Voting
News Desk
Why Did Sidney Powell Plead Guilty?
The former attorney for Donald Trump was one of nineteen people indicted in Georgia for allegedly conspiring to overturn the result of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
By Charles Bethea and Sue Halpern
Daily Comment
How Ohio Voters Defeated an Effort to Thwart Abortion Rights
Opponents of the measure capitalized on fears of a Republican power grab.
By Peter Slevin
Daily Comment
The Abortion Fight Has Voters Turning to Ballot Initiatives
And Republicans are increasingly attempting to limit that direct-democracy option.
By Peter Slevin
Shouts & Murmurs
The Most Peculiarly Gerrymandered Districts
Does that district look like . . . Zendaya’s face?
By Mads Horwath
The Political Scene Podcast
The Fox News Defamation Lawsuit: “Money, Ideology, Truth, Lies—It’s All Right There”
Our political roundtable explores the fallout from the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against one of the most powerful TV networks in America.
Q. & A.
How to Fix Our Remaining Election Vulnerabilities
In the midterms, election skeptics lost races in critical swing states. But an upcoming Supreme Court case and a federal reform bill could make all the difference.
By Isaac Chotiner
The Political Scene
When Election Deniers Concede
In the midterms, voters rejected Stop the Steal candidates in critical swing states. Is the democracy crisis over?
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
The Political Scene
Counting Through Conspiracy Theories in Arizona’s Midterms
On Tuesday, equipment malfunctioned at scores of polling places in Maricopa County, already a hotbed of election denialism. Would local officials be able to reassure the public?
By Rachel Monroe
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, November 9th
“You there, boy! Bring the pollster here with news of the Georgia Senate race and I’ll give you half a crown!”
By Lars Kenseth
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, November 8th
“Everything’s going to be O.K. Hold on, this just in—no, it’s not.”
By David Sipress
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Monday, November 7th
“I’m going to bed. Wake me if all the polls turn out to be wrong.”
By David Sipress
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Friday, November 4th
“It’ll be so nice to have that extra hour this weekend to dread the fall of democracy.”
By Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Campaign Chronicles
Roe vs. Trump in the Michigan Midterms
Candidates are betting on abortion outrage and MAGA enthusiasm. Why did one Republican field organizer tell canvassers to think twice about mentioning the former President?
By Peter Slevin
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Lionfish: The Joy of the Hunt
D. T. Max introduces us to a passionate hunter of invasive fish. Plus, Andy Borowitz on the power of ignorance in our modern age, and Sue Halpern on the legal fight for voting rights.
American Chronicles
The Election Official Who Tried to Prove “Stop the Steal”
How a group of conspiracy theorists enlisted a county clerk in Colorado to find evidence that the 2020 vote was rigged.
By Sue Halpern
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Lindsey Graham Warns That Biden’s Pro-Democracy Rhetoric Could Lead to Voting in the Streets
Graham described a “doomsday scenario” in which voters are offered bottles of water in clear violation of the law.
By Andy Borowitz
Shouts & Murmurs
Situations in Which the Only Solution Was to Vote
Getting out the vote while being held hostage, before crashing into an eighteen-wheeler, and more.
By Eli Grober
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, July 14th
“The vote is 6–3. Majority rules! Well, except in a democracy where the majority is dependent on a larger system of districting and electoral votes, insuring that the majority rarely wins and letting all decisions fall on nine Justices whom no one elected.”
By Sarah Kempa
Daily Comment
Are Crossover Efforts to Defeat Extreme Republicans Gaining Ground?
Utah Democrats are taking extraordinary action, and other groups are pursuing new strategies to safeguard democratic norms.
By Sue Halpern