By Zachary Stieber Lawmakers from multiple states have visited the 2020 election audit in Arizona’s largest county in recent days, with more visits planned. Delegations from Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Alaska were given tours of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where the audit is taking place in Phoenix. Michael McDonald, the Nevada Republican Party chairman, went to the venue […]
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Taxpayers Fleeing California Take $8.8 Billion In Gross Income to Other States
By Tom Ozimek California, with its relatively large tax burden compared to other states, has seen a taxpayer exodus in recent years and, along with it, billions in taxable gross income. State-to-state migration data recently released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shows that California lost an estimated net 70,534 households—or 165,355 taxpayers and their dependents—in the years 2017-2018, with those […]
Conservative Nonprofit to Launch $10 Million Campaign to Strengthen Election Integrity: Report
By Tom Ozimek Conservative nonprofit Heritage Action for America is on Monday expected to announce plans to spend $10 million on a wide-ranging election integrity campaign to strengthen voting laws in eight swing states, according to reports. According to Fox News, the campaign will target Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Texas, and Wisconsin, with the effort involving […]
Trump Says He Won’t Attend Biden’s Inauguration
By Ivan Pentchoukov President Donald Trump said on Jan. 8 that he will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” the president wrote on Twitter. Trump made the announcement one day after Congress certified Biden as the […]
Arizona’s 11 Electoral Votes Challenged by GOP Senator, Reps During Joint Session
By Jack Phillips More than 60 Republican House representatives led by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and one senator objected to Arizona’s 11 electoral votes during the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. Their objection “complies with the law,” said Vice President Mike Pence, the president of the Senate during the Joint Session of Congress. Gosar […]
Trump: Pence ‘Has the Power to Reject Fraudulently Chosen Electors’
By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject electors that were fraudulently chosen, echoing statements made by his legal team in recent days ahead of Jan. 6’s Joint Session of Congress. “The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors,” Trump wrote on Tuesday in a tweet. Republicans […]
Trump: ‘I Hope Mike Pence Comes Through for Us’
By Janita Kan President Donald Trump said on Monday that he hopes Vice President Mike Pence will do more than just carry out a ceremonial role during the joint session of Congress to count Electoral College votes on Jan. 6. “I hope Mike Pence comes through for us. I hope our great vice president comes through […]
GOP Congressman Signs First Objection to States’ Certifications for Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge
By Jack Phillips Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Monday that he signed an objection to the electoral vote in six states ahead of the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. “Promises made. Promises kept. Today I signed objections to tainted electoral college vote submissions” in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Brooks wrote. “Senators? Time to sign […]
6-Person Team Briefs Hundreds of State Lawmakers on Election Irregularities
By Ivan Pentchoukov and Zachary Stieber A six-person team that included Rudy Giuliani and Peter Navarro briefed hundreds of state lawmakers about evidence of election irregularities, during a Jan. 2 meeting. The virtual meeting included legislators from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Navarro said during an appearance on Fox News. “These legislators, they’re hot, […]
Meadows: Over 100 House Members Plan to Object to Electoral Votes
By Zachary Stieber More than 100 members of the House of Representatives plan to object to electoral votes during the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress, according to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. “We’re now at well over 100 House members and a dozen Senators ready to stand up for election integrity and object to certification. […]
Trump in ‘Good Position’ for Electoral Vote Showdown: Grennell
By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump is in a “really good position” for Wednesday’s challenge in Congress, according to former Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell. “The Democrats have moved from there’s not any fraud, to there’s not widespread fraud, and now their new mantra is there is ‘not enough fraud to overturn’ the election,” Grenell told Newsmax, adding […]
24 Louisiana State Reps Urge GOP Congressional Delegation to Reject Biden-Harris Electors
By Mimi Nguyen Ly Twenty-four Louisiana House Republicans are calling on the state’s Republican congressional delegation to reject the electors for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) for six swing states on Jan. 6, “due to fraud in the presidential election.” Lawmakers will gather on Jan. 6 for a […]