elections

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates

4:22pm December 30, 2020

by Pam Fessler

More than a half-million mail-in ballots were rejected in this year's primaries due to mistakes and missed deadlines. Officials feared many more would be rejected in November, but that did not happen.

The big mystery of this election is why there was a disparity between President-elect Joe Biden's decisive win and Democrats' disappointing down-ballot performance.

Politics & Government

5 Lessons Democrats Can Learn From The 2020 Elections

12:24pm December 29, 2020

by Mara Liasson

Democrats were elated to defeat President Trump this year, but overall voters sent their party some mixed signals. Now, the party is trying to figure out what they mean for the future.

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Politics & Government

The Federal Election Commission Can Finally Meet Again. And It Has A Big Backlog

5:00am December 24, 2020

by Brian Naylor

The FEC has not been able to operate since July, and there's a lot to do. Complaints against the Trump campaign and Mike Bloomberg are among the cases awaiting action.

COVID-19 ads that Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl planned to run on Facebook got caught in the social network's ban on political advertising.

Mask Up! How Public Health Messages Collide With Facebook's Political Ads Ban

6:23pm December 23, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Nearly two months after Election Day, Facebook still prohibits political ads. The ban is frustrating some elected leaders who say it makes it harder to get out information about the pandemic.

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National

Some Right-Wing Media Air Segments To Rebut Their Own Claims Of Voter Fraud

4:07pm December 23, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Over the weekend, Fox News, the Fox Business Network and Newsmax have run awkward segments rebutting false claims of widespread voter fraud — claims that have appeared on those networks earlier.

A sample ballot is shown using the Dominion Voting system that Georgians use to vote.

Politics & Government

The Toll Of Conspiracy Theories: A Voting Security Expert Lives In Hiding

12:41pm December 23, 2020

The head of security for a voting equipment vendor speaks out from the undisclosed location where he's living, after threats and harassment were directed to him and his family — even ex-girlfriends.

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, with lawyer Sidney Powell last month in Washington. They, the Trump campaign and others face a lawsuit by an employee of Dominion Voting Systems, a vendor that has been the subject of disinformation from

Politics & Government

Dominion Voting Systems Employee Sues Trump Campaign And Allies, Alleging Defamation

7:55pm December 22, 2020

by Bente Birkeland

Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell are among those named in the suit by Eric Coomer, Dominion's product security director, who is in hiding over threats stemming from conspiracy theories about his work.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) wears a protective face mask as he makes his way to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his new government, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in May. The Knesset has dissolved and Israel is headed to ne

World News

Israel To Hold 4th Election In 2 Years As Coalition Fails To Pass Budget

5:00pm December 22, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing trial on corruption charges, has a difficult path to another term. He is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

Matthew Masterson, then a senior cybersecurity adviser at the Department of Homeland Security, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2019. He left his post on Friday.

Politics & Government

Former Election Security Official Says It Will Take 'Years' To Undo Disinformation

1:47pm December 22, 2020

by Pam Fessler

In his first interview out of office, Matthew Masterson, a top deputy to Christopher Krebs at the Department of Homeland Security, called 2020 "as smooth a presidential election as I've ever seen."

Colorado state Rep. Julie McCluskie, a Democrat, is surrounded by protective plastic barriers in the House chambers at the Colorado State Capitol during an emergency legislative session on November 30. Lawmakers there are planning to move their 2021 sessi

Despite COVID, Thousands Of Lawmakers Plan To Gather In State Capitols Next Month

5:00am December 22, 2020

Delaying session or meeting remotely aren't options that have necessarily appealed to Republican state lawmakers who, for the most part, aren't shy about gathering in large numbers in 2021.