A judge will hear oral arguments on a motion to dismiss an election-related lawsuit filed by Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake at 11 a.m. ET on Dec. 19. Attorneys for Maricopa County, Arizona, last week asked a judge to toss Lake’s lawsuit that alleged the Nov. 8 election was botched and she should be…
LIVE NOW: Judge Hears Arguments Regarding Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Kari Lake
Judge Hears Arguments Regarding Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Kari Lake
A judge will hear oral arguments on a motion to dismiss an election-related lawsuit filed by Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake at 11 a.m. ET on Dec. 19. Attorneys for Maricopa County, Arizona, last week asked a judge to toss Lake’s lawsuit that alleged the Nov. 8 election was botched and she should be…
Judge Dismisses Republican’s Election Lawsuit in Arizona Statewide Race
An Arizona judge has dismissed a Republican candidate’s lawsuit challenging the election results of the secretary of state race. Democratic Party candidate Adrian Fontes beat Republican candidate Mark Finchem by over 120,000 votes in the Arizona secretary of state race in the midterms, according to election results (pdf) certified on Dec. 5 by the Arizona…
Judge Rules Kari Lake May Inspect Some Maricopa County Ballots
A judge overseeing an Arizona electoral lawsuit ruled on Friday that GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake may appoint an inspector to analyze a small selection of Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2022 midterm election. The inspection may begin on Dec. 20, unless Lake’s lawsuit is dismissed beforehand, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson said in…
Maricopa County Files Motion to Dismiss Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit
Attorneys for Maricopa County, Arizona, on Thursday asked a judge to toss GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit that alleged the Nov. 8 election was botched and she should be declared the victor or a new vote should be carried out. In a motion filed (pdf) Thursday, lawyers for Arizona’s most populous county said Lake’s…
Sen. Pat Toomey Farewell Address: ‘Our Party Can’t Be About Any One Man’
In his farewell speech on the U.S. Senate floor Thursday, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania offered his thoughts on the political climate, suggestions for the Senate, and his outlook for the nation’s future. While he didn’t mention former President Donald Trump by name, Toomey urged Republicans to quash the MAGA movement. “For my Republican…
Court Ruling Delays Oregon’s New Firearms Restrictions 10 More Days
Both sides in the fight over Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114 have until Dec. 23 to prepare their cases on why the measure’s new restrictions on firearms purchases and ownership should, or should not, be implemented. Walter Smoloski, a spokesman for Gun Owners of America (GOA), one party suing to block the new law, confirmed the…
US Lawmakers Negotiating Over 7,500 ‘Pork-Barrel Spending’ Earmarks Totaling $16 Billion for Spending Bill
Congress is negotiating more than 7,500 “pork-barrel spending” earmarks totaling $16 billion for a year-long omnibus spending bill. The annual fiscal spending bill, which is meant to keep the federal government funded, will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, in September 2023. A ban on earmarks was instituted in the House of…
Katie Hobbs Lawyer Moves to Dismiss Kari Lake’s Lawsuit
Republican candidates for two of Arizona’s top offices had their initial hearings in election-related legal challenges Tuesday, setting the schedule for the next steps that need to be taken. GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem, respectively, argue that they won during the Nov. 8 midterm election and asked…
Ohio Man Charged With Leaving Threatening Voicemails for Arizona Election Official
A 44-year-old man was charged on Wednesday for allegedly leaving threatening voicemails for an unnamed election official with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office in August. Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix, Ariz., and charged with three counts of making a threatening interstate communication and three counts…
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