The lawsuit from Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is part of an expected wave of litigation over the Jan. 6 riot.
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A Republican donor gave $2.5 million for an election fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back.
The story behind the donation provides new insights into the frenetic days after the election, when baseless claims led donors to give hundreds of millions of dollars to reverse President Joe Biden’s victory.
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Georgia prosecutor opens criminal probe after Trump’s calls to alter election results
In early January, the then-president pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ enough votes to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state during an hourlong phone call.
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Smartmatic USA voting firm sues Fox, Giuliani over false claims of election fraud
A voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its top hosts, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for $2.7 billion, charging that the defendants conspired to spread false claims.
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Democrats make case for conviction; Trump denies charges stemming from riot
In dueling filings, House Democrats link Trump’s baseless efforts to overturn the presidential election to the riot at the Capitol, while the former president’s lawyers say the Senate trial should be considered unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office.
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Mainer helped give Biden campaign its winning look
Fairfield native Robyn Kanner was senior creative adviser to Joe Biden in his successful bid for president, helping to shape the look of logos, signs, stages, social media and more.
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GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout
Proposals are advancing not only in traditional red states but also in states that supported Donald Trump four years ago, only to flip for Joe Biden in November.
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Ukraine opening up about Giuliani’s dirt-digging
The new disclosures help fill in some blanks on Rudy Giuliani’s frantic – and unsuccessful – quest to press Ukraine to make statements seen as potentially helpful to the Trump reelection bid.
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At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed
No previous White House occupant had lived through 14 administrations before taking office.
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In first days, Biden takes action as deep problems loom
He seeks to to reassure a divided and weary public that help is on the way.