Election interference

‘Chaos will be created’: Arizona court hears election-subversion case – with eyes on 2024

Implications of the lawsuit could extend beyond Cochise county, if local officials try similar tactics in November

Rachel Leingang in Phoenix, Arizona

03, May, 2024 @10:00 AM

Workers at far-right site Gateway Pundit feared credibility issues, filing shows

Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, election workers suing website for defamation, made disclosure in April court filing

Sam Levine in New York

01, May, 2024 @10:00 AM

A physician, a lawyer, a CEO: the 84 fake electors who allegedly tried to steal the 2020 election

With a new indictment this week, 36 have been criminally charged and 10 face a civil lawsuit – but seven hold office

Kira Lerner

27, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM

Rightwing US website that spreads election conspiracies declares bankruptcy

Gateway Pundit, run by Jim Hoft, is being sued for defamation by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss and others

Rachel Leingang

25, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM

Women run 80% of US elections – but are targets of misogyny-laced threats

Threats lean toward sexual or domestic violence, attacks on their families and criticisms that they can’t do their jobs

Rachel Leingang

20, Apr, 2024 @10:00 AM

Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel

Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimes

George Chidi in Atlanta, Georgia

18, Apr, 2024 @7:58 PM

Trump faces an expanded gag order. It won’t stop the death threats.

After ex-president attacked daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, judge said threat to integrity of judicial proceedings is ‘very real’.

Cameron Joseph

03, Apr, 2024 @10:45 AM

Trump appeals ruling letting Fani Willis stay on election interference case

Attorneys for ex-president and eight co-defendants ask Georgia’s appellate court to remove Fulton county district attorney

George Chidi in Atlanta

29, Mar, 2024 @9:26 PM

Trump lawyers urge US supreme court to dismiss election interference case

Presidents should have immunity for acts taken in office, they say – including attempts to overturn 2020 election results

Hugo Lowell

19, Mar, 2024 @9:17 PM

A far-right US youth group is ramping up its movement to back election deniers

Turning Point USA and co-founder Charlie Kirk are raising $108m to mobilize Trump voters and ‘clean house’ of election officials

Peter Stone

02, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM

Trump is likely to stay on the ballot. One insurrectionist wasn’t so lucky

In 2022, Otero county became the first place in over 100 years to remove a politician using section 3 of the 14th amendment

Sam Levine

17, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM

After salacious hearing, can Fani Willis regain control of Trump case?

Willis and Nathan Wade testified on their relationship, with Trump lawyers distracting from core issue: attempt to overthrow democracy