A Slate of Nine Election Deniers Vie For House Speakership
Later today, nine Republican representatives will campaign to be the latest Republican nominee for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Later today, nine Republican representatives will campaign to be the latest Republican nominee for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The U.S. House of Representatives has been without a speaker for 17 days and after three speaker votes this week, 435 members of Congress are still left without leadership.
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) introduced H.R. 14, commonly called the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023, a landmark piece of pro-voting legislation that would strengthen core provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, a nonprofit aligned with House Democrats, House Majority Forward, announced the start of a $20 million voter registration drive, calling the kickoff just an “initial” investment.
On Monday, Aug. 28, U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) announced a historic package of legislation that would greatly expand voting rights and improve election administration.
On Sunday, Aug. 27, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy detailed four sweeping changes to elections on NBC’s Meet the Press.
On Wednesday, Aug. 23, the eight qualifying Republican presidential candidates gathered on the debate stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
On Wednesday, Aug. 23, the Republican National Committee (RNC) released a 30-second video encouraging Republicans to utilize mail-in voting and early voting.
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) presented its biennial Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) to Congress.
On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. indicted former President Donald Trump on four counts relating to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment includes six unnamed co-conspirators.