Good Governance

The 11-week transition period between administrations allows new presidents to prepare and provides time for the Electoral College process.

Opponents of Nicolás Maduro's illegitimate regime held a "people's referendum" to allow millions of Venezuelans to speak out in favor of fair elections.

The illegitimate Maduro regime wants to stay in power, causing more Venezuelans to suffer. But what would a future without his influence look like?

Election Day in the U.S. will give voters the chance to select local as well as national officials and perhaps weigh in on issues that affect their lives.

U.S. presidential candidates have to win states to become president. Some states' choices are obvious, but others, the swing states, could go either way.

Being asked by the president to represent America as ambassador to another nation is the job and honor of a lifetime. Learn how one becomes an ambassador.

Public defenders back criminal defendants in the U.S. who can't afford a private attorney and are at risk of going to prison. Learn how they came to be.

Once, Venezuela was a democracy with a healthy economy. That's all changed since Nicolás Maduro took power. Learn more here.

A senior State Department official emphasizes America's support for U.S.-Taiwan relations and military, economic and political cooperation.