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Arizona Republican Compares Opposition to Anti-Democratic Election Bill to a ‘Lynching’
Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers sunk the bill by assigning it to not just one or two House committees, but all 12 of them
Trumpers in Congress Are Reportedly Pushing Kid Rock to Run for Office — Because of Course They Are
The GOP sees an opening for the MAGA-friendly musician after approving a redistricting map that forced Nashville's incumbent congressman to retire, Politico reported on Friday
GOP Lawmaker Pushes Bill to Let Him and His Pals Overturn Elections
In a giant middle finger to democracy, Rep. John Fillmore wants to let the legislature decide whether it will accept election results
Republicans Are Now Proposing ‘Election Law Enforcement’ Units to Crack Down on Nonexistent Voter Fraud
Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue has joined Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in pushing for statewide units to enforce voting laws. What could go wrong?
How Major Elections Around the World Will Shape Global Politics in 2022
Elections brought significant changes in 2021: E.U. stalwart Angela Merkel ended her 16-year leadership of Germany, Chile elected a millennial socialist; and Hondurans chose their first female president. But in 2022 leadership of major states on every inhabited continent will be contested in the thick of two global crises: the COVID-19 pandemic and a climate…
How a County Clerk in Michigan Found Herself at the Center of Trump’s Attempt to Overturn the Election
Antrim County, Michigan, seemed an unlikely setting for the attempted overthrow of an American election. In the mitten shape of the state’s lower peninsula, Antrim makes up a fingertip in the far north. It sits on the eastern side of Grand Traverse Bay, which took its name from French voyagers who in the eighteenth century…
How the World is Reacting to Joe Biden’s Election Win
Congratulations have been pouring in from around the world for Joe Biden after he claimed victory in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. World leaders will be closely watching how Biden plans to reshape U.S. foreign policy. Many quickly expressed a willingness to work with the President-elect and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris to develop closer ties with…
Here’s the News You Might Have Missed While America Voted on Election Day
From a state of emergency in Ethiopia to a record IPO getting yanked in China
How the World Is Reacting to the 2020 U.S. Election
An international audience waited anxiously along with Americans on Wednesday as the U.S. presidential poll results trickled in with no clear victor. While populist politicians in Europe rallied around incumbent President Donald Trump, those favoring a return to a more alliance-led globalist order decrying Trump’s false claim of victory and his rejection of as-yet-uncounted ballots.…
What the U.S. Can Learn From How Other Countries Voted During the Pandemic
Dozens of countries, from Singapore to Bolivia, have held elections since the pandemic began