New details in Capitol riot timeline show Mike Pence pleaded with officials to ‘clear the Capitol’
New details from the deadly US Capitol riot show Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling demand: “Clear the Capitol.”
Trump flag violates city ordinance -- but business owner willing to pay fines, 'go to jail'
"I am prepared to get the fines, ultimately get cuffed, go to jail, whatever," Johnson said. He added that the flag cost him $1,000 and the crane cost about $50,000.
CEO of firm hired by Arizona Senate Republicans for ballot recount appeared to make political posts
The CEO of a company hired by Republicans in the Arizona State Senate to recount Maricopa County ballots during the November 2020 election reportedly made posts that were sympathetic to election-related conspiracies on social media.
2 Capitol police officers who say they suffered ‘physical, emotional damage’ in riot sue Trump
Two Capitol police officers who say they suffered physical and emotional damage during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are suing President Donald Trump, saying he incited the mob that assaulted them.
Delta CEO: New Georgia voting bill 'based on a lie'
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo that he needed "to make it crystal clear that" Georgia's new election law was "unacceptable."
Civil rights groups file new lawsuit over Georgia voting law
Civil rights groups say Georgia's new voting law "is driven by blatant racism, represents politics at its very worst, and is clearly illegal,”
Dominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.
Trump defends Capitol rioters, says they posed 'zero threat right from the start'
Former President Donald Trump defended a violent mob of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol in an attack that led to five deaths, claiming they posed "zero threat."
Arizona Democrats call recount of Maricopa County ballots a 'charade'
Democrats lashed out at Republicans who control the Arizona Senate for their plan to do a complete hand recount of 2.1 million ballots in the state’s most populous county, calling the effort a "charade" to keep backers of former President Donald Trump fired up and undermine the integrity of the state's elections.
George W. Bush says he's 'still disturbed' over Capitol riot
The former president said in an interview that he was “disgusted” as he watched the deadly Capitol riot unfold on Jan. 6, saying he’s “still disturbed.”
Arizona State Senate to hand-count 2.1 million Maricopa County ballots
State Senate Republicans in Arizona announced on March 18 that they now want to completely recount 2.1 million ballots in Maricopa County to ensure that President Biden's victory in November was legitimate.
US intel report: Putin authorized operations to help Trump in 2020 presidential election
Russia and Iran sought to influence the outcome of last November's presidential election, but U.S. intelligence officials found no evidence that any foreign actor changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process.
Judge: Arizona GOP must pay $18K in groundless election suit
The judge wrote the GOP had in effect acknowledged it brought the lawsuit for an improper purpose when it said the suit was motivated by public mistrust after the election.
2 charged in attack on Capitol police officer who died after riot: report
Federal authorities have arrested two men who were reportedly involved in an attack on a Capitol police officer who died following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Arizona Senate working to set up Maricopa County election audit
Senate Republicans want to audit the ballots to try to show whether there were problems with the 2020 election in Maricopa County.
Video from Maricopa County Elections Department shows people going through dumpsters
The department released the video following internet claims that shredded ballots were discovered in a dumpster outside the building near Third Avenue and Jefferson Street in Downtown Phoenix.
Some Capitol riot protesters faked illness to stay behind police lines, medical personnel say
Some protesters pretended to be injured so they could be treated by emergency medical staff and remain behind police lines, according to an Arlington firefighter who responded to the Capitol riot in January.
Arizona Senate votes to require ID with mailed ballot
Voters would have to include an affidavit with their birthdate and the number from their driver’s license, state ID or tribal identification card. If they don’t have one of those forms of ID, they could include their voter registration number and a copy of a utility bill.
Arizona State Senate has no space for ballots it got after court battle against Maricopa County
The Arizona State Senate apparently does not know what to do with 2.1 million voted ballots, after they spent more than two months fighting to enforce a subpoena seeking access to them.
House poised to pass landmark voting rights, ethics bill
House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses.