripts, and looking toward the same set of foreign role models. Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-05-14/in-colombia-and-brazil-presidential-candidates-offer-old-solutions-to-old-problems Guilherme Casarões and Carlos Ricaurte | The Conversation /government-politics/2025-08-27/costs-increased-amid-failed-desantis-presidential-campaign-state-reports-show The 2023-2024 fiscal year included a substantial amount of the time DeSantis ran for the Republican presidential nomination. He dropped out of the race in January 2024. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:07:58 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-27/costs-increased-amid-failed-desantis-presidential-campaign-state-reports-show Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /americas/2025-07-31/meet-the-multimillionaire-who-wants-to-be-bolivias-first-right-wing-president-elected-in-20-years Samuel Doria Medina is running for president of Bolivia. And he has a chance, with polls showing him as a front-runner in the Aug. 17 election. The 66-year-old multimillionaire ran as a center-right candidate in the elections of 2005, 2009 and 2014. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:30:00 GMT /americas/2025-07-31/meet-the-multimillionaire-who-wants-to-be-bolivias-first-right-wing-president-elected-in-20-years Paola Flores, Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre | The Associated Press /government-politics/2023-04-24/florida-governor-in-japan-ahead-of-expected-us-presidential-bid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in Japan to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other officials. It's part of his four-nation trade mission seen as an attempt by the expected Republican presidential candidate to bolster his foreign policy credentials. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:05:48 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-24/florida-governor-in-japan-ahead-of-expected-us-presidential-bid The Associated Press /politics/2023-02-03/desantis-eyes-2024-from-afar-as-gop-rivals-move-toward-runs Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be months away from publicly declaring his presidential intentions, but his potential rivals aren’t holding back. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT /politics/2023-02-03/desantis-eyes-2024-from-afar-as-gop-rivals-move-toward-runs Steve Peoples | Associated Press, Thomas Beaumont | Associated Press, Anthony Izaguirre | the Associated Press /news/2022-11-22/mike-pence-pondering-a-presidential-run-condemns-trumps-rhetoric-on-jan-6 Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Morning Edition that he and former President Donald Trump have gone "our separate ways." Pence looks back on pivotal moments and ahead to what he might do next. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-22/mike-pence-pondering-a-presidential-run-condemns-trumps-rhetoric-on-jan-6 Steve Inskeep /2020-11-02/a-looking-into-why-florida-is-a-swing-state-in-presidential-races As election day nears, many are eyeing Florida to see if it swings Democrat or Republican. Recent presidential elections have been close, with candidates winning Florida by only a few percentage points. But when it comes to state legislative elections, Republicans often win and dominate the state House and Senate. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:15:37 GMT /2020-11-02/a-looking-into-why-florida-is-a-swing-state-in-presidential-races Robbie Gaffney /2015-09-05/why-are-so-many-people-running-for-president Only one person can win the presidency in 2016, and some of the 22 running have scant chance of victory. So why are they in the race? Many hope luck is on their side, but some might have other goals. Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:06:00 GMT /2015-09-05/why-are-so-many-people-running-for-president Sarah McCammon, Sarah McCammon