Elections

Cleta Mitchell speaks at a conference in Camp Hill, Pa., on April 1, 2022. The influential conservative attorney helped former President Donald Trump as he sought to overturn the 2020 election. She's now working to dismantle ERIC.

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The far right's growing influence and 4 other takeaways from NPR's ERIC investigation

5:00am June 07, 2023

by Miles Parks

Why are Republicans abandoning one of the best tools the government has to catch voter fraud? That question is the focus of a new NPR investigation. Here are five takeaways from the report.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie makes presidential bid to take on Trump

4:41pm June 06, 2023

by Josh Rogers

The former New Jersey governor is throwing his hat in the ring for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. While he's not expected to pose a major threat to Trump, he is hoping to shake things up.

Three more candidates are expected to jump into Republican presidential primary race

11:20pm June 05, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

With announcements expected from former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence, the GOP field is growing as candidates try to stand out with voters.

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Texas voting laws target Harris County, which contains the blue-leaning Houston

4:58pm June 05, 2023

by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

Harris County in Texas is home to Houston, and has tended to vote blue in the last decade. Republican state lawmakers recently passed bills that target how elections are run there.

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The Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, has for years operated as a bipartisan success story in election administration. But since early 2022, the far right has targeted ERIC, fracturing a partnership that had 32 member states at its height. Eight states where Republicans oversee voting have so far pulled out.

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How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud

8:26am June 04, 2023

by Miles Parks

A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.

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YouTube announced on June 2 that it will no longer take down video that make false claims about the legitimacy of U.S. elections.

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YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections

5:19pm June 02, 2023

by Shannon Bond

The Google-owned video platform's reversal comes as former President Donald Trump continues to baselessly claim the 2020 election was stolen

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 23.

Politics & Government

Pence won't be charged in DOJ classified documents investigation

11:46am June 02, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Two sources confirm the Justice Department sent a letter to former Vice President Mike Pence saying the investigation would close without any finding of criminal wrongdoing.

A voter and her daughter cast a ballot in Houston during the 2020 general election. New bills passed by Texas lawmakers target how elections are run in Harris County, which is home to Houston.

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Texas Republicans target how elections are run in Democratic-leaning Houston area

2:24pm June 01, 2023

by Andrew Schneider

Texas Republican lawmakers sent bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk that would dramatically interfere with elections administration in the state's largest, Democratic-run county.

Former Vice President Mike Pence at the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. The former vice president announced he will make a run for the 2024 presidency against Donald Trump.

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Mike Pence expected to announce 2024 run for president

6:06pm May 31, 2023

After distancing himself from former President Donald Trump, the former vice president is ready to announce his bid for the White House at an event in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 7.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering during a town hall style meeting at New England College in Henniker, N.H., on April 20.

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Chris Christie will seek to be alternative to Trump in expected presidential campaign

1:30pm May 31, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will announce a presidential run at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, according to a source close to Christie.