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Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate still focused on unproven voter fraud allegations
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — State Sen. Doug Mastriano, a leading Republican gubernatorial candidate, recounted his longstanding and unproven case of voter fraud on Saturday. Still, his claims ... -
In 1st major do campaign, Macron unveils his vision for the 2nd term | Politics
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled his proposals to boost the economy, tackle inequality and improve France’s responses to global crises if ... -
Judge says Tucker Carlson’s voter fraud comments may prove Fox News acted with ‘actual malice’ in Smartmatic libel suit
A New York judge says in a ruling that Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s comments could be crucial in proving the right-wing media company defamed Smartmatic, ... -
Takeaway as Jan. 6 panel watches Trump’s ‘criminal conspiracy’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising on Capitol Hill presented some of its findings in a filing in federal court, ... -
Georgia’s secretary of state is fighting for re-election as Trump’s target
item Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Members ... -
Why WILL is suing Wisconsin’s use of voter drop boxes | WUWM 89.7 FM
Republican lawmakers are working on legislation that could reshape the way elections are conducted in Wisconsin. They are suing in state courts and fast-tracking bills in ... -
How fake voters tried to give Trump the result
State Attorneys General and the House Committee Investigating the January 6 Attack on Capitol Hill delve into the role fake voters lists played in Donald Trump’s ... -
Georgia man who marched in DC on Jan. 6 now compares ‘Stop the Steal’ to a ‘cult’
Keith Scott, a Trump supporter, told CNN the “Stop the Steal” movement is like a “cult.” Scott, a 49-year-old Georgian, embraced the movement after Fox News ... -
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell sues Verizon to block release of his phone records to Jan. 6 committee
Sidney Powell, a former attorney for former President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit against Verizon on Tuesday, seeking to block the company from providing his phone ... -
Alarm as Trump backs ‘big lies’ candidates for key campaign posts in Michigan | donald trump
Donald Trump has endorsed right-wing Republican candidates who support his baseless claims of a stolen election for key Michigan positions, raising the prospect of a Trump ... -
‘We have a plan’: QAnon supporters watch official state election races | QAnon
QAnon, the extremist conspiratorial movement whose supporters believe Donald Trump is waging war on the ‘deep state’, appears to have launched a national effort to take ... -
The real impact of Texas’ new ‘election integrity’ law
Early voting begins Monday for the 2022 primary election — the first election since Republicans passed an “election integrity” law. Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa ... -
Val Demings ‘delivers’ in new campaign video highlighting port spending
Biden dollars take center stage in a new digital spot. Rep. Val Demingsa Democratic Senate candidate, released a video Thursday reminding voters that she “keeps her ... -
Rep. Madison Cawthorn ups the ante and sues North Carolina Board of Elections to prevent challenge to her candidacy
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn filed a new lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday targeting those trying to block her from running for ... -
Secretary of State Ed Buchanan sets out to dispel voter fraud myths | Wyoming News
Former President Donald Trump won more in Wyoming than any other state in 2020. But there are those who still believe fraud happened here in the ... -
People’s democracy collapsed after the 2020 elections
Gordon L. Weil has previously written for the Washington Post and other newspapers, served on US Senate and EU staff, headed Maine state agencies, and served ... -
Rhode Island election runoff debate begins today
Vaccinated with two injections: 827,763 (out of approximately 1.1 million population) New cases: 1,613 Positive test rate: 9.1% Currently hospitalized: 479 Total number of deaths: 3,275 ... -
A moderate Republican will enter the gubernatorial race
“When I saw that Governor Baker wasn’t coming back and I didn’t see any other moderate Republicans, my wife said, ‘Hey, stop complaining about that. Take ... -
Politico: Trump’s December 2020 draft executive order would have ordered the Pentagon to seize voting machines and chase fraud
Trump never signed the executive order. But it would have ordered the Secretary of Defense to “seize, collect, preserve and analyze all machinery, equipment, electronically stored ... -
Two Democrats – Luke Mixon and Gary Chambers Jr. – challenge John Kennedy in the race for the US Senate | Elections
A Democratic candidate for the US Senate is a moderate white man who grew up on a farm in central Louisiana, graduated from the US Naval ... -
Trump loyalists form alliance to try to resume election process in key states | american politics
Extreme Republicans loyal to Donald Trump and his ‘big lie’ that the 2020 election was rigged have formed a national alliance aimed at seizing control of ... -
Trump claims absolute immunity in attempt to launch Jan 6 lawsuit against Democrats, Capitol Police officers
Washington – Lawyers for former President Donald Trump argued on Monday that he was entitled to broad immunity from civil lawsuits attempting to hold him accountable ... -
GOP Senator Undermines Trump’s Cheating Claims: ‘The Election Was Fair’
