In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” faces a race to the right ...

Latin America is in the midst of a crucial election year in countries including Venezuela, whose ruling party claimed another win last month amid opposition boycotts. Advocates say last month’s ...

In a Venezuelan election, running as an incumbent gives you the sort of edge that any unscrupulous and power-hungry leader around the world can only fantasize about.

Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested Friday on charges ... inside and outside Venezuela." Maduro has presided over the collapse of oil-rich Venezuela's economy ...

In an interview, Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado said May 25 elections and Chevron’s export ban will weaken the regime.

Venezuelans disillusioned after last year’s presidential election are not responding to government calls to get out and vote for lawmakers, governors and other officials in Sunday's balloting.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP ... elections division chief for opposition leader Maria Corina Machado when he and five other ...

For the first time since leaving the Argentine diplomatic compound in Caracas five Venezuelan opposition figures now in the United States appeared in public on Saturday.

Top Venezuela opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested on Friday for allegedly leading a “terrorist group” that sought to sabotage the May 25 elections. The arrest of Guanipa comes ...

Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming parliamentary and regional elections that the opposition has vowed to ...