The Lawyer Behind the Memo on How Trump Could Stay in Office

John Eastman was a little-known but respected conservative lawyer. Then he became influential with Donald Trump — and counseled him on how to retain power after losing the election.

‘Stop the Steal’ Movement Races Forward, Ignoring Arizona Humiliation

As a Republican review of 2020 votes in Arizona sputtered to a close, Donald Trump and his allies signaled that their attack on the election, and their drive to reshape future elections, were far from over.

Opinion | Trump Had a Mob. He Also Had a Plan.

The storming of the Capitol closed the door on one era of American politics and opened the door to another.

Texas, under pressure from Trump, announces a ‘full forensic audit’ of the 2020 election in four counties.

The announcement came hours after the former president publicly pushed for an audit of the election results in Texas.

Arizona’s Criticized Election Review Nears End, but Copycats Are Just Getting Started

The inquiry into the 2020 vote, derided as a badly flawed partisan exercise, has already spawned imitators in other states.

Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows

Days before lawyers allied with Donald Trump gave a news conference promoting election conspiracy theories, his campaign had determined that many of those claims were false, court filings reveal.

In Russia Election Results, Online Votes Sweep Putin Opponents Aside

The official tally gave a strong parliamentary majority to President Vladimir V. Putin’s United Russia party. Opposition leaders cried foul, pointing to earlier signs of gains for their own candidates.

Russian Election Shows Declining Support for Putin’s Party

With voting in the country neither free nor fair, United Russia is still expected to retain power easily even if its seats in Parliament slip.

Harassed and Harangued, Poll Workers Now Have a New Form of Defense

Threatened by extremists and under fire by politicians, election workers now have their own legal defense network. It’s a perk they never expected to need.

Opinion | Joe Manchin Got the Voting Bill He Wanted. Time to Pass It.

Congress needs to protect voting rights. Now.

Opinion | Don’t Let Trump Steal the Show With ‘Stop the Steal’

The ideological belief in voter fraud is driving actual efforts to delegitimize Democratic Party victories.

As Russians Vote, Resignation, Anger and Fear of a Post-Putin Unknown

Many in Russia say they are fed up with corruption, stagnant wages and rising prices. But they worry, as one man said, that “if things start to change, there will be blood.”

False Election Claims in California Reveal a New Normal for G.O.P.

In an echo of 2020, Republicans are pushing baseless allegations of cheating in the state’s recall race even before Election Day.

These two rumors are going viral ahead of California’s recall election.

Here are two that are circulating widely online, how they spread and why, state and local officials said, they are wrong.

As Washington Stews, State Legislatures Increasingly Shape American Politics

From voting rights to the culture wars, state legislatures controlled by Republicans are playing a role well beyond their own state borders.

Judge Orders Sanctions Against Pro-Trump Lawyers Over Election Lawsuit

Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood and seven other lawyers deceived federal courts and debased the judicial process, a federal judge wrote.

He Was the ‘Perfect Villain’ for Voting Conspiracists

Eric Coomer had an election-security job at Dominion Voting Systems. He also had posted anti-Trump messages on Facebook. What happened next ruined his life.

Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump’s Efforts to Subvert Election

The testimony highlights the former president’s desire to batter the Justice Department into advancing his personal agenda.

Justice Dept. Warns States on Voting Laws and Election Audits

The department said that auditors could face criminal or civil penalties if they flouted elections laws.

Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes Show

“Leave the rest to me” and to congressional allies, the former president is said to have told top law enforcement officials.