Stories tagged: "election"


Michigan Board of Education President Pamela Pugh is running for a seat in the US Senate. (Pamela Pugh for U.S. Senate via Facebook)
Michigan Board of Education President Launches Campaign for US Senate

Pamela Pugh, the president of Michigan's Board of Education, announced Tuesday that she will seek the state's open US Senate seat in 2024 and challenge US Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic nomination.

Attorney Lin Wood, a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, gestures while speaking during a rally on Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Michigan Legal Watchdog Files Complaint Against Election Denying Attorneys

Nine lawyers who were found to have abused the court system by filing a lawsuit that challenged Michigan's 2020 election results in favor of President Joe Biden committed misconduct and should be disciplined, a watchdog agency said.

The Michigan State Police exit the Adams Township Hall after executing a search warrant, Oct. 29, 2021 in Hillsdale. (Corey Murray/Hillsdale Daily News via AP)
Republican Michigan Clerk Who Doubts Election Results Faces Recall

A small-town clerk accused of improperly handling voting equipment after casting doubt on President Joe Biden's election victory faces a recall election Tuesday in one of Michigan's most conservative counties.

How Fox News hosts described the lies and conspiracies aired on their network. Graphic by Desiree Tapia.
Leaked Texts Reveal: Fox News Knew They Were Spreading Lies and Conspiracies About 2020 Election

A pair of new court filings reveal that Fox’s top executives, hosts, and talent knew former President Donald Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election were false, but broadcast them anyway.

A young striker (left) with suffrage and labor activist Flora Dodge "Fola" La Follette (middle) and social reformer and missionary Rose Livingston (right) during a garment strike in New York City in 1913. (Library of Congress via Unsplash)
Here’s When Women (Finally) Got the Right to Vote in 50 Countries

While it might feel as though it's been an inalienable right for as long as we can remember, it really wasn't that long ago that women not only didn't have the right to vote, but also couldn't own land, travel freely, or work outside the traditional roles prescribed by society.

Kristina Karamo speaks at the state Republican Party convention on Saturday. (Kristina Karamo via Facebook)
Election Conspiracist Takes Reins of Michigan Republican Party

Election conspiracist Kristina Karamo, who was overwhelmingly defeated in her bid to become Michigan’s secretary of state last year, will now lead the state’s Republican Party for the next two years.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, talks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Will Slotkin Run to Replace Stabenow in US Senate? Probably.

In what is quickly emerging as one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2024 campaign, US Rep. Elissa Slotkin is aggressively acting on Stabenow's call for "the next generation of leadership."