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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: "For all of you who hate Democracy and voting, have I got a new law for you!" JOE RAEDLE / GETTY NEWS We'll have so much COVID-19 data to dig through once the dust settles: A new report out of the University of Washington concludes that COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, which is more than double what official reports show. (Keep in mind, the study has not been peer-reviewed. It also doesn't count the deaths of people who may have died from other illnesses, but still due to delayed care from health care systems being overwhelmed by COVID-19.)

GOP Wants To Expand Arizona ‘Audit,’ But DOJ May Shut It Down Arizona's Republican-led Senate is looking to expand its post-election audit of 2.1 million ballots in the state's most populous county, while Arizona's Democratic secretary of state and the U.S. Department of Justice appeared headed to federal court to shut down the post-election exercise. On Wednesday, May 5, the Senate's liaison to the audit, former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, a Republican, confirmed that the GOP-led Senate is negotiating with a California nonprofit to conduct a new and separate au...

The Arizona GOP's Maricopa County audit: What to know about it Caitlin Huey-Burns © COURTNEY PEDROZA / Getty Images Arizona Recounts 2020 Presidential Election Ballots More than six months after his defeat in the November election, former President Trump is still claiming victory, calling the election "the big lie," despite several recounts and dozens of unsuccessful lawsuits that say otherwise. Although every state has certified its results, the Republican-controlled state Senate in Arizona has undertaken a full hand recount and audit of the ballots and voting machines in...

The most absurd conspiracy theory yet in the ongoing Arizona recount CNN 1 day ago Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large © Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 01: Former Secretary of State Ken Bennett (right) works to move ballots from the 2020 general election at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 1, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona. (Photo by Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images) To read the daily missives being sent by former President Donald Trump...

The audit — which is being conducted by a little-known Florida company called Cyber Ninjas, which was hired by the state Senate — is not providing adequate security for the 2.1 million ballots it obtained from a court-ordered subpoena in February, Karlan wrote. Judging from news media reports, Karlan wrote, the "ballots, elections systems, and election materials that are the subject of the Maricopa County audit are no longer under the ultimate control of state and local elections officials, are not being adequately safeguarded by contractors at an insecure facility, and are at risk of ...