The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences
A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps’ top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?
How civil society groups are quietly working to prevent election-related violence
Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.
GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges
Florida, Texas and Ohio have filed last-minute lawsuits against the Biden administration demanding data about the citizenship of voters on their state rolls. One expert calls these “zombie” lawsuits.
Election battles are being waged at the ballot box and in the courtroom.
Election day is almost here, and we could soon find out who will become our next president.
But winning doesn’t only happen at the ballot box, and the results of this election are already being litigated in court.
Trump and his allies filed a slew of lawsuits alleging widespread fraud. These efforts failed. But four years later, they are already trying to employ the same strategies again.
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Army releases report about Trump campaign incident at Arlington National Cemetery
The heavily redacted report focuses on an August altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving two campaign staffers for former President Donald Trump and a cemetery employee.
Appeals court sides with GOP on Miss. law that provides grace period for mail ballots
A conservative appeals court sided with Republicans in ruling against a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after it.
McDonald’s E. coli outbreak grows, with 75 people sickened in 13 states
The CDC said on Friday that dozens more people have been reported sick with E. coli linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder.
Pennsylvania county halts hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms
Officials in Lancaster County in the swing state of Pennsylvania say they identified hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration applications.
Former model Stacey Williams is latest woman to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct
Stacey Williams, a former Sports Illustrated model, claims former President Donald Trump groped her in 1993. She recounted the incident to CNN. Trump’s campaign denied the allegations.
A judge orders Virginia to restore registered voters purged too close to Election Day
A judge ruled that Virginia violated a federal law by systematically purging registered voters too close to this fall’s election. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the state is appealing.
DA recommends resentencing of Menendez brothers for the 1989 slaying of their parents
The Los Angeles County District Attorney said that although the brothers had committed a crime, the circumstance surrounding the murders should be taken into account.
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