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At Least 80 Pro-Trump “Big Lie” Believers Are Running for State Offices
These 2020 election deniers could sweep races for key state offices that run, oversee or handle elections.
We Can’t Let Build Back Better Be Replaced With Manchin’s Wish List
Before any deal is worked out, Sen. Joe Manchin will surely flex his political muscles again and again, and yet again.
AOC Backs Primary Challenger Facing Off Against Anti-Abortion Democrat
Rep. Henry Cuellar's votes sided with the Trump administration nearly 70 percent of the time. Now he's being primaried.
Some US Companies Decry Voter Suppression Laws While Funding Their Sponsors
Companies stating support for voting rights have funneled donations to the authors of voter suppression bills.
Trump Revealed His New Electoral Strategy in Arizona, and It Is Horrifying
Trump is escalating his racist lies in an attempt to regain the right-wingers who hate his newfound vaccine advocacy.
State Legislatures Are Silencing Native Voices Through Redistricting
Discrimination lawsuits are piling up in states that have approved final district maps.
Trump Is Still Casting Himself as the Victim to Keep Political Control
Trump is trying to rally his base by slandering anyone who investigates him and his family's business practices.
There Are Many Ways to Steal a Midterm — and the GOP Is Laying the Groundwork
Republicans, many of whom want the 2020 election to be overturned, are campaigning for election oversight positions.
Republicans Are Trying to Pass More Voting Restrictions Ahead of 2022 Midterms
Republicans in 19 states passed 34 laws restricting ballot access last year — and they're just getting started.
McConnell-Backed Election Reform Gambit Is a Trap, Advocates Warn
Voting rights advocates fear McConnell and conservative Dems aim to sideline real efforts to counter voter suppression.