Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history and a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, on Saturday died at age 88. Long-serving US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at age 88: The retired senator’s death Saturday was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a … Read more
Howard Fischer reports, Lawsuit seeks to ban ballot-counting machines in Arizona: Two Trump-endosed election denier Republicans seeking statewide office are asking a federal judge [United States District Court for the District of Arizona] to block the use of machines to tabulate the votes in Arizona in the 2022 election. The machines are unreliable because they … Read more
Axios reports Lawmakers met with Meadows on election schemes, ex-aide testifies: A former aide to ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified to the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Meadows met with several right-wing House members in December to discuss efforts to overturn the election, a new court filing reveals. The committee filed a … Read more
Ths decision will be appealed. This is not the last word. Howard Fischer reports, Ruling: 3 Arizona candidates can stay on ballot: A judge will not bar three officials who allegedly were involved in some way in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from running again for office in Arizona. In a 19-page ruling [not yet … Read more
The New York Times previews a new book being released May 3 from Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden Ad The Battle For America’s Future.” After this reporting was first published, Republicans, in particular “Traitor” Kevin McCarthy, were quick to issue flat denials of statements attributed to them, playing Trump’s … Read more