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Catherine Engelbrecht, seen here in 2015, founded the controversial nonprofit True the Vote. A new lawsuit alleges that Engelbrecht and True the Vote defamed a small company that makes software for election workers.

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Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble

4:35pm September 20, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

The group True the Vote, which executive produced Dinesh D'Souza's "2,000 Mules" election denial film, is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by a small company that makes election software.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, greets supporters during a rally on May 2, 2022 in Lorain, Ohio.

How abortion may be reshaping the close Ohio Senate race

3:19pm September 20, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio has put abortion rights and women voters in the national spotlight.

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Encore: Requests for info on 2020 election hinders local officials ahead of midterms

5:24pm September 19, 2022

by Karen Kasler (Ohio Public Radio)

The midterms are just weeks away. For some, the battle over the 2020 presidential race rages on. Conservative activists are asking for 2020 voting documents from officials in Ohio and elsewhere.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a press conference announcing expanded toll relief for Florida commuters, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Miami, Fla.

Flying migrants to Massachusetts was political, critics say. But was it legal?

6:03pm September 18, 2022

by Valerie Crowder

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is running for reelection, said the flights from Texas were voluntary. But if migrants were lured, some argue they could now be victims of a crime.

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Democrats are boosting far-right opponents they think will be easier to beat

7:59am September 18, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Some Democrats running for governor spent money boosting their far-right opponents ahead of the primary, thinking they'd be easier to beat in the general. The strategy is riskier in swing states.

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Trump holds rally in Youngston, Ohio as the race to the Senate heats up

8:06am September 17, 2022

Former President Trump holds a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, later today. The U.S. Senate race in the state is surprisingly tight.

Many people have concerns that the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and the right to abortion could jeopardize other rights, such as same-sex marriage.

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This GOP strategist is calling on Republican senators to safeguard same-sex marriage

5:39am September 16, 2022

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, many are concerned that same-sex marriage could be next. Will Republicans band together to protect this right for Americans?

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Election workers sort absentee ballots at the Lansing city clerk's office on Nov. 3, 2020, in Lansing, Mich. This fall, Michigan voters will weigh in on an expansive ballot question that would change the voting process.

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Voters in these states could make big changes to how their elections are run

5:00am September 15, 2022

by Benjamin Swasey

The battlegrounds of Michigan and Nevada are among the states where voters this fall are set to decide ballot measures relating to the elections process.

Don Bolduc celebrates win in New Hampshire's Republican Senate primary

5:25pm September 14, 2022

by Josh Rogers

In one of the final primary elections of 2022, New Hampshire voters chose Don Bolduc to face off with Democratic incumbents for Congress. He won by a razor thin margin.

Alaska Natives celebrate historic first in Congress

4:43pm September 14, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nathan McCowan, chair of the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, on the election of Mary Peltola to Congress.