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A delegate looks at an electoral map at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

Politics Nov 04

Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results

By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Politics Oct 31

A freshly replaced ballot box replaces one that had been charred by arson in Vancouver, Washington
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How election workers are fighting back against bad actors trying to undermine the process

From rampant disinformation, foreign adversaries trying to sew chaos and ballot boxes set ablaze, there are many bad actors trying to undermine our elections process. There’s also an army of non-partisan election officials who are collecting ballots and pushing back,…

By William Brangham

Politics Oct 28

Early in-person voting begins in North Carolina
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North Carolina election workers battle misinformation and conspiracies after Helene

North Carolina will be one of the closest-watched swing states on election night. On top of the challenges brought by Hurricane Helene, election officials have confronted a years-long swirl of disinformation, conspiracies and threats to workers by Donald Trump and…

By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens, Sam Lane

Politics Sep 03

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally in Johnstown
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How Trump has made election lies a key feature of his campaign

With just over 60 days to go until Election Day, former President Trump is again casting doubt on the legitimacy of the process. Lies about the 2020 election have been a key feature of Trump’s third campaign for the presidency.

By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz

Politics Aug 17

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an update on the so-called Operation Warp Speed program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in an address from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. Photo by Carlos Barria/REUTERS
Trump cancels press conference on 2020 election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election and Republican officials in the state — where three recounts confirmed Trump's loss to President Joe Biden — have long said he…

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Aug 09

Trump wants his election conspiracy trial moved away from Washington. That won’t be easy

By Alanna Durkin, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Trump and his attorney say they're eyeing West Virginia, which Trump easily won in 2020. But there's a notoriously high bar for proving the jury pool is so biased or tainted by pretrial publicity that the trial must be moved.

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Aug 08

Trump lawyers say proposed protective order would restrict his First Amendment rights

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Prosecutors asked Friday for the protective order, which would impose rules on what Trump and his defense team can do with evidence shared by the government as they prepare for trial in the case unsealed last week.

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Aug 07

Trump lawyers say proposed protective order is overly broad, urge judge to impose more limited rules

By Alanna Durkin, Associated Press

Lawyers for Trump said Monday that the judge should impose a more limited protective order that would prevent the defense team from publicly disclosing only materials deemed "sensitive," such as grand jury witness testimony.

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