When Barr Broke with Trump
An interesting report by Jonathan Karl on how and when AG William Barr rejected President Trump's absurd election fraud claims.
Elections
New York Suspends Rudy Giuliani's Law License
Those who pushed Kraken claims are beginning to face consequences.
Michigan GOP Investigation Rejects GOP Claims Election Was Tainted
A report issued by the State Senate's Oversight Committee conclude Kraken claims are a myth.
Federalizing Elections Doesn't Make Much Sense and Won't Save Democracy
The "For The People Act" was a flawed package that would have solved some problems while creating new headaches.
Ranked Choice Voting Gets Biggest Test Yet in New York City
Democrats have 13 choices in the mayoral primary. They get to rank their top five.
National Security Agency Leaker Reality Winner Freed from Prison Early
She was sentenced to more than five years for revealing how Russia tried to hack the 2016 election.
Sidney Powell, Who Denied That Her Wacky Election Conspiracy Claims Were Statements of Fact, Now Says She Will Prove They Were True
The former Trump campaign lawyer plans to defeat defamation lawsuits by showing "what actually happened."
Why Did It Take Stanford So Long To Recognize This Satirical Flyer As Protected Speech?
The university investigated a law school student for mocking the Federalist Society, putting his diploma on hold until yesterday.
Why Would Republicans Want a Credible, Nonpartisan Investigation of the Capitol Riot?
From Mitch McConnell's perspective, an independent commission can only mean trouble.
California Dems May Put All Their Eggs in the Newsom Basket
Party leaders don’t want a replacement on the recall ballot.
Pennsylvanians Voted To Limit Their Governor's Emergency Powers
Voters in Pittsburgh banned no-knock police raids and solitary confinement too.
Trump Is Right That Liz Cheney Was a 'Poor Leader' for a Party Dedicated to Indulging His Fantasies and Whims
By stripping her of her leadership position, House Republicans proved her point.
Liz Cheney's Expected Ouster Shows the GOP Stands for Nothing but One Man's Whims
The main qualification of Cheney's likely replacement as chair of the House Republican Conference is her willingness to indulge Donald Trump's election fantasy.
FEC Drops Case Against Trump for Alleged Hush Money Payments
Plus: The difference between conservatives and libertarians, Utah Supreme Court upholds sex changes on birth certificates, and more...
California's Recall Circus Has an Actual Bear
It’s going to be a long summer in the Golden State.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Will Face Recall Vote
Secretary of State’s office verifies his opponents have gathered enough valid signatures.
Caitlyn Jenner Is Pitching Herself as the Anti-Lockdown Savior California Needs
The former Olympian, reality TV star, and conservative Republican will challenge incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom in an impending recall election.
Stop the Steal? Organized Labor Can't Accept Loss in Amazon Unionization Election.
The pro-union left agrees with the MAGA right: If you can't beat 'em, claim they cheated.
The Republican Attack on Voting Rights
GOP state legislators have introduced a raft of new bills aimed at restricting the fundamental right to vote.
Sidney Powell Says She's Not Guilty of Defamation Because 'No Reasonable Person' Would Have Believed Her 'Outlandish' Election Conspiracy Theory
The former Trump campaign lawyer insists her allegations about systematic voting fraud were not "statements of fact."
Is the Electoral Vote Count Act Unconstitutional?
An argument that Congress lacks the authority to reject electoral votes.
Trump Never Told Georgia's Lead Election Investigator To 'Find the Fraud'
He said plenty of other bad things. But more than one quote sourced to anonymous informants has turned out to be wrong.
Georgia Republicans Aim To Restrict Voting by Mail
The state Senate approved some cynical changes to Georgia's absentee ballot laws under the guise of securing future elections from fraud that no one seems to be able to find.
No, a Potential Recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom Is Not a Threat to Democracy
It may, however, be a consequence of authoritarian COVID-19 responses that failed to keep citizens safe.
Under 'Approval Voting,' St. Louis Voters Rally Behind Two Progressive Potential Mayors
No third-party options were on the menu for the launch of this new voting system.
