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Four years ago, Russian operatives used a series of “active measures” to hack campaigns, spread disinformation and sow discord in an effort to sway the election in favor of President Donald Trump. That’s according to a bipartisan Senate report and former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. As Nov. 3 approaches, one question is on most […]

New York’s problems counting votes in the June primary made national news, and some worry the November general election will be plagued by the same issues.  A vast expansion of voting by absentee ballot in the primary, to keep voters safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, led to problems. The absentee votes overwhelmed a system designed for […]

Since Kentucky’s attorney general announced on Sept. 23 that the officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor would not face criminal charges in her death, the grief over what some people consider a miscarriage of justice has manifested in more protests in Louisville and around the country. The reaction spilled over online in the form […]

In a Fox News segment built around new Kenosha shooting video from Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal defense team, TV personality Tucker Carlson provided a lengthy narration on what has happened in the southeastern Wisconsin city. But viewers were repeatedly misled. Kenosha has been central to the national dialogue on police, race relations and protests since 29-year-old […]

The federal government did a quick pivot on the threat of the coronavirus spreading through the air, changing a key piece of guidance over the weekend.  On Friday, Sept. 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that tiny airborne particles, not just the bigger water droplets from a sneeze or cough, could infect […]

In a Georgia special Senate election that features two Republicans — Sen. Kelly Loeffler and U.S.Rep. Doug Collins — part of the fight is over who is more conservative. Loeffler tried tying Collins to Democrat Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia gubernatorial candidate. She claimed, “Collins repeatedly joined liberal Stacey Abrams to raise taxes…Kelly’s never voted […]

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has prompted a look back at what Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said about Supreme Court nominations during election years.  In 1992, Biden led the Senate Judiciary Committee as chairman. He made a long speech calling to delay any hypothetical nominations until after the election.  Senate Majority Leader […]

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was always expected to set up a huge political battle over confirming her replacement. With her death coming so close to the election, the process has become even more fraught. Because they control the presidency and the Senate, Republicans have the power to install a successor […]

2020 has been quite a year of history and news: a presidential impeachment, the coronavirus pandemic, racial justice protests, economic hardship, rampaging wildfires and hurricanes. Now, as the year enters its final months, another potentially seismic moment: a potentially chaotic Election Night that might turn into an Election Week. Some states (though not all) have […]

From an outdoor stage erected in the middle of a baseball field parking lot, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sept. 17 pitched himself to voters as a leader equipped to really look out for American workers. Biden took the spotlight in his birth state of Pennsylvania during a socially distant drive-in town hall event […]

In a speech focused on the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden poured cold water on President Donald Trump’s talk about an imminent vaccine.  “I trust vaccines. I trust scientists. But I don’t trust Donald Trump,” Biden said in his Sept. 16 speech in Delaware, which followed a meeting with […]

In a Spanish-language ad, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden casts President Donald Trump as inept in his response to the coronavirus pandemic and void of a plan to control the virus. The 30-second ad, titled “Ignoró a los expertos” (“Ignored the experts” in English), features an image of Trump speaking at the White House and […]