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The fight for democracy

A series examining the threats to fundamental democratic rights in the US

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  • Supporters of Republicans protest outside the Maricopa county tabulation and election center in 2022.

    Election deniers use Trump victory to sow more doubt over 2020 result

    Close races in states where counting is still underway called in to question as claims of fraud in presidential vote quieten
  • artwork of man wearing black suit with eyes close against white stars on blue background

    Fraud, lawsuits, chaos: how Trump is preparing to contest the 2024 election

    Unlike 2020, experts say there’s a much more organized effort to subvert the vote this time – here’s what to know
  • people climbing a wall

    Political violence has marked the 2024 race – but risks rise after election day

    Experts fear those convicted over January 6 attack may act violently again – but biggest threat comes from lone actors
  • Trump at a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday.

    The big lie 2.0: Trump plan to subvert 2024 election more organized than ever

    The effort to pre-emptively deny an election loss goes beyond rhetoric – it is backed up by a massive rightwing apparatus
  • Elon Musk looks off to the side while outdoors in a suit.

    Michigan secretary of state calls Elon Musk’s voting claim ‘dangerous disinformation’

    Billionaire Trump booster said ineligible voters are on state’s rolls, but elections official said his claim is misleading
  • FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2021 file photo, Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta. The seeds of misinformation about next week's 2022 midterm elections were planted in 2020. That's when baseless conspiracy theories about the presidential election took root and festered, helping to spur the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Despite efforts by tech companies to slow their spread, misleading claims about mail ballots, vote tallying and certification never went away. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

    Two rulings restore calm to Georgia elections rules – for now

    Two Georgia judges beat back Republican efforts to cast doubt on November’s election, but the legal fight isn’t over
  • a boy on his phone

    ‘Malicious’ texts sent to Wisconsin youths to discourage them from voting

    Justice department urged to investigate messages amid Republican attempt to clamp down on student voting
  • A room full of election workers processing votes in Georgia

    Why is Georgia hand counting ballots and how will it affect the 2024 election?

    Trump-aligned state election board has passed a suite of rules that experts say will lead to confusion and errors
  • Tina Peters pictured in Colorado in February 2023.

    Republican former election clerk jailed for nine years over voter interference

    Tina Peters, who was lauded by election deniers, convicted over scheme inspired by false claims about 2020 result
  • dozens of people sit at wooden desks in a large room

    Democrats sue Georgia election board over new ballot hand-count rule

  • US-TEXAS-GUNS-NRA<br>Signage for the Newsmax conservative television broadcasting network is displayed at a broadcast TV booth at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. - America's powerful National Rifle Association kicked off a major convention in Houston Friday, days after the horrific massacre of children at a Texas elementary school, but a string of high-profile no-shows underscored deep unease at the timing of the gun lobby event. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

    What price are US media outlets paying for spreading election lies?

  • a man looks out from behind a wooden fence outside

    ‘Fear and intimidation’: how peaceful anti-pipeline protesters were hit with criminal and civil charges

    Climate activists opposed to the Mountain Valley pipeline were accused of breaking West Virginia’s new critical infrastructure law
  • Rows of seats filled with people, with person holding printed-out sign that says This Meeting Is Illegal.

    The election deniers with a chokehold on Georgia’s state election board

  • Collage of protesters, police, handcuffs and an oil rig.

    Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US

  • Standing woman on carpeted, wood-paneled room speaks with seated people.

    Trump-aligned Georgia election board votes 3-2 to require hand-count on election day

  • People yell and hold Trump banners in front of a capitol dome.

    How Janice Johnston is ‘laying the groundwork for chaos’ in Georgia’s elections

  • a man in a blue suit and red tie looks off to the side in front of an American flag

    Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result

    Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state
  • A voting sign for Maricopa county elections department says "Vote here/aqui" with an arrow to the right

    Arizona elections error could affect eligibility of nearly 100,000 voters

    Voter registration issue splits politicians in the swing state as they enter legal battle over best solution
  • Man speaks at podium.

    Georgia lieutenant governor avoids criminal charges over fake elector plot

  • people with signs such as 'keep abortion legal'

    Florida officials investigate voters who signed abortion ballot initiative

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