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Elon Musk’s misleading election claims reach millions and alarm election officials

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Trump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him

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Decision on Georgia election board threatens Kemp’s détente with Trump

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With false ‘coup’ claims, Trump primes supporters to challenge a Harris win

Mark Meadows tries to move his Arizona case to federal court 

Former Colorado official found guilty for role in election equipment tampering

After two years of far-right rule in a Michigan county, one chance to change it

Trump’s focus on Georgia election board raises fears for November vote

Arizona grand jurors discussed indicting Trump, but prosecutors urged them not to

Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis agrees to cooperate in Arizona elector case

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With voting under attack, Arizona schools don’t want to be polling locations

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New York judge finalizes dismissal of Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case

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Pennsylvania presidential election results could again take days to count

Trump ally who denies 2020 election results threatens law enforcement

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In Vance, Trump finds a kindred spirit on election denial and Jan. 6

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New York judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case

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Suspicious mail sent to election officials in several states

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Democrats target GOP over reproductive rights as election nears

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Georgia lieutenant governor won’t face charges connected to 2020 election 

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Trump once faced 91 charges. Now he faces 12.

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JD Vance calls reality of school shootings a bleak ‘fact of life’

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New Trump indictment tries to salvage case after Supreme Court ruling

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Former vice president Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris

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Oath Keepers lawyer Kellye SoRelle pleads guilty in Jan. 6 attack

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Electors who tried to reverse Trump’s 2020 defeat are poised to serve again

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In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024

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Some college students find it harder to vote under new Republican laws

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4 key takeaways from Supreme Court arguments in Trump’s ballot case

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Violent political threats surge as 2024 begins, haunting American democracy

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American democracy is cracking. These ideas could help repair it.

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