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HARRISBURG — As state officials look to rebuild voter trust following a bruising and contentious presidential election, they are pointing to the results of a new pilot audit they say provide “strong evidence” that the correct winner was named in Pennsylvania. A Spotlight PA and Votebeat examination of the underlying data shows that the review, known as a risk-limiting audit, confirms the election’s accuracy. But risk-limiting audits by their nature, experts say, don’t r...

As state officials look to rebuild voter trust following a bruising and contentious presidential election, they are pointing to the results of a new pilot

The goal of the wide-ranging legislation is to improve voting access, particularly for voters of color.

While the audits results indicate a high degree of confidence in the outcome, they cannot answer some of the finer questions about how the election was run.

While the audit's results indicate a high degree of confidence in the outcome, they cannot answer some of the finer questions about how the election was run.

While Pennsylvania's election audit's results indicate a high degree of confidence in the outcome, they cannot answer some of the finer questions about how the election was run.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Merrick Garland to be President Biden’s attorney general, a U-turn from a 2016 stalemate that kept him stuck in Senate limbo. 

Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland is likely to face numerous tests early on at the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the Biden administration looks to quickly turn the page on the Trump era.

Cyber threat looms large over German election Whether hacking attacks or disinformation campaigns, online meddling could sway public opinion and influence the outcome of the September vote, experts warn. Recent incidents suggest that the threat is real. When Chancellor Angela Merkels Christian Democratic Union (CDU) met online to elect a new party leadership in January, hackers carried out a series of massive attacks aimed at throwing the summit into chaos. The attacks picked up speed every ti...

WASHINGTON – As Republican state lawmakers across the country propose measures that would limit access to voting, Congressional Democrats are pushing sweeping legislation to expand voter access, setting up a national battle over voting rights ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The House, led by Democrats, passed Wednesday one of the most sweeping election reform measures introduced in Congress in decades. It includes same-day voter registration and expanding early voting. “The right t...