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Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives
Scores of lawsuits—many of them frivolous—have been filed, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the ...Politics - NBC News - 11 hours ago -
Claims Over Reporter's Relationship With RFK Jr. Surface in Legal Feud With Ex
The drama over a New York magazine reporter’s relationship with onetime presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is playing out in two different venues.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 15 -
Is Elon Musk's $1 million election giveaway legal?
Elon Musk announced Saturday he is giving away $1 million daily through Nov. 5 to swing state voters who sign a petition for his pro-Trump political action committee. Musk has already committed at ...Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
What will happen to Trump's legal issues after the election?
Donald Trump has more than just the presidency on the line Nov. 5 — the outcome of his various legal troubles hinges on the election, as well.Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
South Africa submits its main legal claim to the top UN court which accuses Israel of genocide
South Africa has delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top courtWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day election giveaway sparks legal doubts
Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
'Ready for anything': Democrats tout post-election legal preparations
The Harris campaign says it is taking steps to prepare for "anything Republicans throw at us" in court before, after and on Election Day.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
RNC is leading the legal charge for Trump amid echoes of 2020 election chaos
When a local Republican official in Georgia filed a lawsuit this year declaring that election boards did not have a duty to certify results, the lawyer she turned to was part of the legal team who ...Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
Trump legal team motions to dismiss Jack Smith election interference case
Former President Donald Trump's defense team has filed a motion to dismiss the federal election interference case against him arguing special counsel Jack Smith's appointment was illegal. CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Trump could be on the hook for huge legal bills if he loses the election
The former president has faced more than $100 million in legal costs, which he’s largely financed through campaign donations.Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
Trump, Harris camps prepare to ‘go to the mattress’ in election legal battles
Hours after Steve Bannon was released from prison Tuesday upon serving a four-month stint for evading a congressional subpoena, the onetime adviser to former President Trump sounded the alarm about ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Election betting is newly legal — and risks getting confused with polls
Wagers have been flooding in after a ruling opened the door to U.S. users placing bets on ballot outcomes, raising concerns that the lines between elections and sports would blur.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Republic of Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Election Victory
The Georgian Dream party won 54 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said Sunday, a result that critics of the government fear could derail the country’s pro-Western course.World - The New York Times - October 27 -
Fetterman mocks Trump election validity claims
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday mocked former President Trump’s recent claims surrounding the validity of election results. “It's the same s— that he played in ‘20, and that didn't go ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Scott and Bash go back-and-forth on election claims
CNN anchor Dana Bash and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) went back and forth on Sunday over claims by former President Trump about election validity. “Will you urge the former president not to prematurely ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Be very careful when making stolen election claims
Election fraud does occur, but be careful about attributing to conspiracy what can just as easily be attributed to incompetence or stupidity.Politics - The Hill - 11 hours ago -
Arizona's Kari Lake Is Already Claiming Election Fraud
The night before the election, Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake, a former TV anchor-turned-election truther, thanked her supporters for voting early—something she has long railed against.Tech - Wired - 8 hours ago -
Election fraud rare in US elections, despite persistent claims otherwise
Rigged machines. Illegal ballot harvesting. Repeat, noncitizen and even dead voters. Claims of election fraud exploded in 2020 as former President Trump and his allies sought to portray their ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump’s legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels quiet ahead of 2024 election, MSNBC reports
Former President Donald Trump this summer offered a financial incentive to adult film star Stormy Daniels if she agreed to keep quiet about Trump ahead of this November’s election, MSNBC’s Rachel ...Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
Elon Musk could face ‘legal liability’ for his $1 million giveaway, says election law expert
NBC News Election Law Analyst Nate Persily discusses the legal questions surrounding billionaire tech founder Elon Musk’s latest election effort to support former President Trump ahead of the ...Politics - NBC News - October 21 -
Watch Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speak live on legal battle with SEC and upcoming election
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse will speak at DC Fintech Week in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
How legal fights brewing before Election Day could impact the presidential race
Legal fights have broken out in every critical battleground state in the weeks before Election Day, setting up dramatic court standoffs targeting thousands of votes that could decide who wins a ...Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
Close polls, likely legal challenges: How TV networks will handle another election week
The polls are close, the lawyers are ready and the networks may be in for marathon coverage — or not. What TV news learned from 2020 and how it shaped preparations for 2024.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago -
Texas AG to deploy 'rapid response legal team' to polling places on Election Day
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will deploy poll watchers to “major counties” across the state on Election Day. The announcement comes as the capstone to three months of allegations by Texas ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
US election live updates: Harris and Trump hold duelling Pittsburgh rallies in final hours of campaigning
Harris says ‘momentum is on our side’ at Pennsylvania rally while Trump celebrates endorsement from podcaster Joe Rogan. Trump and Harris visit key states in final day of campaigning Don’t miss ...World - The Guardian - 19 hours ago -
Proud Boys claim they'll be at polling places as Trump ups violent rhetoric and election fraud claims
As Donald Trump again makes unsupported election fraud claims and ramps up violent rhetoric, Proud Boys say they're organizing to watch the polls on Election Day.Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Donalds spars with CNN's Bash over 2020 election claims
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Sunday joined CNN’s "State of the Union," where he and host Dana Bash spared over 2020 election claims. Bash asked Donalds if Congress should follow the Electoral ...Politics - The Hill - October 13 -
JD Vance falsely claims Donald Trump didn’t lose 2020 election
Republican vice-presidential candidate makes baseless claim that ‘big tech rigged the election’. The Republican vice-presidential candidate, JD Vance, told a reporter on Wednesday that there were ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Farah Griffin: Vance leaning into 2020 election claims ‘should be disqualifying’
Former White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffin blasted Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Wednesday for leaning into former President Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen, saying it "should be ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
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Investigating baseless claims of non-citizens voting in U.S. federal elections
CBS News is investigating efforts by self-appointed "election protection advocates" who say they are policing voter rolls in North Carolina by looking for suspected undocumented immigrants trying ...Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
Trump files extraordinary complaint claiming election meddling by UK Labour party
Allegation references LinkedIn post saying 100 party staffers were headed to US to campaign for Harris. First King George III. Now Sir Keir Starmer.. Citing the American revolution while ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Britain's PM rejects a claim by the Trump campaign about election interference
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s campaign that his Labour Party is illegally interfering in the U.S. presidential electionWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Trump repeats false claims of "rampant cheating" in 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump made new threats Friday to hold people accountable for what he calls "rampant cheating" in the 2020 election. There is no evidence of widespread fraud during 2020, but ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Georgia’s ruling party leading in pivotal election ahead of pro-EU opposition
Results with 70% of precincts counted give Georgian Dream majority in vote seen as crucial to possible EU membership. Georgia’s ruling party is leading in a pivotal parliamentary election widely ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
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Fox News offers fact-check of Trump's 2020 election claims
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner offered a fact-check of former President Trump's false claims that Democrats "stole" the 2020 election from him after the network finished airing his remarks from ...Politics - The Hill - October 29
