Election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump’s 2020 loss

Election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump’s 2020 loss

One law professor warns that the US is not “out of the woods” from the threat of election denialism by any means.

  • byEmma Brown,Amy Gardner andRosalind S. Helderman

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Democrats’ worries about their midterm election strategy grow

Democrats’ worries about their midterm election strategy grow

As the country struggles with high petrol prices,record inflation and economic uncertainty,some Democrats now acknowledge that their kitchen-sink approach may be lacking.

  • byLisa Lerer,Katie Glueck andReid J. Epstein
‘He refused to defend our nation’:Committee told Trump watched violent mob attack the Capitol

‘He refused to defend our nation’:Committee told Trump watched violent mob attack the Capitol

Former White House staffers say Donald Trump was repeatedly urged to call off the violent mob but instead sat back in his private dining room and watched the rampage for hours.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘New evidence’ to show Trump wanted to join Capitol riot

‘New evidence’ to show Trump wanted to join Capitol riot

More evidence against Donald Trump is emerging,as investigators flag the former president could face more than one criminal referral.

  • byHope Yen
‘Furious’ Trump knew Jan 6 protesters had weapons,fought Secret Service:aide

‘Furious’ Trump knew Jan 6 protesters had weapons,fought Secret Service:aide

A former aide testified that Donald Trump tried to wrestle the steering wheel from his security guard after being told he couldn’t join the march on the Capitol.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Trump attempted to corrupt his own Justice Dept,Jan 6 committee finds

Trump attempted to corrupt his own Justice Dept,Jan 6 committee finds

“Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R (Republican) congressman,” Trump told his acting attorney-general.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
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‘The truth matters’:Rupert,Lachlan Murdoch dragged into $2.3b Fox News defamation suit

‘The truth matters’:Rupert,Lachlan Murdoch dragged into $2.3b Fox News defamation suit

The media mogul and his son played a direct role in statements that fed false perceptions of voter fraud in the 2020 US presidential election,a court has heard.

  • byJeremy W. Peters
‘I will not break my oath’:Officials testify about defying Trump’s orders

‘I will not break my oath’:Officials testify about defying Trump’s orders

State officials testified about the harassment and death threats they received after refusing to find votes for Trump or to appoint fake electoral college voters.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
January 6 Committee hearings as it happened:Hearings begin into US Capitol riots

January 6 Committee hearings as it happened:Hearings begin into US Capitol riots

The House Committee investigation into the riots in Washington DC on 6 January,2021 is holding the first of a series of public hearings today.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
What is Roe v Wade,and what happens if it is overturned?
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What is Roe v Wade,and what happens if it is overturned?

What was this famous US court decision – and what would happen if it were overturned?

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‘She came in on her own’:Ivanka Trump testifies before House January 6 panel

‘She came in on her own’:Ivanka Trump testifies before House January 6 panel

Whether she gives the committee new information or not,her decision to cooperate is significant for the panel,which has been trying to secure an interview with her.

  • byMary Clare Jalonick,Lisa Mascaro andFarnoush Amiri