It’s no secret that Republican state legislatures are working overtime to alter election laws in ways to twist American democracy to their favor. Having imposed rules that make it harder to vote and to discourage those who can’t vote in person, the newest point of attack is to threaten ...
by Kevin McDermott Every time that this column — or my colleagues’ columns, or the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board — mentions Donald Trump’s name, there’s a segment of readers out there who demand to know why. He’s been out of office more than a year. Why this ...
It’s shameful that West Virginia’s top election official is repeating debunked conspiracy theories and circulating misinformation. We will address the misinformation in Secretary of State Mac Warner’s recent essay, which you can read in the far-right column on this page, point by ...
by Mac Warner Restoring confidence in our government begins with confidence in our elections. Election confidence has two main components: transparency and process. Much of the recent focus has been on transparency over matters such as vote totals and legal challenges not heard by ...
by Doyle McManus Last month, as thousands of former President Donald Trump’s loyal supporters waited for him at a rally in Ohio, a chant rose from the crowd. “Trump won!” they roared. “Trump won!” The former president agreed. “We won the election twice,” he said, ...
Pennsylvania lawmakers seem to have a penchant for proposing actions that cost time and money but produce — well, nothing. Consider the latest move by state Sen. David Argall, R-Schuykill, who chairs the Senate State Government Committee. He is now backing an audit of last November’s ...