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Congress is heading back to the drawing board on election reform — here's what could happen next
After Democrats' voting rights bill failed, a bipartisan agreement to reform how Congress counts el…
Grace Panetta
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3 Democratic senators introduce legislation to prevent another January 6-style coup attempt
The bill aims to reform the Electoral Count Act to make it harder for presidential candidates and s…
Grace Panetta
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Some lawmakers are concerned that the Electoral Count Act could be exploited in favor of a losing candidate in future elections, report says
Matthew Seligman, an election law expert, told NBC News the most important thing is ensuring no one…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Trump went after 'Old Crow Mitch McConnell' in a statement issued after Pence said the former president was 'wrong'
"President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election," Pence said during a speech on …
Kelsey Vlamis
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How a rogue governor could steal the next presidential election for Trump
The forces that tried to overturn 2020 are taking their act to the states. If Congress only looks i…
Grace Panetta
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Sen. Joe Manchin is insisting on overhauling election laws and keeping the government funded before reconsidering Biden's big spending bill
Manchin told Insider he was open to a spending bill that reduced the deficit. "We have to basically…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Grace Pa…
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Just 9 House Republicans broke ranks to vote for a bill from Liz Cheney and House Democrats that aims to prevent another January 6. All of them are retiring.
"It's always been this way. So why change it?" Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told Insider of her vote…
Bryan Metzger
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What to expect when GOP members of Congress object to the counting of Electoral College votes on January 6
Under the Electoral Count Act, Members of Congress do not formally certify elections, but only coun…
Grace Panetta
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2 memos from 2020 show beginning of 'alternate electors' scheme and importance of January 6 deadline, The New York Times reports
Trying to overturn the 2020 election in seven swing states, Republicans acted as electors and filed…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Trump continues to insist that Pence should have 'gone back' after the Capitol riots to overturn the 2020 election results
Trump supporters waged a violent insurrection on January 6 under the false belief that Pence and Co…
Grace Panetta
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Retired conservative federal judge says Republican efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election were a 'dry run' for 2024
"The entire house of cards collapsed at noon on January 6," wrote former judge J. Michael Luttig of…
John L. Dorman
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Why Congress can't categorically reject and overturn presidential election results in the future
There are only a few limited and extraordinary circumstances under which Congress can object to ele…
Grace Panetta
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The Trump campaign is reportedly planning a way to bypass the 2020 election results in key swing states
Sources told The Atlantic that the Trump campaign was planning to install loyal electors in swing s…
John L. Dorman,Grace Panetta
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Congress likely won't take action on the growing threats to election integrity, leaving election workers vulnerable to criminal prosecution and results open to partisan tampering
Neither the two main voting rights bills currently in Congress address the growing threat of partis…
Grace Panetta
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Mitch McConnell is 'proudly' supporting a bill that aims to prevent another Trump-style coup, saying January 6 'underscored the need for an update'
McConnell's support for the Senate bill to reform the Electoral Count Act comes just days after all…
Bryan Metzger
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Mike Pence was booed and heckled with chants of 'TRAITOR!' at a conservative conference
Former President Trump falsely claimed for months that Pence had the power to overturn the results …
Grace Panetta
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Trump falsely claims Pence had power to overturn the 2020 election, attacks bipartisan push to tighten certification process
Trump in a statement claimed that Pence "could have overturned the Election!" as he continued to de…
Tom Porter
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How a bipartisan group of senators plan to stop a Trump-style coup attempt in 2024
The long-awaited proposal would clarify and modernize the centuries-old laws governing presidential…
Grace Panetta
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A federal appeals court shot down a GOP lawmaker's lawsuit against Mike Pence seeking to overturn the 2020 election
Rep. Louie Gohmert's last-ditch legal effort asked the judges to empower Pence to overturn the elec…
Michelle Mark
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Psaki blasts Trump for his comments about Pence not overturning the 2020 election: 'Just a reminder of how unfit he is for office'
Psaki also condemned Trump's comments that he'd consider pardons for January 6 Capitol rioters if h…