By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games are not about politics and must guard against becoming a marketplace of demonstrations. IOC President Thomas Bach attends an Executive Board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 7, 2020.…

By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games are not about politics and must guard against becoming a marketplace of demonstrations. FILE PHOTO: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends an interview after the decision to postpone the Tokyo…

If we just wore these masks, the presidents own advisers have told him, we could save 100,000 lives. And were in a circumstance where the president, thus far, still has no plan, no comprehensive plan. You also said a vaccine will be coming within weeks. Yes. Is that a guarantee?…

For his part, Mr. Biden remained unfazed by the assault. He accused the president of trafficking in Russian disinformation and challenged him to release his taxes. Even with mute buttons and social distancing, the debate ended up being a strikingly normal political event in a very strange election year. Neither…

Equally endangered, though, are any senators who can win re-election when their partys nominee is soundly defeated in the state. Mr. Trump is expected to be competitive only in Maines Second Congressional District, which he won in 2016, and even there polls suggest that Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic…

Is it just me or is Nov. 3 approaching at a gruelingly slow, snail-like pace? If you’ve got politics on the brain and also feel like two anvils are sitting on your shoulders at all times, then you like so many others are likely dealing with Election Day anxiety. Feeling…

Political topics have always been challenging in the workplace, but never more than now. In the past, the goal was to avoid escalation. Today the conversation often starts heated. Furthermore, they can feel unavoidable, especially if theyre sprung on you with no warning. For example, imagine youre on a Zoom call discussing…

LA PAZ/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A landslide win by Bolivias socialist party at weekend elections may herald a year of dramatic shifts in Latin American politics as the painful economic impact of the pandemic discredits incumbents and fuels demand for change. FILE PHOTO: People participate in a demonstration called by…

But perhaps the biggest sign of an expanded Democratic map is the signals coming out of the Trump campaign as he finds himself in places like Macon rather than trying to expend resources in states Hillary Clinton won in 2016. The subtle shift in thinking among some Democrats that the…

Every Tuesday in the run up to the Nov. 3, 2020 election, Mashable will break down the most viral posts about politics on Instagram. Using data from the Facebook-owned analytics service CrowdTangle, well show you the topics and perspectives on Instagram that the most people are talking about and engaging…