Politics Aug 03 Report: Trump commission did not find widespread voter fraud By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press
Politics Apr 20 Watch 3:15 DNC sues Russia, Trump ‘co-conspirators’ over 2016 election meddling A lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee alleges that people close to President Trump and Russian entities conspired to spread documents that were stolen from the DNC to bolster the Trump campaign. The Democratic Party set off a similar…
Politics Apr 20 Watch 6:00 How the DNC lawsuit could become a powerful tool The Democratic National Committee is claiming there was a broad conspiracy to aid Donald Trump’s presidential campaign by hacking and leaking stolen emails. How hard will that be to prove in court? William Brangham gets analysis from Susan Hennessey, executive…
Politics Mar 30 WATCH LIVE: Russia draws senators’ focus in hearing on election meddling Lawmakers heading the Senate intelligence committee focused squarely on Russia as they opened a hearing Thursday on attempts at undermining the 2016 U.S. presidential election. By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press
Politics Mar 13 Dozens of 17-year-olds voted illegally in Wisconsin primary, according to new report The state voted for Trump in November's election, marking the first time a Republican presidential candidate had won Wisconsin since Ronald Reagan in 1984. By Todd Richmond, Associated Press
Dec 02 Column: Helping students understand the 2016 election results By Vic Pasquantonio Teachers across the country continue to deal with a variety of emotional reactions from students following the presidential election. We asked teachers to provide us with some examples of how the election has impacted their instruction and how they approached… Continue reading
Nov 07 Voter confusion rises in key states on election eve By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press As election day approaches, here is a breakdown of some of the top voting concerns in key states. Continue reading
Nov 04 Column: The most important issue this election forgot By David Biello Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ sharply on climate change. One candidate's views would invite catastrophe, but the other's policy would not fair much better. Continue reading
Oct 18 Column: 2016 is making me rethink how I teach elections By Ryan Werenka Assigning students to watch the presidential debates and discussing candidate's platforms have been fairly commonplace practices for most U.S. government and civics teachers -- until Election 2016. Ryan Werenka teaches AP U.S. government and economics in Michigan and says this… Continue reading
Sep 23 Why teachers see this election as a high-stakes mine field in the classroom By Madeline Will, Education Week Teachers say they are struggling with how to teach an election cycle that has inflamed racial and ethnic tensions, sparked name-calling between the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton, and drawn stark lines between—and even within—the… Continue reading