Republicans want more eyes on election workers. Experts worry about their intent

Republicans want more eyes on election workers. Experts worry about their intent

The push for more poll watchers is a clear outgrowth of the lies and disinformation spread by former President Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Just a third of Republicans trust U.S. elections are fair, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Monday.

As Election Day nears, most U.S. adults say future of democracy is under threat

As Election Day nears, most U.S. adults say future of democracy is under threat

An overwhelming majority of Americans agree the nation’s democracy is in trouble, but Democrats and Republicans seem to be living in two separate realities when it comes to what — and who — is putting the country at risk, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Election disinformation has Colorado clerks trying new tactics to assure voters

Election disinformation has Colorado clerks trying new tactics to assure voters

Ahead of the upcoming election, county clerks in Colorado are doing more than ever before to combat disinformation about the security and reliability of the state’s voting systems. But they’re up against false claims of fraud that have spread around the state in the wake of last year’s presidential election.

A QAnon conspiracy theory about election fraud is becoming a pro-Trump push for traceable ballots

A QAnon conspiracy theory about election fraud is becoming a pro-Trump push for traceable ballots

Pro-Trump contenders who maintain the 2020 presidential contest was "rigged" against the former president are shifting their focus to new election and ballot security measures anchored by online conspiracy theories.

Wisconsin Republicans Plan 2nd Election Investigation

Wisconsin Republicans Plan 2nd Election Investigation

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, Senate President Chris Kapenga and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dan Feyen said in a news release that GOP leaders will authorize the Senate elections committee to conduct the probe in the wake of findings legislative auditors released Friday.

Auditors find 2020 election was secure while recommending new rules on drop boxes, absentee ballots

Auditors find 2020 election was secure while recommending new rules on drop boxes, absentee ballots

Legislative auditors released a report on Friday that found the 2020 presidential election was conducted with minimal errors, contradicting Republican complaints. However, the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau did make a number of recommendations for administrative rules and legislative changes that are likely to continue the fight over the state’s election administration.

EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff

EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff

Two sources are communicating with House investigators and detailed a stunning series of allegations to Rolling Stone, including a promise of a “blanket pardon” from the Oval Office

Calls to end Wisconsin Republicans' review of 2020 election grow amid investigator's blunders

Calls to end Wisconsin Republicans' review of 2020 election grow amid investigator's blunders

(CNN)The Republicans conducting a review of Wisconsin's 2020 election results are facing mounting calls to shut the probe down after a series of blunders by the former judge hired to conduct it.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tapped Michael Gableman, a former state Supreme Court justice, to conduct the review -- even though Gableman had publicly embraced conspiracy theories about President Joe Biden's defeat of Donald Trump there last year before being chosen for the role.