2021-01-03 22:25:29 {widget1} The push to expand voting capabilities in Connecticut is gaining momentum. As an emergency measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the 2020 election, the state legislature has essentially…
Category: Elections
Cruz, other GOP senators vow not to certify Biden win without probe of voter fraud claims
2021-01-03 03:51:17 {widget1} WASHINGTON – Nearly a dozen Republican senators and elected senators led by Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Saturday they will reject voters from certain states won by President-elect Joe…
Trump turns to fringe element in election fight
2020-12-22 04:11:14 {widget1} WASHINGTON – With his allegations of widespread voter fraud rejected by dozens of judges and GOP leaders, President Donald Trump has turned to a group of conspiracy theorists, media-hungry…
Trump wants Supreme Court to overturn Pa. election results
2020-12-21 04:28:14 {widget1} WASHINGTON (AP) – Undeterred by dismissals and admonitions from judges, President Donald Trump's campaign continued its unprecedented efforts to reverse the results of the Nov. 3 election Sunday, saying…
AP sources: Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel to probe vote fraud claims
2020-12-20 03:28:46 {widget1} WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump named attorney Sidney Powell, who was started from his campaign's legal team after pushing baseless conspiracy theories, as a special counsel investigating voter…
'Scumbag Democrats' sign from Ron's Guns owner sparks criticism from first selectman, controversy among residents
2020-12-15 20:30:41 {widget1} East Lyme – First Selector Mark Nickerson said he has received more than a dozen complaints about a sign recently placed in front of the home of city dweller…
Biden speaks on power of democracy in counter to Trump's attempts to overturn results
2020-12-15 04:24:33 {widget1} WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden reaffirmed his belief in American democracy and the integrity of the elections in a speech Monday after the electoral college formalized its victory over…
Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
2020-12-14 22:17:48 {widget1} WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies, resigns amid ongoing tension with the president over the president's baseless allegations of electoral fraud…
Trump says efforts to challenge election results are 'not over'
2020-12-14 02:41:28 {widget1} WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has indicated that he will continue to contest the results of the 2020 election, even after the Electoral College meets in most capitals Monday…
Analysis: Short work by high court of Trump's 'big one' election challenge
2020-12-13 03:46:49 {widget1} WASHINGTON (AP) – It wasn't long before the Supreme Court made short work of what President Donald Trump was “ the great '' called. And when the court dismissed…