Another first for Trump: the former US president is the first person who has held the office to face criminal charges.
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It is the first time an incumbent or former US president has been charged with a criminal offence.
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Election tactics and narratives suggest more threats to US democratic institutions in the next president election.
Joe Biden during the 2020 election race, but will he stand in 2024?
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Joe Biden’s appeal to suburban and older voters will make him difficult to beat, some experts argue.
George Santos, in the middle, lied his way to winning election to Congress, where he took the oath of office on Jan. 7, 2023.
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When candidates can get elected to Congress based on a mountain of lies they’ve told, is it time to reconsider whether such lies are protected by the First Amendment?
Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., center, and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, right, take cover as protesters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Weaknesses in the law governing how elections are run and votes counted in Congress led to the Jan. 6 insurrection. An election law scholar analyzes legislation just passed to fix those problems.
More than 110 million votes were cast in the U.S. midterm elections of November 2022.
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Compared with past midterms, voter turnout among young people jumped in 2022 – but it was still below 30%.
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What happened to the predicted red wave in the US midterms?
Former President Barack Obama raises hands with Stacey Abrams and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock at a Oct. 28, 2022, campaign event in Georgia.
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Runoff elections in Georgia have a racist past, but the contest between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker for US Senate is a sign of progress.
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The two were close colleagues, but now there’s little love lost between Trump and the man who may ruin his chances of another try for the White House.
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Election of moderate rather than Trump Republicans makes a change in Ukraine policy less likely.
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The Republicans have not done as well as predicted in the US midterm results.
Furries attending the annual Pittsburgh Anthrocon. Much harmful misinformation has been spread about furries in recent years.
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Contrary to the misinformation about them, furries are similar to other groups that use fandom as a way of building community.
An election worker, watched by observers from both major political parties, handles 2022 midterm ballots in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Local election administrators work under increasingly difficult circumstances, with dwindling resources and mounting challenges.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., confer just off the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington on March 29, 2022. Portman did not seek reelection for his seat.
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Thirty-five Senate seats are up for grabs in the midterm elections. What tasks and responsibilities await the winners?
It a democratic duty … so just do it!
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‘I don’t like the candidates,’ ‘I don’t know enough to make a decision,’ ‘I don’t want to give this election legitimacy’ – an ethicist takes on nonvoters.
New York police respond to a shooting in Brooklyn in April 2021, amid a rise in shootings that year.
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A new wave of prosecutors, known as progressives, say that public safety can exist with policies like eliminating cash bail for people charged with low-level offenses.
A voting dropbox is pictured ahead of the midterm elections in Mesa, Ariz., in October 2022.
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Most of the election-related lawsuits now before state courts focus on fine details of election procedures. This can be a costly, time-consuming process for state courts.
How many people vote matters, but so does their age.
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Americans’ political affiliations and views on key issues vary a lot by age. When fewer young people vote, winning candidates and policies may not reflect their views.
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The US midterm election could see many deniers of election results gain office.
Voting at home by mail can be very convenient – and safe from concerns about COVID-19.
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Voting by mail is safe from fraud and manipulation, is backed by people across the political spectrum and can be more convenient for many voters.