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News Articles: Elections

Rep. Zooey Zephyr on the Montana House floor as protesters chant "let her speak," on April 24, 2023. Zephyr, one of Montana's first transgender lawmakers, is blocked from speaking on the House floor after she condemned Republicans for advancing anti LGBTQ legislation.

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  • National

Montana GOP doubles down after blocking trans lawmaker from speaking, citing decorum

State Rep. Zooey Zephyr has been barred from speaking following her controversial comments on legislation to ban gender-affirming care. Wednesday, the House could vote to censure or expel Zephyr.

April 26, 2023
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By:
  • Shaylee Ragar
President Biden shakes hands with union members after giving a speech about his economic agenda at a union hall in Accokeek, Md., on April 19.

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  • Politics

Biden warns of rights under threat from Trump and 'MAGA extremists' in reelect launch

In announcing his bid in a video Tuesday, President Biden says he cast his decision to run again as a fight for personal freedoms.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro,
  • Tamara Keith,
  • and 1 more
Chelsea Freels, a 17-year-old outside her home in Richmond Heights, Mo., on April 20, 2023. Freels, who is transgender, says she feels targeted by policies restricting gender-affirming care coming from Jefferson City, the state capital.

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  • National

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for trans adults this week

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey has issued a rule that severely limits adults and youth from receiving gender-affirming care. The rule, the first of its kind, is scheduled to take effect Thursday.

April 24, 2023
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By:
  • Jason Rosenbaum
Activists and community members march into the Minnesota State Capitol building during a Trans Day of Visibility rally on March 31, 2023.

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  • National

Minnesota to join at least 4 other states in protecting transgender care this year

In 2023, a record number of states have passed rules or legislation to eliminate youth gender-affirming care, but a record number of states have also moved to protect care for trans youth and adults.

April 22, 2023
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By:
  • Dana Ferguson,
  • Scott Maucione,
  • and 4 more
MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell talks to reporters at the Republican National Committee winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., on Jan. 27.

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  • Law

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is ordered to pay $5M in election fraud challenge

The election conspiracy theorist said he has no intention of paying the arbitration panel's order of $5 million and that he expects the dispute to land in court.

April 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Politics

Did Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign peak before it began?

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Emily Mahoney, the political editor at The Tampa Bay Times, about how Ron Desantis' presidential campaign is faring compared to Donald Trump's.

April 21, 2023
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • Sarah Handel,
  • and 1 more
Gwinnett County election workers prepare to handle ballots as part of the recount for the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 16, 2020, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Nearly two and a half years after the election, voting machine companies, election workers and even a local postmaster have filed defamation cases tied to conspiracy theories that have spread about the election.

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  • Media

There are even more 2020 election defamation suits beyond the Fox-Dominion case

In addition to the Dominion case against Fox News, more than a dozen similar cases related to lies spread about the 2020 election are slowly making their way through the legal system.

April 20, 2023
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By:
  • Lisa Hagen
U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023.

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  • Elections

It's true: Rep. George Santos announces his bid for reelection

Santos enters the race as an underdog — abandoned by many fellow Republicans while facing investigations over a myriad of allegations about falsehoods during his last campaign.

April 19, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Dominion Voting Systems CEO John Poulos, third from right, leaves with members of his legal team, including Davida Brook, left, Justin Nelson, third from left and Stephen Shackelford, right, from the Leonard Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Del., shortly after Dominion reached a $787.5 million settlement with Fox News.

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  • Media

Fox News settles blockbuster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems

Fox News has struck a deal averting a trial in the blockbuster defamation suit filed by the election-tech company Dominion Voting Systems over spurious claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

April 18, 2023
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By:
  • David Folkenflik and
  • Mary Yang
A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12.

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  • Media

The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against then-President Donald Trump.

April 17, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang
A Dominion Voting logo appears on a voting machine as it is tested while Clark County Election Department workers set up a polling place in Las Vegas last year.

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  • Media

The math behind Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News

If Dominion prevails in its massive defamation suit against Fox News, a big challenge for the voting tech company will be to demonstrate that it deserves more than $1 billion in damages.

April 17, 2023
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By:
  • Bente Birkeland
Blair Dacey, who was pardoned after a second-degree murder conviction, is photographed on April 6 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Dacey is seeking to have her voting rights restored in the state.

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  • Elections

Gov. Youngkin slows voting rights restorations in Virginia, bucking a trend

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has slowed restorations of voting rights for the formerly incarcerated while failing to specify what criteria he's using, sparking a federal lawsuit.

April 13, 2023
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By:
  • Ben Paviour
The desk used by Arizona Republican Rep. Liz Harris at the state Capitol in Phoenix stands empty moments after she was expelled from the Legislature on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The Arizona House expels a Republican lawmaker for her role in baseless testimony

An Arizona Republican was expelled from the state House for inviting a witness to present false charges about officials and then, according to an ethics committee report, lying about her involvement.

April 12, 2023
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By:
  • Ben Giles
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. speaks during the Republican Party of Polk County Lincoln Dinner on Feb. 22 in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • Elections

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott takes a significant step toward a presidential run

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has taken a significant step toward a presidential bid, launching an exploratory committee. Scott, 57, is the only Black Republican currently in the U.S. Senate.

April 12, 2023
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By:
  • NPR's Washington Desk and
  • Dustin Jones
Chicago's skyline is seen from the Guaranteed Rate Field in 2021.

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  • Elections

Democrats will flock to Chicago for the party's 2024 convention

This will be the 13th time in the DNC's history that Chicago will host a convention. Democrats nodded toward the "Blue Wall" of Midwestern states they need to win in 2024.

April 11, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
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