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Politicians Encouraged To Learn Spanish, Not Just Fake It During Campaigns

John Gimenez attaches a flag to his vehicle during an event hosted by the Hispanic Federation to encourage voting in the Latino community Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. The Hispanic Federation is a non-partisan organization. John Raoux/AP hide caption

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Politicians Encouraged To Learn Spanish, Not Just Fake It During Campaigns

The advocacy group Voto Latino is stressing the need for year-round, bilingual engagement with Latino constituents. They're also calling out feeble attempts many candidates make to speak Spanish.

Georgia District Attorney Is Investigating Trump's Call To Overturn Election

Georgia prosecutors are investigating whether former President Donald Trump's phone call to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Ben Raffensperger to overturn the state's election results in Trump's favor broke state laws. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption

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Georgia District Attorney Is Investigating Trump's Call To Overturn Election

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In a letter to state officials, the top prosecutor in Atlanta said the investigation will look into potential violations of state law stemming from Trump's call with election officials last month.

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

Poll workers help voters get ready to cast their ballots on Nov. 3 in Atlanta. State lawmakers are now considering legislation that could roll back some laws that made it easier for voters to cast ballots by mail. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption

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After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections.

Biden, Democrats Prepare To Go It Alone, Believing Most Of Country Is On Their Side

President Biden meets with House Democratic leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the Oval Office on Friday to discuss coronavirus relief legislation. Stefani Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden, Democrats Prepare To Go It Alone, Believing Most Of Country Is On Their Side

The president is not waiting around for Republicans to come around to his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. "We can't do too much here. We can do too little," Biden said Friday.

How Democrats Found Thousands Of New Voters And Flipped Georgia's Senate Seats

People listen to the Rev. Raphael Warnock speak on Jan. 5 in Marietta, Ga. Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff won the Georgia Senate runoffs on the strength of superior Democratic organizing around the state. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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How Democrats Found Thousands Of New Voters And Flipped Georgia's Senate Seats

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Roughly 225,000 people who voted in January runoff elections didn't vote in November. A disproportionate number of them were people of color, a sign of where Democrats' political future lies.

'You Better Run': After Trump's False Attacks, Election Workers Faced Threats

Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on Nov. 4, 2020 in Atlanta. Falsehoods spread by former President Trump and his allies led to threats against election workers. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption

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'You Better Run': After Trump's False Attacks, Election Workers Faced Threats

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Former President Trump obsessed with the Fulton County elections department, which covers Atlanta. His conspiracy theories and lies led to violent threats and intimidation of the department's workers.

GOP Divide Not Just A D.C. Drama: Post-Trump Reckoning Splits Colorado County

Supporters cheer as former President Trump arrives to address a "Keep America Great" rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 20, 2020. After his loss, the county GOP faces a deep ideological divide. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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GOP Divide Not Just A D.C. Drama: Post-Trump Reckoning Splits Colorado County

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As the GOP split reverberates across the U.S., the head of one Colorado county Republican Party insinuates that COVID-19 is a hoax, calls on militia group for security and faces calls to resign.

GOP Divide Not Just A D.C. Drama: Post-Trump Reckoning Splits Colorado County

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Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

Sidney Powell, center, and Rudy Giuliani, left, are defendants in a new lawsuit filed by the electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic. The company is seeking more than $2.7 billion over what it says was a "disinformation" campaign about its role in the 2020 election. Image from Smartmatic lawsuit/Screengrab by NPR hide caption

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Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

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Pro-Trump Election Conspiracist Lin Wood Investigated Over Possible Illegal Voting

Attorney Lin Wood, who has been banned from Twitter and restricted by Parler over incendiary posts, says he has property in both Georgia and South Carolina. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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Pro-Trump Election Conspiracist Lin Wood Investigated Over Possible Illegal Voting

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The Georgia secretary of state's office is looking into whether Wood was actually a resident of South Carolina when he voted in the November general election.