Republican Senator Mike Rounds committed the MAGA heresy on Sunday: He declared Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in 2020 part of a fair election, contradicting ... -
Illinois politicians share messages on first anniversary of Capitol Hill uprising – NBC Chicago
On the anniversary of the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, politicians from across Illinois and the Chicago area shared messages and reflected on ... -
Madison, Wis., Officials ordered turn over 2020 election documents
Two Madison, Wis. Officials have been subpoenaed to turn over communications and other documents relating to the 2020 presidential election and to appear in the office ... -
GOP renews request for Senate nomination for Hogan after Biden hits slippage
Republican hopes of attracting Gov. Larry Hogan to the Senate contest in Maryland are growing as President Joe Biden’s agenda shuts down and the GOP’s prospects ... -
Democracy under attack: How Republicans led the effort to make voting more difficult | US News
2021 was the year American democracy came under attack from within. Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the election results, an effort that culminated in the Jan.6 ... -
Donald Trump’s base took his tweetstorm seriously, even though no one else did
In this daily series, Newsweek explores the stages leading up to the January 6 Capitol Riot. “Never give up. See everyone in DC on January 6,” ... -
Trump Could Be Charged With Attempt To Obstruct Election Certification, Legal Experts Sure | Attack on the US Capitol
Donald Trump is increasingly expected to be indicted for trying to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s election this year, as House panel collects more evidence ... -
A Christmas letter to the unknown land
Phil, You’ve been away for quite a while so here’s a Christmas letter to keep you up to date with any news you missed. So much ... -
Former U.S. generals warn of possible military coup after 2024 presidential elections
The United States could face a military coup after the next presidential election in 2024 if the country does not act now because there are clear ... -
Trump loyalists knock on voters’ doors in latest quest to find 2020 election fraud
“They said they were with something called ‘the election verification committee’ or something – something I had never heard of,” said Snell, a retiree and former ... -
State Republicans full steam ahead on 2020 election reviews even as no evidence of vote rigging emerges
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania courtroom on Wednesday became the final battleground over allegations of rigging the 2020 presidential election, as Republicans across the country ... -
David Perdue continues 2020 election, further embracing refuted fraud claims
The lawsuit alleges that thousands of counterfeit or fraudulent ballots were counted in Fulton County, the most populous county in the state – although investigators in ... -
Governor Stacey Abrams’ 2nd candidacy sees new tests and intrigue | New policies
By JEFF AMY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – Stacey Abrams this week announced a long-awaited second bid for governor of Georgia, but with Democrats facing a ... -
“Will be a godsend for the odds”
Donald Trump has challenged newspaper editors and politicians in a debate over his unfounded allegations of widespread electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential election. In a ... -
Laser-focused on 2020, Trump seeks Michigan legislature that could help him in 2024
Jon Rocha was settling down to watch the new “Ghostbusters” with his young daughter in theaters last week when he heard the news that former President ... -
While Joe Biden snubs Hungary, Viktor Orbán fears electoral interference
The Hungarian government has expressed concern that the United States may attempt to interfere in its elections after the Biden administration refused to invite the country ... -
Jan. 6 group donation shows Trump’s grip on attorneys general | Republicans
A key group of Republican attorneys general who donated $ 150,000 to co-sponsor the January 6 rally where Donald Trump pushed his bogus allegations of electoral ... -
How George McGovern and 1972 shaped polarized politics today
When it comes to understanding how and why our political culture has become so ugly and horrible, there is no shortage of explanations. Income inequality and ... -
Conservative group pushes US attorneys general to ‘join prosecution’
Grassroots political organization pushes attorneys general across the country – including South Carolina attorney general Alain Wilson – to sign a lawsuit which must be filed ... -
Widespread Election Fraud Allegations Lack of Specific Examples | New
Republicans had great success in the 2020 general election in New Hampshire, but that hasn’t stopped some GOP members from exposing major voter fraud. “I think ... -
Trump celebrates anniversary of election defeat by praising Arizona ‘listeners’ and repeating false allegations of fraud
(Twitter) Donald Asset marked the anniversary of his electoral defeat by praising Arizona “listeners»And repeating his scythe fraud complaints. The president a mandate president thanked Republicans ... -
The specter of an interest rate hike looms over election campaigns
Weaker-than-expected economic growth in the last quarter, a slowdown in jobs and supply chain problems expected to continue into the next year all send warning signals ... -
Trump’s lawyer told Pence his refusal to call off the election sparked the January 6 riot
Lawyer John Eastman gestures as he speaks alongside US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani as Trump supporters gather ahead of the President’s speech to ... -
GOP Election Leader Dismissing Heavy Job Fraud Allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Republican Secretary of State who challenged former President Donald Trump’s false allegations of electoral fraud in 2020 is the frontrunner for a ... -
Analysis: Opponents of Drug Price Reform Win Most Drug Lobbying Fund
Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules are arranged in the shape of a US dollar sign on a table in this illustration photo taken in Ljubljana on August ... -
Opinion: Political “pressure” demeans Trump | Opinion
Call it “Bitter Rebuildâ€. Joe Biden’s $ 3.5 trillion in sharknado spending has apparently been watered down by members of his own party. House Speaker Nancy ... -
Obama goes on campaign ahead of gubernatorial election in Virginia, New Jersey
With just over a week to go on the last day of voting in Virginia and New Jersey, former President Barack Obama joined each state’s Democratic ... -
Kaul seeks to block subpoenas in GOP election inquiry | Wisconsin News
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul asks court to block subpoenas issued by lawyer hired by Republicans to ... -
Texas Attorney General Sets Up Unit For Election Fraud Allegations In November Election – Houston Public Media
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, listens to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick during a panel discussion in 2018. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching a ... -
Checking the facts Kari Lake, serial campaigner of election lies and top favorite in the GOP primary for Governor of Arizona
By Daniel Dale In September, Mike Lindell, the pillow businessman and proponent of grossly inaccurate conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, said Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari ... -
Remap places anti-Trump GOP representative Adam Kinzinger in Democratic-leaning district
With his home district radically reshaped into the congressional map that Democratic state lawmakers drew for Illinois, the political future of veteran US Republican Adam Kinzinger ... -
How a Pennsylvania state senator helped fuel Trump’s election lies
CNN, WFMZ, WGAL By Jeremy Herb and Sara Murray, CNN Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano went out of his way to help advance the former President ... -
Republicans Report Record-Breaking House Campaign Fundraiser | New policies
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – The Republican fundraising committee dedicated to reversing the House in next year’s midterm election said on Thursday ... -
Is the Democratic coalition unraveling?
US President Joe Biden seemed unassailable at the start of his term. But his presidency has since been plunged into a series of crises – from ... -
Erie municipal general election scheduled for November 2
When it comes to voter turnout in municipal elections, Erie is part of the national trend. As the New York Times reports, on average, only 27 ... -
House Republican No.2 refuses to say 2020 election was not stolen
WASHINGTON (AP) – Second-row House Republican Rep. Steve Scalise repeatedly refused to say on Sunday that the 2020 election was not stolen, supporting Donald Trump’s lie ... -
Gableman to assign 5 mayors as part of Wisconsin election review
GREEN BAY – The lawyer leading a partisan electoral review announced Tuesday that he is subpoenaing five Wisconsin mayors, just days after asking for files from ... -
Supporters of Kemp’s Georgian counterattack after Trump rally
ATLANTA (AP) – Supporters of Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp are fighting Donald Trump and their own party leaders, angered by a rally last month in ... -
Summary of Monday’s campaign, 10.4.21
Today’s episode of campaign-related news from across the country. * As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the extremely unnecessary GOP election “audit” comes up: “Lawyer ... -
Pennsylvania Republicans will not hire a contractor for the 2020 election review until a judge agrees, aide says
Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate have said they will not hire a private contractor to help them with their 2020 election review until a judge rules ... -
Gableman sends subpoenas to Milwaukee and Green Bay officials | Wisconsin News
MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) – The former state Supreme Court justice leading Assembly Republicans’ inquiry into the 2020 election has sent subpoenas to election officials from the ... -
A progressive civil war is brewing in Rhode Island
“As someone who dedicates my career to climate action, I find it crazy that a conspicuously climate-focused group is dealing with @DawnEuer, the senator who was ... -
Texas governor defends upcoming 2020 election audits Trump demanded
Texas Governor Gregg Abbott speaks at a press conference near the international bridge between Mexico and the United States, where migrants seeking asylum in the United ... -
Nevadans have no reason to trust candidates who laugh at the Big Lie
Matt York, Pool, File / AP In this May 6, 2021 file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are reviewed and recounted ... -
Craig Believes “Valid Concerns” About Voter Fraud Warrants Arizona-Style Audit in Michigan, Secret Recording Reveals
Steve neavling Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig in the city’s real-time crime hub. Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig, who has previously dodged questions about former ... -
Despite victory in Texas and no credible evidence of widespread fraud, Donald Trump calls for election audit legislation
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. Former President Donald Trump has called on ... -
