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Voters cast their ballots Election Day in 2020 in East Los Angeles. Smartmatic says it's the only county they were operating in for the presidential election, but Fox News mentioned the company 137 times in a month afterward as President Trump and his all

Politics & Government

Fox News countersues a voting machine maker, saying its damage estimate is inflated

10:07am March 18, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Smartmatic says claims aired by the network contributed to losing $2.7 billion in business through 2025. In a new suit, Fox says that figure represents absurdly huge growth for the small business.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison addresses the DNC Winter Meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 10, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Politics & Government

New Jersey Democrats may want to knock Iowa off the top of the presidential calendar

9:01pm March 17, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

As Democrats consider selecting new states to go first in the presidential primary calendar, New Jersey pitches itself as a sensible choice.

In February, ahead of the Texas statewide primary, Carlos Vanegas at the Harris County Elections Office in Houston pushes a cart with mail-in ballots to be sent to voters. The county ultimately rejected thousands of the mail ballots it received back.

Politics & Government

In Texas, thousands of mail ballots were rejected following new ID requirements

5:54pm March 16, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

Perhaps most notably, Harris County rejected a whopping 19% percent of the mail ballots it received, or 6,888 ballots in total. Four years ago the county's rejection rate was about 0.3%.

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Former President Donald Trump listens as Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during his Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Sept. 25, 2021.

Politics & Government

Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker questions evolution

2:47pm March 16, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Trump-backed Republican candidate also doubted scientific intervention in human reproduction. He's the favorite in the primary to take on Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in November.

Those arguments over school book bans may influence midterm elections

5:14pm March 14, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Elizabeth Bruenig from The Atlantic about the political benefits of arguing over book bans in schools.

People check a voter list to confirm where they should cast their ballots during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday.

World News

Colombians vote for a new congress and presidential candidates

1:59am March 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Three major candidates emerge to compete in the country's May presidential election.

Former President Donald Trump smiles at the crowd after speaking at a rally on Jan. 15 in Florence, Ariz.

Politics & Government

Trump's political revenge tour takes on Republicans who broke with him over Jan. 6

11:10am March 12, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The former president is campaigning in South Carolina on Saturday night in the district of one GOP lawmaker who voted for impeachment and is facing a primary challenge from a Trump-backed opponent.

Politics & Government

House Democrats know midterms will be a tough race

8:54am March 12, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

House Democrats are in Philadelphia on a retreat. We'll look at how lawmakers up for re-election are navigating their relationship with an unpopular president, who is also head of their party.

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Trump is campaigning against Republicans he dislikes for fall's midterm elections

5:19pm March 11, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

As primary campaigns for the 2022 elections heat up, former President Trump is campaigning against people in the GOP who have crossed him, such as those who voted to impeach him.

Election workers in Georgia count ballots at State Farm Arena in Atlanta in 2020.

Politics & Government

1 in 5 local election officials say they're likely to quit before 2024

11:47am March 10, 2022

by Miles Parks

A new national survey raises alarms from election administrators facing constant threats. Stress and attacks by political leaders on the voting system are top forces pushing them out of their jobs.

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