Myanmar Explained: How A Coup Followed Unproven Allegations Of Voter Fraud

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Myanmar Explained: How A Coup Followed Unproven Allegations Of Voter Fraud

For months, Myanmar's military party has claimed — without evidence — that its poor performance in the country's November parliamentary elections was the result of voter fraud. This week, when the new Parliament was scheduled to convene, the military launched a coup, detaining top civilian officials including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar Explained: How A Coup Followed Unproven Allegations Of Voter Fraud

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'A Hostage Situation Every Day': Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses

President Donald Trump attends a rally for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Dec. 5 in Valdosta, Ga. Both GOP senators ultimately lost their runoff elections this month, handing control of the Senate to Democrats. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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'A Hostage Situation Every Day': Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses

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Sources close to the campaigns say people in and around the White House put near-constant pressure on Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to shape their runoff campaigns around Trump's demands.

'There Are A Lot Of Questions': Arizona GOP Faces Concerns About Party Elections

Then-President Donald Trump is greeted by Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, during a stop in Arizona last year. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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'There Are A Lot Of Questions': Arizona GOP Faces Concerns About Party Elections

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Some Arizona Republicans are demanding an audit of the state party's leadership election, in which Donald Trump ally Kelli Ward was reelected as party chair.

'There Are A Lot Of Questions': Arizona GOP Faces Concerns About Party Elections

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The Anatomy Of Autocracy: Masha Gessen

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The Anatomy Of Autocracy: Masha Gessen

Russian-born journalist Masha Gessen talks to us about how the rule of the people becomes the rule of the one, the role of the media, and what we can learn about the building blocks of autocracy from the work of philosopher and writer Hannah Arendt, and what history tells us are the ways to dismantle it.

The Anatomy Of Autocracy: Masha Gessen

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Democrats Weigh Whether Iowa Should Stay 1st In Line For 2024 Election

Voters head into their Iowa Democratic caucus site last year. Problems with a new smartphone app delayed reporting of the results for days or, for The Associated Press, permanently. Steve Pope/Getty Images hide caption

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Democrats Weigh Whether Iowa Should Stay 1st In Line For 2024 Election

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Iowa's decades-long lock on the nominating process has been under threat since last year's disastrous caucus, when results were delayed for days in part because of a faulty smartphone app.

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

Jaime Harrison, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says Democratic victories in Georgia are signs that come 2022, his party can break the cycle of the incumbent president's party losing ground during midterm elections. Richard Shiro/AP hide caption

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DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

With President Biden and other Democratic leaders in their 70s and 80s, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee says recruiting younger candidates will be among his top priorities.

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

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At The National Prayer Service, A Plea To Avoid 'Simplistic Calls For Unity'

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the virtual presidential inaugural prayer service from the State Dining Room of the White House. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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At The National Prayer Service, A Plea To Avoid 'Simplistic Calls For Unity'

Speakers at the service see a "new America" and embrace a range of progressive causes. "The only way to establish domestic tranquility is to establish justice," the Rev. William Barber II says.

At The National Prayer Service, A Plea To Avoid 'Simplistic Calls For Unity'

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6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration

President Biden sits in the Oval Office at the White House after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration

After a chaotic four years, Biden is calling for calm. A new tone was set, but a return to the same old partisan bickering won't solve the problem of millions fed a daily diet of false information.

With New Georgia Senators Sworn In, Democrats Officially Control The Senate

The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, seen here during a campaign event in Georgia on Jan. 4, were sworn in as U.S. senators by Vice President Harris on Wednesday afternoon. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Inauguration Day: Live Updates

With New Georgia Senators Sworn In, Democrats Officially Control The Senate

A Democratic majority, even a thin one, allows the party to set the chamber's legislative agenda and makes it easier to confirm President Biden's Cabinet picks.

'Defend The Truth And Defeat The Lies': Biden Moves Past Trump's War On Media

President Biden delivers his inauguration speech Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds /AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Inauguration Day: Live Updates

'Defend The Truth And Defeat The Lies': Biden Moves Past Trump's War On Media

President Biden called for Americans to listen to one another and to disagree on the basis of facts, obliquely invoking the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol as the cost of trafficking in lies.

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