
Elections
Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
“Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Trump wrote on his social media network, hours after his bond was set at $200,000.
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Pa. will track voting machine malfunctions under new settlement with election security groups
The Pa. Department of State has reached an agreement with advocates after they raised concerns in 2019 about a voting machine that glitched in its first year.
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Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results
Although Trump’s allegations have repeatedly been disproven — often by his own advisers — they’ve taken a firm hold among his party.
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3 reasons Trump’s latest charges could be hard for him to shake
The former president has been charged four separate times in just over four months. But the latest indictment stands out in terms of its scope, evidence and location.
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Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case
Other defendants include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows; Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani; and a Trump administration DOJ official, Jeffrey Clark.
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David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut
As Republicans aim to gain the one seat they need to retake the Senate in next year’s elections, McCormick is a top recruit.
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Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case
Prosecutors said they want the case before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to move to trial swiftly in Washington, setting up a likely battle with defense attorneys.
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Special counsel got a search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, documents say
The court filing says the court “found probable cause to search the Twitter account for evidence of criminal offenses.”
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Pennsylvania’s ‘fake electors’ are unlikely to face consequences. Here’s what they’re up to.
Some serve as leaders of Pa.’s Republican party, or have influence in local and national politics.
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How many voters does it take to make a majority? Why Ohio’s Issue 1 is controversial
Issue 1 would make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments and will make it next to impossible for citizens and groups to get amendments to the ballot at all.
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Trump’s legal team offer more lax rules for a proposed protective order in Jan. 6 case
"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings.
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Some states are trying to boost youth voter registration. Here’s what they’re doing
States are adopting policies to increase voter registration, including for young people. Those policies include automatic voter registration and pre-registration before 18.
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Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories
We explore the psychology of conspiracies and what draws people to them. Author Michael Shermer joins us to talk about why people believe irrational things.
Air Date: August 4, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:15Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge
His lies about the election — which form the basis of the charges — are repeated in nearly every speech he gives.
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
This is the third criminal case brought against Trump in the last six months.
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