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Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls
The director of the Republican National Committee’s department for “election integrity” spoke at an online meeting hosted by two Florida activists who are close allies of the pillow entrepreneur and leading election-conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, pictured above. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images.

Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls

By Zachary Roth, Minnesota Reformer As the Republican National Committee ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who have been found to routinely spread election lies. The extremists also have close ties

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Trump makes one last presidential immunity argument to the U.S. Supreme Court
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday, April 15, 2024, made their case to the U.S. Supreme Court for his claims of presidential immunity. In this photo, Trump looks on during a campaign event . Photo by Getty Images

Trump makes one last presidential immunity argument to the U.S. Supreme Court

By Jacob Fischler, Minnesota Reformer Hours after Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom and became the first former president in U.S. history to be a defendant in a criminal trial Monday, his attorneys filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court renewing his claim of absolute

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Trump’s repeated escapes from political damage to be tested in NYC trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York City. With the indictment, Trump became the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images.

Trump’s repeated escapes from political damage to be tested in NYC trial

By Jacob Fischler, Minnesota Reformer Donald Trump on Monday in a New York City courtroom will make history as the first former U.S. president to stand trial in criminal proceedings. And it raises new issues for the presumptive Republican nominee for president in November, even as he builds a

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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers
President Joe Biden, pictured here in 2022, proposed a more narrowly targeted student debt relief plan. Photo by Photo by Danielle Gaines/States Newsroom.

Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers

Under the proposed regulations, there would be a one-time cancellation of up to $20,000 of unpaid interest regardless of a borrower’s income level.

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Judge sets March trial date in Trump federal election interference case
Former President Donald Trump boards his plane at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, following an arraignment in Washington, D.C. federal court on August 3, 2023. Trump pleaded not guilty to four felony criminal charges during his arraignment this afternoon after being indicted for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.

Judge sets March trial date in Trump federal election interference case

A federal grand jury handed up an indictment against the former president in early August on four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct, an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.

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Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say
Registered nurse Orlyn Grace administers a COVID-19 booster vaccination to Jeanie Merriman at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on April 06, 2022 in San Rafael, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say

By Jennifer Shutt, Minnesota Reformer WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV vaccine. “We’re going to be encouraging Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccine in addition to

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Trump absent but still dominates as GOP presidential rivals clash at first debate
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – AUGUST 23: Republican presidential candidates (L-R), former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum participate in the first debate of the GOP primary season hosted by FOX News at the Fiserv Forum on August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 8 presidential hopefuls squared off in the first Republican debate as former U.S. President Donald Trump, currently facing indictments in four locations, declined to participate in the event. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.

Trump absent but still dominates as GOP presidential rivals clash at first debate

By Jacob Fischler, Minnesota Reformer Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered onstage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a heated first primary debate heavily influenced by former President Donald Trump, though the party’s front runner refused to attend the two-hour event. Trump instead recorded a competing 46-minute interview with former

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Trump pleads not guilty to charges he sought to subvert 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump boards his plane at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, following an arraignment in Washington, D.C. federal court on August 3, 2023. Trump pleaded not guilty to four felony criminal charges during his arraignment this afternoon after being indicted for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.

Trump pleads not guilty to charges he sought to subvert 2020 election

Just before boarding his flight back to his home in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump spoke for less than a minute with reporters, holding an umbrella as rain fell. He said the prosecution was political and called the proceeding “a very sad day for America.”

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‘Fueled by lies,’ Trump charged with seeking to overturn 2020 election
Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he makes a visit to the Cuban restaurant Versailles after he appeared for an arraignment in connection with allegations he kept classified documents after leaving office, June 13, 2023, in Miami, Florida. Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images.

‘Fueled by lies,’ Trump charged with seeking to overturn 2020 election

The indictment focuses on plans by Trump and co-conspirators — four unnamed attorneys, a U.S. Justice Department official and a political consultant — to replace legitimate electors in seven key states, which Joe Biden in fact won, with fraudulent electors pledged to Trump.

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