Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

A new batch of startling evidence shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in former President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.

GOP activist Dr. Steven Hotze indicted in bogus voter fraud investigation

Controversial GOP activist Dr. Steven Hotze has been indicted for two felonies in connection to a bogus voter fraud investigation into the 2020 election that ended with a gun pointed at an innocent man's head and no fraudulent ballots.

Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination vote expected this week

Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden’s nominee a new burst of bipartisan energy as she seeks to become the first Black woman on the high court.

Pence says Trump wrong in saying VP could overturn election

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply "wrong."

President Trump tried to seize voting machines during 2020 election, report says

About six weeks after President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he told his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to contact the Department of Homeland Security to ask if the department could lawfully seize voting machines in key swing states, according to a report in The New York Times.

Judges approve request for special grand jury in Trump election probe

Fulton County Superior Court judges on Monday approved a request by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to impanel a special purpose grand jury to investigate possible attempts to disrupt the 2020 election.

Texas man charged with threatening to kill Georgia election officials

Chad Christopher Stark of Leander has been charged with one count of communicating interstate threats and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted.

Far too little vote fraud to tip 2020 election to Trump, AP review finds

An Associated Press review in six states disputed by Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 election.

Court tosses suit against Harris County’s drive-thru voting

A 2020 lawsuit to bar drive-thru voting in Houston was rejected Monday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

TX County officials call election audits an unnecessary partisan ploy while voicing confidence in 2020 results

Officials in some counties targeted by audits accuse Republican Texas leaders of pandering to conspiracy theorists and undermining faith in elections. They also say the secretary of state’s office hasn’t provided details on what the audits entail.

Texas announces audit of 2020 votes after Trump urges review

Texas election officials said Thursday night they were auditing the 2020 results in four large counties hours after former President Donald Trump, continuing to falsely claim the election was stolen, pressed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for a ballot review.

Biles: FBI turned ‘blind eye’ to reports of gymnasts’ abuse

The FBI made “fundamental” errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and did not treat the case with the “utmost seriousness,” the Justice Department’s inspector general said Wednesday.

Jean Becker Full uncut interview
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WYP host Greg Groogan sits down for a long conversation with Jean Becker about her new book. The Man I Knew- The Amazing Story of George H.W. Bush's Post-Presidency. Ms. Becker was President Bush's chief of staff during his post-White House years.

Rep. Marjorie Greene’s combative behavior could spark ethics review

Greene’s behavior has alarmed some members of Congress, where feelings remain raw after the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters intent on overturning the outcome of the 2020 election.

Texas GOP’s voting restriction bill passes key House vote

An agreement was reached between Republicans and Democrats leaving the bill with 20 amendments that significantly watered down some of what advocates called the most problematic aspects of the bill as it passed the key vote 81-64.

National Guard at Capitol served ‘tainted and unhealthy food,’ members of Congress allege

In a letter to Pelosi on Wednesday, Smith wrote that members of the National Guard in several states — including at least 30 from New Jersey — became ill due to “tainted and unhealthy food” from a private-sector vendor.

House passes Equality Act, which would enshrine LGBTQ protections in US labor and civil rights laws

The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate.