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A 14-year-old hopes his chaotic 'I Voted' sticker design brings people to the polls

5:26pm July 29, 2022

Hudson Rowan, age 14, was doodling away on his iPad when a creature appeared. It's now the winning design of the Ulster County "I Voted" Sticker contest.

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The Michigan GOP primary for governor is all about abortion

5:12pm July 29, 2022

by Colin Jackson

In the Michigan GOP primary for governor, five candidates were disqualified for allegedly collecting fraudulent signatures. Another was arrested on Jan 6. charges. Now, the race is all about abortion.

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A Donald Trump supporter holds a "Trump Won" sign before a rally on Jan. 15 in Florence, Ariz. The former president, who lost the state and the presidential election in 2020, has endorsed a slew of election-denying candidates in Arizona this year.

Politics & Government

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona

4:27pm July 29, 2022

by Ben Giles

Despite a discredited election review and false claims about the 2020 election, this year's primary, coming up on Tuesday, isn't all that different in Arizona's biggest county.

Georgia Rep. Jody Hice speaks during a rally last September as former President Donald Trump looks on. Trump endorsed Hice, who falsely believes fraud tainted the 2020 election, in the Georgia secretary of state race, but Hice was defeated.

Politics & Government

Election deniers are running to control voting. Here's how they've fared so far

12:53pm July 29, 2022

by Miles Parks

In five states, Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process. Arizona, which has a primary on Tuesday, could be next.

Maps of ballot drop box locations in four Georgia counties (Cobb, Fulton, Dekalb, Gwinnett) in 2020 and 2022. The number of drop boxes fell from 107 in 2020 to 25 in 2022.

A new Georgia voting law reduced ballot drop box access in places that used them most

5:09pm July 27, 2022

Georgia lawmakers changed voting laws after 2020, including eliminating drop boxes in certain counties, making it harder for many voters in cities and suburbs, often people of color, to access them.

Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Capitol on Aug. 30, 2021.

Politics & Government

Democrats again meddle in a GOP primary, this time in Michigan

5:37pm July 26, 2022

by Benjamin Swasey

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released a new TV ad about John Gibbs, who's seeking to oust Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer. Meijer voted for Trump's impeachment.

Ads from Democratic groups boost the Republican candidates that may be easier to beat

5:35pm July 26, 2022

by Don Gonyea

Democratic groups are running ads designed to boost more extreme or more pro-Trump candidates in hopes of getting a Republican nominee who — in theory — would be easier to beat in the primaries.

As midterms loom, the White House is trying to tamp down fears about a recession

5:26pm July 26, 2022

by Asma Khalid

America is experiencing inflation levels it hasn't seen in decades. Now, there's talk of a possible Recession. And the Biden White House is trying to preemptively fight back against those fears.

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GOP redraws Nashville from 1 Democratic district into 3 Republican-leaning districts

4:57pm July 26, 2022

by Blaise Gainey

Tennessee GOP lawmakers have redrawn Nashville from one Democratic congressional district into three GOP-leaning districts. Democrats will have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting elected.

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Brazil's President Bolsonaro is trailing in his campaigning for reelection

5:19pm July 25, 2022

by John Otis

Brazil's populist President Bolsonaro faces a tough fight for reelection, as he trails in the polls for the October vote.