Democrats Push Voting-Rights Expansion With Fresh Urgency
From today’s New York Magazine: When the House passed the For the People Act, a package of voting, redistricting, and campaign-finance reforms, in March of 2019, it was a symbolic…
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Sen. Ron Wyden: Capitol riots prove we must strengthen American democracy by protecting voting rights for all
From NBC News Online: On Jan. 6, at the behest of the outgoing president of the United States, domestic terrorists attacked the legislative branch of the government of the United…
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Members of Trump Cabinet discussing invoking 25th Amendment
From ABC News Online: There have been discussions among some members of Donald Trump’s Cabinet and his allies over invoking the 25th Amendment, a potential vehicle for removing the president…
Electoral Vote Count to Resume After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol
From today’s NBC News Washington: A mob supporting President Donald Trump forced its way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, surging past security barriers and delaying the constitutional process to…
Trump pressures GA election official to ‘find’ winning votes in taped call
From today’s Los Angeles Times: President Trump demanded that Georgia’s top election official help him “find” enough votes to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state, according to a…
Georgia Senate Runoffs: More Voters Turn Out For Early Voting On First Day Than For General Election
From today’s Forbes Magazine: Nearly 169,000 Georgians cast ballots on Monday, the first day of early voting in the state’s Senate runoff elections—a massive number that surpasses even that of…
Battleground states urge SCOTUS to reject Texas bid to overturn Biden’s wins
From today’s CNBC News Online: The battleground states whose presidential election results are being challenged by Texas at the Supreme Court urged the justices on Thursday not to take up…
Trump’s false claims laying groundwork for new voting restrictions, experts warn
From NBC News Online: Even before the final votes in the 2020 election were tallied, President Donald Trump sent his attorneys to court alleging voter fraud. When it became clear…
Georgia’s GOP senators falsely claim election fraud just to stay in power
From today’s NBC News Online: We are a conservative and a centrist who — at various times in our careers — have served in significant federal government roles. From the…
Election Officials in Every Swing State Say There’s No Evidence of Voter Fraud
From today’s Newsweek: Election officials in 49 states, including swing states crucial to the victory of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, have all publicly stated that they’ve seen no evidence of…