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Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw fake electors plot in 7 states
Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw efforts in December 2020 to put forward illegitimate electors from seven states that Trump lost, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the scheme.
[ cnn.com ]The future of the GOP isn't about DeSantis or Youngkin
A year after Donald Trump left the White House and with the 2022 midterms looming, much of the Republican Party has its sights on what, and who, comes next. Though Trump is still very much in the picture -- his recent rally in Arizona had strong back-on-the-campaign-trail vibes -- two Republican governors (and the states they represent) have emerged as possible answers to these GOP questions: Virginia's Glenn Youngkin and Florida's Ron DeSantis.
[ cnn.com ]Party leaders, officials and operatives say the White House is unresponsive even to basic requests for help or information heading into 2022 elections
President Joe Biden spotted Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on the White House campus last June and called out to the House Democratic campaign chair loudly enough for several others to hear: "I really want to talk to you about the races!" he shouted.
[ cnn.com ]Senate Democrats on brink of defeat on voting legislation despite frantic push
Senate Democrats are desperately searching for a way to pass voting legislation amid pressure from President Joe Biden, but the path ahead looks increasingly grim with influential moderates Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema unlikely to support a rules change necessary to get the bills over the finish line despite a frantic lobbying campaign from their own party.
[ cnn.com ]Top GOP senator says he will run for reelection
Sen. Ron Johnson announced in an email on Sunday that he is running for reelection in Wisconsin, setting the stage for a tough campaign in a race that could determine control of the Senate.
[ cnn.com ]Three women brutally killed in one day in France, in 'unbearable' start to new year
On January 1, three women were killed in France, each allegedly by a partner or ex-partner, in what feminist campaigners described as an "unbearable" start to another year's tally of violence.
[ cnn.com ]A year after the insurrection, Republicans around the country still promote Trump's election lies
In Colorado -- a state President Joe Biden won handily in 2020 -- a Republican candidate for US Senate pointed his firearm at a fake Dominion voting machine and blasted it to smithereens in a campaign ad riddled with falsehoods.
[ cnn.com ]House Democrats lean into January 6-focused strategy ahead of midterms
House Democrats' campaign arm is leaning into a strategy of linking Republicans to the January 6 insurrection amid the one-year anniversary of the US Capitol riot, even as some in the Democratic Party debate how much to talk about the deadly attack on the campaign trail.
[ cnn.com ]Sheep take part in Covid-19 vaccination campaign
A German man has come up with a unique idea for a campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19, Reuters reports.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: This woman could topple the French President
As France gears up for a presidential campaign amid a savage fifth coronavirus wave sweeping the country, for the first time in the nation's history, female candidates occupy three of the principal axes of the political spectrum and may hold the key to the nation's future.
[ cnn.com ]Herschel Walker campaign deletes a false claim saying the Republican candidate for Senate graduated from college
Herschel Walker's campaign for Senate removed a false claim -- which inaccurately said the Republican candidate graduated from the University of Georgia -- from a website for his Senate bid, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
[ cnn.com ]In Alabama, Brooks looks to redeem himself with Trump amid campaign struggles
Just before Donald Trump took the stage at an August rally in Alabama that was meant to boost GOP Rep. Mo Brooks' US Senate bid, the former President ran into one of Brooks' primary opponents offstage.
[ cnn.com ]Trump says Pence is 'mortally wounded' inside the GOP for his role in certifying 2020 election results
As former Vice President Mike Pence weighs his future in politics -- laying the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign in 2024 and supporting Republican candidates who face reelection next fall -- former President Donald Trump said Pence is "mortally wounded" inside the GOP.
[ cnn.com ]Lawyer says Meadows did nothing with document on ways to undermine the 2020 election, per New York Times
• Memos from Trump campaign lawyer outline her theories for how Pence could reject Electoral College votes • January 6 committee subpoenas Trump-backed congressional candidate
[ cnn.com ]Memos from lawyer outline theories for how Pence could reject Electoral College votes
In the weeks leading up to January 6, one of Donald Trump's campaign lawyers wrote memos outlining how she believed then-Vice President Mike Pence could reject electoral college votes and overturn the 2020 election, including one theory that he could ignore a federal law.
[ cnn.com ]Matthew Dowd, former Bush strategist, ends campaign for lieutenant governor in Texas
Matthew Dowd, a former George W. Bush strategist and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in Texas, announced on Tuesday he was ending his campaign.
[ cnn.com ]A Maine city that's 90% White now has a Somali mayor
Deqa Dhalac saw it in their faces when she started campaigning.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: What Stacey Abrams' announcement means for Georgia and America
Stacey Abrams' 2022 campaign for Georgia governor represents a generational opportunity for Black women in American politics. It's a potential game-changer for parts of the South that continue to rely on voter suppression to retain power.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Kevin McCarthy has a huge challenge
It is never a good idea to campaign too openly for a future congressional leadership post which assumes an outcome in an upcoming election. Experience dictates members of Congress demonstrate prudence and humility before voters cast their ballots, sometimes in unpredictable ways. House Democrats learned this hard lesson in 2020 as they underperformed unexpectedly and nearly lost their majority, while Joe Biden won the presidency by a comfortable margin.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Biden's path out of the pandemic meets a GOP blockade
The entrenched Republican opposition to public health measures like vaccine and mask mandates has become one of the most difficult challenges facing President Joe Biden as he tries to fulfill his campaign promise to shut down the Covid-19 pandemic.
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