Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched, the US government says
More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a special Justice Department unit
2023-09-01 00:59
Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia
2023-08-31 23:25
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election subversion case. More follows...
2023-08-31 23:16
State election officials studying whether 14th Amendment disqualifies 'insurrectionist' Trump from ballot
Election officials in key battleground states are studying the legal viability of efforts to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president, based on the 14th Amendment's ban on insurrectionists holding public office.
2023-08-31 23:15
Groups seek to use the Constitution's 'insurrection' clause to block Trump from 2024 ballots
Liberal groups are trying to end Donald Trump's attempt to return to the White House by arguing that he is no longer eligible to be president after trying to overturn the 2020 election results
2023-08-31 12:21
Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage
Gabon is the latest African state to be hit by a coup, raising fears about the future of democracy.
2023-08-31 09:49
Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
Brice Oligui Nguema is named transitional leader after the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.
2023-08-31 08:54
2 Trump co-defendants ask judge to break apart Georgia election interference case and hold separate trials
Two Trump co-defendants in Georgia who requested speedy trials asked a judge Wednesday to formally separate their cases from the sprawling overall indictment, a move that would undercut Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' attempt to hold one massive trial for all 19 defendants in the election interference case.
2023-08-31 08:20
Voters in one Iowa county reject GOP-appointed auditor who posted about 2020 election doubts
Voters in one Iowa county have rejected a GOP-appointed auditor who had previously made social media posts that questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, among other conspiracy theories
2023-08-31 07:26
Pennsylvania is considering an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to avoid voting on Passover
Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation to hold the state’s 2024 presidential primary earlier
2023-08-31 05:56
Liberals fight Republican attempt to boot Wisconsin Supreme Court justice from redistricting case
Liberals argued in a legal filing this week that Republicans were trying to nullify the election of a Democratic-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice by asking her to recuse herself from hearing redistricting lawsuits that could result in drawing new legislative electoral maps
2023-08-31 04:53
The only defendant in the Georgia election indictment to spend time in jail is released on bond
The only person who spent time behind bars as a result of the indictment related to efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia has been released from jail
2023-08-31 00:25