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Nov 16

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Election workers face violent threats and harassment amid dangerous political rhetoric

By William Brangham, Ian Couzens

Election officials across the country have been under attack since 2020, falsely accused of conspiring to steal or rig the last presidential election. These attacks stepped up to a dangerous degree recently, with officials in five states receiving letters containing…

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Mar 04

Election conspiracies fuel dispute over voter fraud prevention system

By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

A bipartisan effort among states to combat voter fraud has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories fueled by Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election and now faces an uncertain future.

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Feb 26

Election deniers turn their focus to state GOP posts after failing at polls

By Nicholas Riccardi, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

In a basement event space in the Denver suburb of Parker, Tina Peters surveyed a crowd of Colorado Republicans last week and made an unusual pitch for why she should become chair of their beleaguered party: “There's no way a…

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Feb 20

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Election deniers hold critical positions in Republican politics despite national rejection

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Over the weekend, Republicans in the key state of Michigan voted to make a well-known election denier their new party chairman. Kristina Karamo ran on her doubts of the 2020 election process and her refusal to concede her own loss…

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Feb 05

Election cynics slow to make changes after campaign promises

By Tom Davies, Christina A. Cassidy, Mead Gruver, Associated Press

So far, their efforts to make good on their promises are mixed, in some cases because their rhetoric has bumped up against skepticism from members of their own party.

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Feb 03

Trump campaign staff pushed 2020 election lies in newly released audio

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump's campaign team in a pivotal battleground state knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.

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Jan 28

Republicans who deny 2020 election results lead key oversight committees

By Marc Levy, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Republican lawmakers who have spread election conspiracy theories and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential outcome was rigged are overseeing legislative committees charged with setting election policy in two major political battleground states.

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Jan 17

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Republican candidate accused of orchestrating shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico

By Geoff Bennett, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, linked a series of drive-by shootings that damaged the homes of local Democratic politicians to a defeated Republican candidate. The case spotlights the troubling rise in extremist violence targeting elected officials across the country. New…

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Dec 01

Arizona judge orders Cochise County officials to certify election results by end of day

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

An Arizona judge has ordered Cochise County officials to certify the midterm election results by the end of the day, and ruled that Republican supervisors broke the law when they refused to sign off on the vote count by this…

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Nov 15

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Republicans on the state of the party and Trump’s role in it

Disappointing midterm outcomes for Republicans prompted the party to question its future and its leaders. Nearly all of former President Trump's hand-picked candidates in key races were defeated, but he may soon announce another run for the White House. Republican…

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