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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event.
Trump’s Crusade To Reverse His Election Loss Is Getting Closer To An End Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 18, 2021 11:06 a.m.
Behind The Fallen Capitol, A Government In Ruins Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | January 14, 2021 5:22 p.m.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL
SCOTUS Signals It Remains Uninterested In Helping Faux Trump Coup Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 11, 2021 2:06 p.m.
The President Had Help Inspiring A Would-Be Coup Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | January 7, 2021 6:51 p.m.
Trump’s Faux Coup Hits New Level Of Crazy Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 4, 2021 4:18 p.m.
Trump Launches Yet Another Doomed SCOTUS Bid To Throw Out Votes Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | December 21, 2020 1:37 p.m.
VALDOSTA, GA - APRIL 28: during the first round of the South Georgia Classic Presented by First State Bank and Trust Company at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club on April 28, 2011 in Valdosta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR) *** Local Caption ***
How Many More Times Do Trump’s Dreams Of Reversing His Loss Have To Die? Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | December 14, 2020 3:54 p.m.
As Trump’s Election Fraud Charade Falters, GOP States Turn To Restricting Voter Access Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | December 7, 2020 2:20 p.m.
Trump Admin Salts The Earth As Biden Attempts A Transition Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | December 3, 2020 5:40 p.m.
The Slapdowns To Trump’s Bid To Reverse His Defeat Are Getting More Painful Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | November 30, 2020 2:58 p.m.
Trump’s Faux Coup Gets Weirder As Campaign Vows SCOTUS Bid After PA Slapdown Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | November 23, 2020 11:21 a.m.
As Trump Eyes The Door, Executive Branch Rushes Last-Minute Changes Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | November 19, 2020 6:32 p.m.
Trump’s Bid To Challenge His Loss In Court Is Going As Well As Everyone Expected (Not Well At All) Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box
By | November 16, 2020 1:19 p.m.
Trump Administration In Denial Lashes Out At Incoming Government Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | November 12, 2020 6:29 p.m.
Trump Doubt-Sowing Aside, A Relatively Smooth Election Was A Big Win For Voters
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box
By | November 9, 2020 4:35 p.m.
WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2020/10/22: A view of an official Mail-in ballot for the 2020 general election.Mail-in Ballots have gone out and they are being returned. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
PA GOP Makes Another Go At SCOTUS To Reinstate Stricter Mail Ballot Deadlines Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | October 26, 2020 2:41 p.m.
Trump Takes A Sledgehammer To The ‘Administrative State’ As His Time Runs Out Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | October 22, 2020 6:25 p.m.
We’re Still Waiting On SCOTUS To Act On A Blockbuster Voting Dispute In Pennsylvania Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | October 19, 2020 11:57 a.m.
What The Heck Is Going On At Voice Of America?
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | October 15, 2020 7:16 p.m.
Efforts To Make Pandemic Voting Easier Run Into A SCOTUS Buzzsaw Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | October 12, 2020 1:25 p.m.
TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/10/02: View of Corporate and Research and Development Headquarters of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Old Saw Mill River Road. As President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 he has been administered a dose of experimental Regeneron treatment, according to a memorandum from the President's physician. According to company press release antibody cocktail REGN-COV2 showing it reduced viral load and the time to alleviate symptoms in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (REGN10933 and REGN10987) and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
President Plays Pitchman For Another Experimental COVID ‘Cure’ Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | October 8, 2020 6:07 p.m.
Voters Face Registration Deadlines In Several States Today Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box
By | October 5, 2020 1:37 p.m.
Feds Delivering The Goods For Trump Campaign Just In Time For Election Day Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | October 1, 2020 6:05 p.m.
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots,” in Rayburn House Office Building on Monday, August 24, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool)
Another Federal Judge Says That Recent USPS Policy Changes Hurt Voters Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | September 28, 2020 12:11 p.m.
TikTok closeup logo displayed on a phone screen, smartphone on the American flag or U.S. flag, the national flag of the United States are seen in this multiple exposure illustration. Tik Tok is a Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by a Beijing based internet technology company, ByteDance. It is used to create short dance, lip-sync, comedy and talent videos. ByteDance launched TikTok app for iOS and Android in 2017 and earlier in September 2016 Douyin fror the market in China. TikTok became the most downloaded app in the US in October 2018. President of the USA Donald Trump is threatening and planning to ban the popular video sharing app TikTok from the US because of the security risk. On August 3, 2020 in Thessaloniki, Greece.(Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)
Let Us Behold Trump’s TikTok Two Step Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | September 24, 2020 6:11 p.m.
Scramble To Set Pandemic Election Rules Winds Down As Early Voting Begins In Earnest
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | September 21, 2020 2:22 p.m.
Bill Barr Isn’t On The Trump Campaign’s Payroll, But He’s Sure Acting Like It Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | September 17, 2020 6:00 p.m.
Tensions High In Wisconsin As State Supreme Court Weighs Ballot Challenge Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | September 14, 2020 11:56 a.m.
The Attorney General’s Got The President’s Back Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | September 10, 2020 5:00 p.m.
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