Woke Excess Causes Minority Voters To Flee the Democratic Party
The cultural views of elite white liberals are not popular with many minorities.
Recall Elections Give California Voters a Needed Check on Governors Who Abuse Their Power
California Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn't committed any crimes, but he deserves to face a potential recall for his disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite Its Own Warning That 'Congress Itself Is the Target,' the Capitol Police Did Not Expect Anything Like Last Month's Riot
The agency also missed an FBI bulletin citing "specific calls for violence."
Dominion Makes Good on Threat to File Defamation Suit Against Mike Lindell
The election systems company is taking its fight to the conspiratorial My Pillow CEO.
Limiting Mail-in Voting Won't Make Elections More Secure
But it would continue the politicization of the means of voting and make it harder to vote.
After Voting to Acquit Trump, Mitch McConnell Explains Why He Was Guilty
The Senate minority leader's triangulation does not bode well for the GOP's ability to stand for something other than a personality cult.
Leaving Aside Trump's Role in Provoking the Capitol Riot, His Reaction to It Was Enough To Justify Impeachment
He betrayed his oath and duties as president by hesitating to intervene and refusing to unambiguously condemn the violence.
Trump's Impeachment Lawyers Try To Deconstruct the Link Between What He Said and What His Followers Did
No amount of parsing can obscure his responsibility for the deadly attack on the Capitol.
Trump's Dubious First Amendment Defense Against Impeachment
He is on firmer ground in arguing that the Senate does not have the authority to try a former president, although that issue is highly contested.
The Not-So-Peaceful Transfer of Power
Our long record of peaceful transfers of power now has an asterisk on it.
A $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Says Fox Hosts Recklessly Implicated Smartmatic in a Conspiracy To Steal the Election
Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro persistently promoted the wild claims of Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.
'School Shootings Are Absolutely Real,' and '9/11 Absolutely Happened,' Says Marjorie Taylor Greene
Under fire for endorsing wacky conspiracy theories, the Georgia representative blames the internet.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Presents Republicans With a Sadly Familiar Choice Between Blind Loyalty to Trump and a Basic Respect for Reality
The Georgia representative has embraced nearly every crazy conspiracy theory that is popular on the right.
Trump's Lawyers Say He Can't Be Impeached for Trying to Subvert the Election Because He Was Just Expressing an Opinion
They also argue that the Senate has no authority to try a former president.
Treating Lin Wood's Wild Conspiracy Theories As a Psychiatric Symptom Invites Him to Play Free Speech Martyr
The State Bar of Georgia is demanding that the pro-Trump lawyer undergo a mental health evaluation.
The Constitutional Argument Against Trump's Senate Trial Is Convenient. Is It Also Wrong?
While many prominent constitutional scholars think trying a former president is perfectly legal, the dissenters make some points that are worth considering.
Surely Rudy Giuliani's 'Conclusive Proof' of Machine-Based Election Fraud Will Save Him From Dominion's $1.3 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
The company says Donald Trump's leading lawyer perpetrated "a viral disinformation campaign" based on "demonstrably false" charges.
Dominion Files $1.3 Billion Defamation Suit Against Rudy Giuliani
The crackdown on crackpot Kraken claims continues.
Should Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley Be Expelled From the Senate for 'Insurrection'?
That punishment for reinforcing the delusions that drove the Capitol riot is highly unlikely, and it would set a troubling precedent.
Biden Just Used a 'Far Right' SCOTUS Ruling To Oust a Trump Appointee
The new president availed himself of Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
It's Not Just Trump. California Labor Unions Are Trying To Reverse the Outcome of an Election Too.
California Democrats and their labor union allies are embracing anti-democratic principles to thwart the will of the people.
Saying Trump 'Provoked' the Capitol Riot With 'Lies,' Mitch McConnell Tries To Distance His Party From a Dangerous Demagogue
The Senate minority leader sees a grave political risk in failing to repudiate the former president.
Dominion Seeks to Beach the Kraken, Prompts Pillow Fight (UPDATED)
Threats of defamation suits have prompted corrective statements on Fox and Newsmax, but My Pillow CEO wants to fight.
