Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP
Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the state's most populous county.
Nevada GOP censures elections official who defended results
Nevada’s Republican Party voted Saturday to censure the secretary of state, accusing her of failing to fully investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 election. She says there was no widespread fraud and that her own party is attacking her for refusing to “put my thumb on the scale of democracy.”
‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded on Jan. 6; new details of riot response are revealed
New details from the deadly riot of Jan. 6 are in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use. It adds another layer of understanding about the state of fear and panic while the insurrection played out.
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.
Intelligence report: Russia tried to help Trump in 2020 election
The report says Russian leader Vladimir Putin authorized a campaign to help former President Donald Trump and undermine Joe Biden, though it was not on the same scale as Moscow's efforts in 2016.
The fight for voting rights
The Supreme Court takes up the national battle over voting restrictions this week. Here’s what you need to know.
MyPillow and founder Mike Lindell face $1.3B suit from voting tech company
Seeking to clear its reputation of unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion federal lawsuit against Minnesota entrepreneur Mike Lindell — as well as his bedding products company, MyPillow.
Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged
Former President Donald Trump repeated false claims about election results 10 times during interviews this week on Fox News Channel, Newsmax and One America News Networks. The claims were unprompted but also unchallenged in each case.