Democratic enthusiasm in Virginia is tested in 2021 statewide election
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Democrats have controlled the political landscape in Virginia for the past two years, following a trend seen statewide for nearly a decade. ... -
US Democratic Party Increases Spending in Virginia Ahead of November Gubernatorial Election | Top news
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic Party’s fundraising arm increased remittances to its Virginia state affiliate in August as the party seeks to retain the state governor ... -
Republican Dean Heller announces his candidacy for governor of Nevada
CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) – Republican Dean Heller on Monday announced his intention to run for governor of Nevada, saying he would oppose government mandates on ... -
India Walton appoints veteran as campaign manager | Buffalo Politics News
Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton accepts support from Starbucks and Spot Coffee workers trying to organize into a union, as well as Workers United Upstate New ... -
The new focus of the far right on local politics, briefly explained
Saturday, a rally of supporters of former President Donald Trump came and went peacefully, with a strong police and media presence and only one a handful ... -
California Recall Vote Shows Trump’s Big Lie Is Now a Republican Playbook | American politics
It was a preemptive attack on the truth by some of the biggest names on the American right. Former President Donald Trump warned that the ballot ... -
Trump backs election fraud lawyer for Michigan AG
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Lawyer who made false statements about vote-counting machines in Michigan’s 2020 election has obtained approval from former President Donald Trump for state ... -
New Arizona voter fraud report energizes madman
For the most ardent supporters of Donald Trump, the Republicans-led Arizona Senate “forensic audit†of more than 2 million ballots last November offered a chance to ... -
Boston mayoral election 2021: Candidates step up campaigns ahead of Tuesday’s preliminaries
Boston’s top mayoral candidates are scrambling to get as many of their constituents as possible to the polls ahead of next Tuesday’s preliminary elections which will ... -
Abortion on the rise as a major electoral issue
After President Joe Biden’s tragic show of administrative incompetence, experts said Afghanistan was going to be the main problem in the midterm elections. Then the Supreme ... -
Wisconsin election probe includes $ 325,000 for data analysis | Wisconsin News
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) – Nearly half of the $ 676,000 in taxpayer money spent on a Republicans-ordered investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 ... -
The Pennsylvania Senate leader resisted his pro-Trump wing for months. Now he wants a MAGA makeover.
After Jake Corman was elected by his colleagues in January as head of the Pennsylvania Senate, he recalled entering the chamber at the age of 12 ... -
With fight for mask mandates, Gov. Abbott passes Trump’s GOP purity test
When Texas experienced its first big wave of COVID hospitalizations, Governor Greg Abbott responded by shutting down bars and making masks mandatory. When the second wave ... -
This governor had harsh words for those who continue to question the results of the 2020 election
“Since November 2020, we’ve seen Republican governors and lawmakers across the country working quickly to add more barriers to voting, to discredit the good work of ... -
Mike Lindell of Minnesota rides the MyPillow empire on the fringes of US politics
During the Book 2019 “What are the odds?” ” he plays the role of outsider, entrepreneur, escape artist, card shark, drug addict, born again Christian and, ... -
Representative Conor Lamb to enter Democratic Senate Primary in Pennsylvania
Representative Conor Lamb, D-Pa., Will officially launch a campaign for the Senate on Friday, becoming the final candidate for a Democratic primary that will shape the ... -
Richmond Heights Election News: Town Welcomes Congressman Clyburn; Henry alone as candidate for council president
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio – Although it is early August, there is a lot of election news unfolding in the city. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections’ ... -
Repeating false fraud claims, dozens oppose changes to Colorado election auditing rules
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, tweeted on June 17 that her office “had just released rules banning mock election audits in the state ... -
Texas GOP Perpetuates Election Fraud Allegation Debunked in Fundraising Mail
The Texas GOP sent out a letter earlier this week that focuses on a claim for electoral fraud in Arizona in an attempt to attract donations ... -
Tom Brady jokes with Biden in White House over Trump’s false election claims
WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – American football legend and longtime friend of Donald Trump’s Tom Brady gently teased the former president and his false allegations of ... -
The Democrat who blocks gradual change is beholden to big oil. Surprised? | Alex kotch
AAs ‘millennial’ heatwaves caused by the climate crisis rock the west coast and biblical floods engulf major cities, Senate Democrats are negotiating a $ 3.5 billion ... -
‘Audit the Vote’ Group Demands Review of Washington County Elections | Local News
Numerous people convened Washington County commissioners on Thursday to demand that officials conduct a “forensic audit” on the county’s voting machines as part of an online ...
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