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National

Trump grand jury report recommends perjury charges for witnesses

“A majority of the Grand Jury believes that perjury may have been committed by one or more witnesses testifying before it,” the report said.

National

Fox chief Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6B Dominion defamation case

Murdoch is expected to be questioned in person in Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday by lawyers for Dominion. The session will be closed to the public.

January 19, 2023 10:00 AM

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will run for president in 2024 at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach

National

Capitol riot panel recommends charging Trump with insurrection, obstruction

Criminal referrals to the Justice Department could be on charges including obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and insurrection.

December 19, 2022 09:27 AM

North Dakota

North Dakota's Wrigley pushed for recounts in contested states after 2020 election, book says

The Republican attorney general said he's very confident he "did not and would never advocate for anything other than strict adherence" to state and federal laws.

September 27, 2022 12:07 PM

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Port: Wrigley responds to reports about his call for recounts in 2020 election

"I would never and did not advocate for any sort of end-run shenanigans. I wanted to push to make sure that shenanigans weren't being pushed in either direction," North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said in response to a report that he advocated for recounts in the 2020 election in a message that reached former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows.

September 26, 2022 09:10 PM

By Rob Port

North Dakota

Election officials tired, frustrated by continuous 2020 records requests

Dealing with requests erodes hours of work time

September 20, 2022 08:01 AM

By Michael Standaert / North Dakota News Cooperative

South Dakota

'Comprehensive' agreement looks to improve Native American voting access, revamp SD registration practices

In 2020, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Oglala Sioux Tribe initiated a lawsuit against several agencies in South Dakota for violations of the National Voter Registration Act, stemming from a lack of training and oversight. A settlement agreement handed down on Sept. 6 promises to change that reality.

September 07, 2022 10:33 AM

By Jason Harward

U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol holds its opening public hearing in Washington

National

U.S. Capitol riot hearing shows Trump allies, daughter rejected fraud claims

The panel also showed videotaped testimony from other senior Trump White House officials including then-Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff.

June 09, 2022 07:17 PM

By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan / Reuters

President Donald Trump enters Scheels Arena in Fargo on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Forum file photo

Columns

Port: '2000 Mules' is an exercise in exploiting Trump supporters for money

This film won't convince you that the 2020 election was stolen, but it is an excellent mechanism for extracting money from the wallets of MAGA-world.

May 12, 2022 02:29 PM

By Rob Port

Idaho-based law enforcement trainer Richard Whitehead teaches a class to area law enforcement personnel, in Killeen

National

Special report: Police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds

Reuters identified five police trainers whose political commentary on social media has echoed extremist opinions or who have public ties to far-right figures. They work for one or more of 35 firms that advertised at least 10 police or public-safety training sessions in 2021.

May 06, 2022 07:31 AM

By Julia Harte and Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters

Vote signs outside Palm Beach County Public Library polling station during the 2020 presidential election in Palm Beach

National

Reuters special report: Trump allies breach U.S. voting systems in search of 2020 fraud 'evidence'

Eight known attempts to gain unauthorized access to voting systems in five U.S. states since the 2020 election involved local Republican officeholders or party activists who have advanced Trump’s stolen-election falsehoods or conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines.

April 28, 2022 05:48 AM

By Alexandra Ulmer and Nathan Layne / Reuters

Trump delivers remarks at the White House Conference on American History in Washington

National

Congressional panel expands probe of Trump documents

The House of Representatives Oversight Committee asked the National Archives and Records Administration for more information about “what appear to be the largest scale violations of the presidential records act since its enactment."

February 25, 2022 06:31 AM

By Patricia Zengerle / Reuters

Donald Trump holds a rally in Conroe, Texas

National

Annual conservative gathering puts Trump's sway vs rising DeSantis under scrutiny

Trump's fixation on 2020 has fanned concerns among establishment Republicans that he is putting personal revenge above party success by endorsing challengers running against incumbent Republicans who have crossed him.

February 22, 2022 07:31 AM

By Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters