2020 presidential election

Is Trump or Biden the true threat to democracy? Voters split along partisan lines.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The stakes for the 2024 election couldn’t be higher, according to both candidates for president. President Joe Biden has said that nothing ...

Mark Meadows asked the Supreme Court to recognize his ‘just following orders’ defense. A right-wing justice wasn’t buying it.

Politics
Amanda Smith

Mark Meadows has requested Supreme Court to recognize immunity for president’s subordinates. He’s criminally charged alongside Trump for a plot to erase ...

Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claims

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the ...

Maddow Blog | Indictments in GOP’s fake elector scandal reach new heights

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The Republican efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election were multifaceted, but among the striking partisan tactics was the ...

Trump’s claims of presidential immunity to be probed at U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday

U.S.
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 6, 2021: Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol ...

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him ...

Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help

Politics
Amanda Smith

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The group gathered inside the conference room, mostly women, fell silent as the audio recording began to ...

Republicans’ defense of the ‘Biden 16’ House districts starts with Pennsylvania’s primary election

Politics
Amanda Smith

NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Mark Houck makes a potent appeal to conservative Republicans in this corner of eastern Pennsylvania when he ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be disciplined for suit to overturn 2020 election, court says

Politics
Amanda Smith

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state ...

Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump‘s claim ...