Not just Ohio: Biased language is the hot new tactic to thwart ballot measures
Hundreds of protesters against a measure that would make it more difficult to change the Ohio constitution fill the rotunda before an Ohio House session in May. Graham Stokes/Ohio Capital Journal Abortion-rights supporters filed a lawsuit Monday against what they call “deceptive” ballot language produced by Ohio officials for the state’s closely-watched upcoming referendum on the issue.…
Mark Meadows, Fulton DA square off over his bid to move 2020 Georgia election case to federal court
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Monday asked a federal court judge to remove his 2020 presidential election interference case from state prosecutors’ hands. File Drew Angerer/Getty Images (file photo) Former White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, Mark Meadows, on Monday became the first defendant charged in the Fulton County…
One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election
Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Top row, from left Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Ray Smith, David Shafer, Sen. Shawn Still. Center row, from left, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, John Eastoman, Kenneth Chesebro. Bottom…
Lone Georgia state lawmaker who faces Fulton charges claims federal role precludes county prosecution
State Sen. Shawn Still’s booking photo, which was taken at the Fulton County Jail on Friday, Aug. 25. State Sen. Shawn Still, who was one of the false electors in 2020, is trying to have his case moved to federal court. The Norcross Republican faces seven counts, including racketeering, impersonating a public officer, forgery, and…
Trump supporters, detractors face off outside jail as he’s booked on Georgia racketeering charges
Former President Donald Trump’s mugshot from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office This story was updated at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Former President Donald Trump was booked and quickly released at the Fulton County Jail Thursday evening during a trip from New Jersey to Atlanta that played out on primetime TV and capped a…
Americans are worried about democracy. You wouldn’t know it from the GOP debate.
The Declaration of Independence. Getty Images There’s a growing feeling, among both experts and ordinary Americans, that our democracy isn’t functioning well — and even that it’s under threat. “American democracy is cracking,” the Washington Post reported August 18. “I’m terrified,” one democracy expert told the paper. “I think we are in bad shape, and I don’t…