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Brazil’s Former President Lula Heads Into Sunday Election With Massive Lead
Would Jair Bolsonaro accept an electoral defeat?
McConnell Gushes Over Sinema as She Seeks to Hand GOP Even More Filibuster Power
Fellow Democrats lashed out at Sinema over the speech as “bad history, bad policy, and bad politics.”
Georgia Officials Grapple With Frivolous Challenges From Election Deniers
A Georgia law allows people and groups to submit unlimited grievances related to matters of voter eligibility.
Sheriffs Who Spread 2020 Lies Are Planning More Voter Intimidation for Midterms
Far right sheriffs are vowing to “monitor” this year's midterm elections. They constitute a threat to voting rights.
Election Workers Brace for Violence Around the Midterms
Waves of Trump-inspired threats against election officials have raised midterm tensions as some workers simply quit.
Mary Peltola Defeats Palin, Becomes First Alaska Native to Win House Seat
The election was the first congressional race to use Alaska's new ranked choice voting system.
What Can We Expect From Biden’s Speech on the Rise of Fascism Among Republicans?
There is nothing “semi” about the old-school fascism being peddled by Trump from his island of misfit toys in Florida.
An Enron-Inspired Law May Be a Sharper Legal Threat to Trump Than Espionage Act
Bush walked away scot-free with a nimbus of high crimes wreathed around him, and Trump may very well do the same.
Herschel Walker Complains That Journalists Are Asking What He’ll Do If Elected
Walker's campaign site contains single-paragraph answers on the issues and lacks actual details on his stances.
The Far Right Is Taking Over Florida School Boards, Due in Part to Dark Money
Five Florida school boards have flipped to right-wing control.