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How Congress is changing electoral law in response to Jan. 6

The House and the Senate are set to pass an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act, the arcane election law that then-President Donald Trump tried to subvert after his 2020 election defeat

The Independent UK

Kari Lake suffers defeat in baseless lawsuit challenging election results

Arizona candidate came up short after clinging to election fraud lies

The Independent UK

The Jan. 6 committee makes its case against Trump, his allies and their conspiracy to commit an insurrection: Five essential reads

From its first public hearing on June 9, 2022, the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capital has offered hours of riveting testimony detailing America’s first nonpeaceful transfer of presidential power.

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California county votes to study option to form new US state

San Bernadino, the largest county in the country by area, spans 20,000 square miles (51,800 square km) – more than nine other US states

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Trump should face justice just like anyone else would, argues Rep. Raskin

"If Donald Trump had succeeded, he'd be bragging about it," says Raskin, a member of the Jan. 6 panel. He argues the former president must be held accountable based on the facts and what the laws say.

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Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 20, Brew.

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First Thing: January 6 panel recommends criminal charges against Donald Trump

The referral marks the first time in US history that Congress has taken such action against a former president. Plus, the rescue of nearly 4,000 beagles

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Trump might look done, but we shouldn’t count him – or those he inspired – out

The January 6 committee portrays Trump as an anomaly, but Trumpist ideology extends beyond the man who originated it

The Guardian - US

Jan. 6 and the question of democracy

Trump's rioters represented a deep, dark current in American history: Restricting democracy to a chosen few

Salon

Hey, Democrats: No more "triangulation"!

After the 2022 midterms, the Bill Clinton strategy of constant rightward shift is bound for history's dustbin

Salon

Noah Feldman: Jan. 6 committee is right to defend the rule of law

The Jan. 6 committee that concluded its work Monday represents the third and likely final chance for Congress to establish a historical record with regard to Donald Trump’s wrongdoing while president.

Tribune News Service

Robin Abcarian: Desperate abortion foes resort to new tactics while pregnant people find ways to thwart them

Illegal abortion is back, and — dare I say? — it's better than ever.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Feinstein won't step down early. But when she does, these contenders have the best shot at her seat

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It's not an election year, but in 2023 we'll see a hot race begin for U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat.

Los Angeles Times

Democrats praise January 6 panel’s work as Republicans call it ‘witch-hunt’

House panel concluded investigation and referred Trump to the justice department for criminal prosecution on four counts

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5 takeaways from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.

Salon

The code behind the far-right's success

Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables

Evening Standard

Donald Trump rages as Capitol riot committee recommends criminal charges against him

Former president and 2024 hopeful claims recommendation by January 6 committee will ‘strengthen’ him

The Independent UK

Kari Lake will get to make case for election misconduct

A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, Kari Lake, but will allow her to call witnesses in an attempt to prove that she lost because of misconduct by election officials

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The Independent UK

Trump's tax returns to be discussed by congressional panel

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to publicly release years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns

The Independent UK

GOP's usual embrace of Trump muted after criminal referral

Donald Trump is facing a new legal threat, but there is little sign that the Republican Party is defending the former president with the same intensity and urgency that defined his previous legal clashes

Tribune News Service

What Trump told Michigan lawmakers to try to get state's election overturned

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump summoned Michigan state lawmakers to the White House just two weeks after the November 2020 election, his directive was for the group to "have some backbone and do the right thing."

The Texas Tribune

Texas elections secure despite COVID-related “irregularities” in 2020, audit finds

Four Texas counties were evaluated in a 359-page audit released by Secretary of State John Scott on Monday, two weeks before he steps down as chief election official.

Tribune News Service

Trump should be prosecuted for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack, House panel says

WASHINGTON — A House committee recommended that Donald Trump be prosecuted for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, the first-ever such referral of a former president.

Tribune News Service

A North Carolina poll worker told voters a candidate had died. Now an election must be redone

RALEIGH, N.C. — A Western North Carolina town must have a new election after a poll worker told voters on Election Day that a candidate in the contest had died, which may have skewed results.

The Independent UK

Hogan: Trump at 'lowest point ever' on day of Jan. 6 report

Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he believes former President Donald Trump is “at his lowest point ever,” as the House Jan. 6 committee wrapped up its investigation

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