By Masooma Haq Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has doubled down on objecting to Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, despite pressure from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Hawley put out a statement Thursday afternoon in which he reiterated the reasons for why he is choosing to object to the electoral vote count on Jan. […]
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GOP Tennessee State Lawmakers Urge Senators, Reps to Object to Electoral Votes
By Jack Phillips A group of state lawmakers in Tennessee called on both senators and the state’s Congressional delegation to vote to join an effort to object to the Electoral College votes in key states due to alleged voter fraud and irregularities. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and a few dozen other […]
Car Caravans Forming for ‘Historic’ Protest in Washington
By Ivan Pentchoukov Sixty-year-old Robin, a retail merchandiser in rural Virginia, hasn’t visited the nation’s capital in more than two decades or ever taken part in organizing a political event, although she was quick to volunteer to manage a stop for one of the four vehicle caravans headed to Washington for what many are calling […]
Hawley on Planned Electoral Objection: ‘Somebody Has to Stand Up’
By Zachary Stieber Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Wednesday night defended his commitment to objecting to electoral votes during next month’s joint session of Congress, saying that “somebody has to stand up here. You’ve got 74 million Americans who feel disenfranchised.” Hawley earlier in the day became the first senator to commit to objecting on Jan. 6, 2021, prompting criticism from […]
Trump Releases Statement From White House After Returning From Mar-a-Lago
By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump on Thursday, after his return to Washington, released a statement on the progress of “Operation Warp Speed.” In a video posted on Twitter on New Year’s Eve, Trump made note of the accomplishments of his administration. He didn’t mention election fraud or his challenge to the outcome of the presidential race. The […]
Sidney Powell: ‘Every Republican’ Should Stand Up for Trump If ‘RNC Hopes to Survive’
By Jack Phillips Attorney Sidney Powell, who filed third-party lawsuits on behalf of President Donald Trump, said that Republicans in Congress should back Trump’s election challenge if the Republican Party hopes to survive. “[Trump] won more than 305 electoral votes & the popular vote as well. You won in the greatest landslide in history,” Powell wrote on Twitter, suggesting that […]
Trump Shares New Study Estimating 289,000 ‘Excess Votes’ in Battleground States
By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump on Dec. 30 shared a new study by economist John Lott, which calls into question Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s victory over Trump. It purports to show that there were 289,000 “excess votes” across six battleground states, and claims that differences in absentee votes between counties with alleged fraud and adjacent counties […]
Trump Team Wants to Present ‘Specific Evidence’ on Jan. 6: Campaign Adviser Jason Miller
By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump’s campaign adviser said the team is aiming to present evidence during a potential congressional debate on Jan. 6 if lawmakers in the House and Senate object to states’ Electoral College votes. As of Wednesday, it appears that at least one member of the Senate, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and a […]
Arizona GOP Chair: ‘All on the Shoulders of Vice President Mike Pence’ in Elector Fight
By Jack Phillips Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward, a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence, described the suit as a “friendly” one. In an update on Tuesday, Ward attempted to clear any misconceptions about why the lawsuit was being filed. “We love Vice President Mike Pence, we love him,” she said, adding that it […]
72 Percent of Republicans See Trump as Model for Future of GOP: Poll
By Tom Ozimek A new poll shows that 72 percent of likely Republican voters think President Donald Trump should be the role model for the GOP going forward, rather than the average Republican member of Congress. “As the Republican Party reorganizes itself next year, should it be more like President Trump or more like the average GOP member of […]
Trump Says Supreme Court ‘Incompetent and Weak’ Over Election Fraud
By Allen Zhong President Donald Trump said that the U.S. Supreme Court failed to address massive election fraud properly. “The U.S. Supreme Court has been totally incompetent and weak on the massive Election Fraud that took place in the 2020 Presidential Election,” he wrote in a Twitter post on Saturday morning. “We have absolute PROOF, but they don’t want to see it—No ‘standing’, […]
Giuliani: Election-Related Cases Going to ‘Blow Up’ After Christmas
By Zachary Stieber Election-related lawsuits and similar matters are going to “blow up” after Christmas, President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said this week. In a self-hosted podcast episode, Giuliani told listeners that there is “considerable movement” in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin towards decertification of the election results amid a growing body of evidence of election fraud. “So […]