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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 5:35 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 7:26 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… Continue watching
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… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 9:25 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… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 6:09 How election deniers fared in their midterm races Nearly a week after Election Day, we're getting a clearer picture of the winners and losers. We're also seeing how the candidates who spread baseless lies about the last presidential election are faring. Tammy Patrick of the non-partisan Democracy Fund… Continue watching