ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them away. Wearing a red “Keep America Great” hat, Williams declared, “If you mail in your vote, your vote will be in Barack Obama’s fireplace.” The video has been viewed more than 350,000 times.On May 8, Peggy Hubbard, a Navy veteran and police officer who...…ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them away. Wearing a red “Keep America Great” hat, Williams declared, “If you mail in your vote, your vote will be in Barack Obama’s fireplace.” The video has been viewed more than 350,000 times.On May 8, Peggy Hubbard, a Navy veteran and police officer who...WW…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.The April 6 from the U.S. Supreme Court seemed final: Election officials in Wisconsin should only count absentee ballots postmarked on or before the next day’s voting. Then, in the days after the chaotic primary, thousands of ballots poured in with missing or illegible postmarks — an issue the court had not directly addressed. Throwing up its hands, the Wisconsin Elections Commission left it to local officials if ballots had been mailed on time.The result was a troubling...…ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.The April 6 from the U.S. Supreme Court seemed final: Election officials in Wisconsin should only count absentee ballots postmarked on or before the next day’s voting. Then, in the days after the chaotic primary, thousands of ballots poured in with missing or illegible postmarks — an issue the court had not directly addressed. Throwing up its hands, the Wisconsin Elections Commission left it to local officials if ballots had been mailed on time.The result was a troubling...WW…

A Trump supporter on Election Day near a Salt Lake City polling place.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.While the 2020 election went more smoothly than most had dared to hope, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan election protection group, nonetheless received a steady drumbeat of complaints to its hotline about voter intimidation and harassment during early voting and on Election Day.The reports described threats, overly aggressive electioneering, racist language and more. They...…A Trump supporter on Election Day near a Salt Lake City polling place.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.While the 2020 election went more smoothly than most had dared to hope, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan election protection group, nonetheless received a steady drumbeat of complaints to its hotline about voter intimidation and harassment during early voting and on Election Day.The reports described threats, overly aggressive electioneering, racist language and more. They...WW…

.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published. Having issues voting? You can or read .This story was co-published with Noticias Telemundo.In Florida, where President Donald Trump gained crucial support among Latino voters, his campaign ran a in Spanish making the explosive — and false — claim that Venezuela’s ruling clique was backing Democratic nominee Joe Biden.YouTube showed the more than 100,000 times in Florida in the eight days leading up to the election, even after The Associated Press published a debunking the...….ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published. Having issues voting? You can or read .This story was co-published with Noticias Telemundo.In Florida, where President Donald Trump gained crucial support among Latino voters, his campaign ran a in Spanish making the explosive — and false — claim that Venezuela’s ruling clique was backing Democratic nominee Joe Biden.YouTube showed the more than 100,000 times in Florida in the eight days leading up to the election, even after The Associated Press published a debunking the...WW…

This article is co-published with , a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. to get their next investigation. Pennsylvania has rejected 372,000 requests for mail ballots, straining election offices and bewildering voters in in the presidential election. Related stories More than 90% of those applications, or about 336,000, were denied as duplicates, primarily because people who had requested mail ballots for the state’s June 2 primary did not realize they had checked a box to be sent ballots for the general election, too. Voters have also been baffled by unclear or inaccurate...…This article is co-published with , a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. to get their next investigation. Pennsylvania has rejected 372,000 requests for mail ballots, straining election offices and bewildering voters in in the presidential election. Related stories More than 90% of those applications, or about 336,000, were denied as duplicates, primarily because people who had requested mail ballots for the state’s June 2 primary did not realize they had checked a box to be sent ballots for the general election, too. Voters have also been baffled by unclear or inaccurate...WW…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This article is co-published with The Philadelphia Inquirer.Pennsylvania, one of the most hotly contested battlegrounds in the presidential election, has rejected 372,000 requests for mail-in ballots, straining election offices and bewildering voters.More than 90% of those applications, or about 336,000, were denied as duplicates, primarily because people who had requested mail-in ballots for the state’s June 2 primary did not realize that they had checked a box to be sent...…ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This article is co-published with The Philadelphia Inquirer.Pennsylvania, one of the most hotly contested battlegrounds in the presidential election, has rejected 372,000 requests for mail-in ballots, straining election offices and bewildering voters.More than 90% of those applications, or about 336,000, were denied as duplicates, primarily because people who had requested mail-in ballots for the state’s June 2 primary did not realize that they had checked a box to be sent...WW…

The U.S. Response to COVID-19ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.For months, one postal worker had been doing all she could to protect herself from COVID-19. She wore a mask long before it was required at her plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. She avoided the lunch room, where she saw little social distancing, and ate in her car.The stakes felt especially high. Her husband, a postal worker in the same facility, was at high risk because his immune system is compromised by a condition unrelated to the coronavirus....…The U.S. Response to COVID-19ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.For months, one postal worker had been doing all she could to protect herself from COVID-19. She wore a mask long before it was required at her plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. She avoided the lunch room, where she saw little social distancing, and ate in her car.The stakes felt especially high. Her husband, a postal worker in the same facility, was at high risk because his immune system is compromised by a condition unrelated to the coronavirus....WW…

This article is part of , ProPublica’s collaborative reporting project covering problems that prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots during the 2020 elections. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This fall’s elections are the latest chapter in the slow-motion of the U.S. Postal Service, one of America’s most venerated institutions. As November approaches, members of Congress and state election officials have grown increasingly concerned that the USPS will fail at a critical moment: a closely contested vote that will involve a record number of people casting a ballot...…This article is part of , ProPublica’s collaborative reporting project covering problems that prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots during the 2020 elections. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This fall’s elections are the latest chapter in the slow-motion of the U.S. Postal Service, one of America’s most venerated institutions. As November approaches, members of Congress and state election officials have grown increasingly concerned that the USPS will fail at a critical moment: a closely contested vote that will involve a record number of people casting a ballot...WW…