Author: Reporter

A court filing in a lawsuit against Fox News lays bare a panic at the network that it had alienated its viewers and damaged its brand by not lining up with President Donald Trump’s false claims that he had won the 2020 presidential election. That very real worry, judging by Fox’s ratings in the election’s aftermath, played a key role in Fox not setting the record straight about unfounded fraud claims. The network’s accuser contends that hosts at Fox News had serious concerns about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election being made by guests who were...

Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. Those who engage in an attempted overthrow of the government should not be allowed to run it. New York, Connecticut, and Virginia are among states where proposed legislation would prohibit anyone convicted of participating in an insurrection from holding public office or a position of public trust, such as becoming a police officer. While the bills vary in scope, their aim is similar. “If you’ve tried to take down our government through violent means, in no...

A panel of voting experts and political party appointees will help the Wisconsin Election Commission rework its rules for poll watchers ahead of the 2024 presidential race. Poll watchers, called election observers in Wisconsin, have complained that existing rules on how they can monitor voting sites are unclear and applied inconsistently across the state. Wisconsin has one of the most decentralized election systems in the nation, with more than 1,800 municipal clerks who count votes. The new advisory committee will include voting rights advocates, poll watchers, municipal clerks and political party representatives. The panel will offer perspectives on how...