Putin searches for more friends at Africa summit but low turnout dampens bid for influence

Russian pomp and circumstance greeted 17 leaders of African countries who arrived in St. Petersburg earlier this week. Some delegations were welcomed with a military orchestra, and Zimbabwe’s president received a helicopter as a gift from President Vladimir Putin.  Putin billed Russia’s second summit with African leaders and delegates as المزيد

Republicans are spending millions on turnout operations that are deeply flawed, insiders say

A few weeks before last fall’s midterm elections, a paid canvasser in Nevada did what thousands of door-knockers across the country were doing: They went on an app and marked off the homes they had visited that day.  There was just one problem. This canvasser never went anywhere near those المزيد