Politics Oct 23 Trump says he ordered suit to block Alaska Senate results if GOP loses By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Politics Oct 23 2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop Two former FBI officials were charged with lying to Congress about their involvement in investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, the latest in a series of splashy and politically charged actions the Justice Department… By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Oct 22 Watch 6:01 DOJ monitoring plans and DHS voter checks raise concerns of election interference With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, a new legal battle is raising questions about the federal government's role in policing who is eligible to vote. A federal judge in California has blocked a Department of Homeland Security… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Politics Sep 14 How Democrats and activist groups are planning to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections The anxious contingency planning as voting gets underway has become a marker for how fraught democracy has become in the country that once stood as an example to the world. By Nicholas Riccardi, Matt Brown, Associated Press
Politics Aug 18 Sen. Slotkin presses Hegseth, Caine to commit to keeping U.S. military out of the midterm elections “I’d ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Department of Defense will not send Federal troops to the polls or to seize election materials of any kind,” Slotkin wrote to Hegseth and to Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of… By Ben Finley, Associated Press
Jul 23 Watch 6:08 Trump reluctant to pressure China after claiming election interference By Liz Landers, Doug Adams In his address about foreign interference in elections, President Trump made sweeping claims about China. But when asked this week whether he would raise the issue directly with Beijing, Trump appeared to downplay his own warning. That’s unfolding as Democrats… Continue watching
Jul 16 Trump's address may focus on the 2020 election. Here's what to know about foreign interference, voting security By Alex Min, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump is set to address the nation July 16 with an expected primetime focus on election integrity. Reports from intelligence experts show that the 2020 election was secure and foreign governments’ attempts at interference did not affect voting. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:52 Trump fires election commission members in latest attempt to control voting process By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Matt Loffman With planning for the midterm elections well underway, President Trump has ousted the remaining members of a bipartisan federal agency that helps state and local officials run smooth elections and certify voting equipment. White House correspondent Liz Landers explains what… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 5:46 DOJ threatens to arrest state election officials if noncitizens vote By Amna Nawaz, Leila Jackson The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 5:19 How the Trump administration is trying to reshape how elections are run By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration has made multiple efforts to reshape how elections are run with just months before the midterms. The debate over election security has led to tension between the White House and election administrators as the president falsely claims… Continue watching