Latest 2020 United States presidential election News
Michigan fake elector defendants want case dropped due to attorney general's comments
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A second defendant accused in a fake elector scheme in Michigan is looking for criminal charges to be thrown out after the state attorney general said that the group of 16 Republicans “genuinely” believed former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. ...
Defendant in Michigan fake elector case seeks dismissal of charges over attorney general's comments
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — One of 16 Michigan Republicans accused of taking part in a fake elector scheme filed a motion Tuesday asking a judge to dismiss charges after the state attorney general said the group had been “brainwashed" and truly believed that former President Donald Trump won the 2020...
Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot
DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawyers made the argument in a filing...
Republican former congressman endorses Democratic nominee in Mississippi governor's race
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The last Republican who lost a general election for Mississippi governor is endorsing the Democratic nominee in this year's race. Democrat Brandon Presley's campaign released a statement Wednesday from former U.S. Rep. Mike Parker, who said he is choosing...
Lawyers say 3 Republicans who falsely said Trump won Georgia were 'contingent' electors, not fake
ATLANTA (AP) — Three of the Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming that then-President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 were not fake electors, their lawyers argued Wednesday, but instead were a “contingent" slate in case the original election results were tossed out by...
Ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark acted within the scope of official duties in Georgia case, lawyer says
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was acting within the scope of his official duties when he wrote a letter expressing concern about alleged problems with the 2020 election in Georgia, his lawyer said Monday as he sought to move charges against Clark to federal...
North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature with veto-proof majorities are close to wresting supervision of elections from the governor and the governor's party — almost always the Democrats for over a century. A bill that could reach Gov. Roy...
Wisconsin man accused of pepper-spraying police at US Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal assault charge after being accused of bragging in a social media message that he pepper-sprayed police officers so severely during the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol that they had to undress. Prosecutors...
Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of US democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of...
Prosecutors charge Wisconsin man of assaulting officer during Jan. 6 attack at US Capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged with assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors announced Thursday. Joseph Cattani, 40, of Colgate faces two felony counts of civil disorder and assaulting officers. He also faces...
