News about the 2020 United States presidential election. Joe Biden was elected the 46th president
June 2026
Trump walks out of interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after clash over election claims
Kristen Welker questioned Trump’s allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were ‘rigged’
Arizona supreme court deals blow to fake elector case against Mark Meadows
Democratic attorney general’s office says it will continue to try to push 2020 presidential election case through courts
Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after sentence commuted
Peters, a conspiracy theorist convicted after 2020 election, served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence
May 2026
Who is Tina Peters, the Colorado clerk whose sentence for election crimes was commuted?
The state’s governor commuted Peters’ sentence after a White House pressure campaign against Colorado
Justice department can keep 2020 ballots FBI seized from Fulton county, judge rules
Heavily Democratic Fulton county has been at center of Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020
The fight for democracy
Georgia county poll workers targeted by subpoena seeking their contact details
Fulton county is trying to fend off federal prosecutor’s demand for information on 2020 election workers
April 2026
Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election
Appeals court orders resentencing of ex-Colorado clerk jailed for election interference
March 2026
The fight for democracy
Fulton county accuses FBI of ‘callous disregard’ over ballot seizures
Lawyers say agency made misrepresentations in affidavit to obtain search warrant for January raid of election offices
Gabbard testimony on Puerto Rico voting machines raises questions about role of Venezuela conspiracy theory
National intelligence director said voting machine seizure was requested by US attorney in Puerto Rico – who’s been trying to revive 2020 election conspiracy theory
Colorado governor likely to grant clemency to election denier Tina Peters, lawyer says
Lawyer for Peters says he expects Jared Polis to commute nine-year sentence over voting breach in 2020 election
February 2026
The fight for democracy
Debunked claims from election deniers influenced FBI raid in Georgia, affidavit reveals
Trump offers contradictory account of Tulsi Gabbard presence at FBI raid in Georgia
Fulton county leader says he was warned he faced arrest before FBI raid
Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiry separate from FBI investigation
Fulton county to challenge FBI seizure of election documents
The FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia is a signal of what’s to come
Austin Sarat
January 2026
FBI raid in Georgia has little legal basis – but serves Trump’s goal to weaken trust in election results
Raid on Fulton county election office is part of the Trump administration’s wider US push to fuel false claims of fraud
Democrats express alarm at Tulsi Gabbard’s presence at FBI elections office raid
Lawmakers question national intelligence head’s fitness for office after overt, unexplained appearance
The fight for democracy
FBI executes search warrant at election office in Fulton county, Georgia
County spokesperson says warrant seeks number of 2020 election records while FBI declines to give further details
