Election 2020

Published
May 4, 2022

Leonard Pitts: If Roe ends, blame Democrats who wouldn’t get behind Hillary Clinton

They’re finding out that the decision to stay home on Election Day 2020 – or to vote for someone else – can have long-range consequences.
Published
May 2, 2022

Georgia special grand jury selected to probe Trump’s actions in 2020 election

Special grand juries focus on investigating a single topic and making recommendations to the district attorney, who then decides whether to seek an indictment from a regular grand jury.
Published
April 22, 2022

Arizona judge dismisses suit that sought to disqualify 3 Republicans from ballot

The lawsuits filed on behalf of a handful of Arizona voters alleged that the 3 can't hold office because they participated in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
Published
March 30, 2022

Commentary: Garland has more than enough to investigate Trump

A federal judge’s clear-eyed assessment of the ex-president’s intent to overturn the 2020 election adds to the pile of existing evidence.
Published
February 4, 2022

Pence says Trump was ‘wrong’ in saying vice president could overturn election

The former vice president addressed Donald Trump's intensifying efforts this week to advance the false narrative that Pence could have done something to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.
Published
February 3, 2022

Memo circulated among Trump allies pushed to use NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election

The proposal to seize and analyze "NSA unprocessed raw signals data" raises legal and ethical concerns that set it apart from other attempts that have come to light.
Published
January 9, 2022

The View From Here: From hating Democrats to hating democracy

Maine Republicans were spreading the 'Big Lie' long before Donald Trump appeared on the scene.
Published
January 5, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Jan. 6 insurrection a dress rehearsal for something far worse

The refusal to hold rioters accountable, the passage of new voter suppression laws and the installation of Trump loyalists in state electoral posts don’t bode well.
Published
December 16, 2021

Only 27% of Republicans accept Biden as the rightful winner

Many GOP officeholders and some of the biggest voices in conservative media still cling to the notion the election was stolen from Donald Trump.
Published
December 6, 2021

Sidney Powell’s pro-Trump group raised more than $14 million spreading election lies

Powell's fundraising success demonstrates one reason so many people continue to spread falsehoods about the 2020 election: It can bring in cash.