Texas Governor Rick Perry Booked on Abuse of Power
Texas Governor Rick Perry was booked on two felony charges of abuse of power on August 19. ...
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Peter and the Commissar — 50 Years Later
Fifty years after "Peter and the Commissar" parodied central planning under the Soviet Union, would the themes still be laughable? ...
Interstate Crosscheck of Voter Records Turns Up Evidence of Electoral Fraud
The executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections released evidence showing that vote fraud is likely happening with regularity. ...
Last Von Trapp Family Singer Dies at 99
Maria Franziska von Trapp, the last surviving member of the singing family whose story inspired the movie The Sound of Music, died February 18 at her home in Vermont...
The Christmas Truce of 1914
What if they called a war and peace broke out instead? That's exactly what happened during the Christmas season of 1914 when the soldiers themselves called a truce and,...
JFK Assassination and Boston Marathon Bombing: A Tale of Two Manhunts
Two very different manhunts occurred in this nation 50 years apart. One was in 1963 in response to the assassination of a president of the United States; the other...
Aviators Share Concerns About Government Security Programs
At the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association AOPA Aviation Summit, concern over abusive behavior by law-enforcement personnel is ramping up as pilots increasingly find themselves greeted by armed SWAT...
Two Sentenced in Massachusetts Vote Fraud Case
Two people have been sentenced for their part in a scheme to generate fraudulent absentee ballot votes in the Massachusetts 2012 Republican primary election. ...
True The Vote Releases Evidence of 173 Cases of Alleged Interstate Voter Fraud
True the Vote announced research findings of evidence of 173 instances of alleged voter fraud by simultaneous voting in multiple states in the same elections on August 13. ...
Four Sentenced in Indiana Vote Fraud Case
Two men and two women were sentenced Monday in St. Joseph County Superior Court in South Bend, Indiana, for their part in a 2008 scheme that used forged signatures...
Texas Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Expanded Political Reporting
Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed SB 346, a bill that would have greatly increased the number of organizations that would have had to make regular reports to the Texas...
Texas Conservatives Mobilize — Ask Governor to Veto Bill Expanding the Definition of Political Activity
Republicans in the Texas Legislature have passed SB 346, which would greatly expand the definition of what is political activity and force groups to come under political reporting requirements....
True the Vote Files Suit Against the Internal Revenue Service
True the Vote, the nation's leading voters’ rights organization, filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., against the IRS. True the Vote is asking the court to grant...
Eight Charged for Part in $45 Million International Cybercrime
Prosecutors in New York say a worldwide organization, including highly skilled cyberthieves and a network of people making fraudulent withdrawals from ATMs, stole $45 million from prepaid debit cards....
True The Vote Wins Access to Election Records — Election Audit to Begin Immediately
True the Vote announced a settlement whereby the St. Lucie County, Florida, supervisor of elections will make available all records of this past November’s election in Florida’s 18th congressional...
True the Vote National Summit — 2013
Election integrity volunteers from 32 states met in Houston, Texas, for True the Vote’s 2013 National Summit to learn how fair elections are being stymied and what to do...
75th Anniversary of the Anschluss Election
Today is the 75th anniversary of the infamous rigged Anschluss election, where 99 percent of German voters supposedly approved the Nazi takeover of Austria. ...
Does Obama’s Election Commission Signal Federal Takeover of Elections?
Since March 28, when President Obama issued an executive order creating the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, a growing number of individuals and organizations have reacted by raising concerns...
Cyberattack on Florida Primary Election Not First Such Attack
In what is being touted as the first known cyberattack on a U.S. election, many mainstream news outlets are reporting on the approximately 2,500 bogus absentee ballot requests that...
Voter Fraud Charges Filed in Hamilton County, Ohio — Others May Follow
Hamilton County, Ohio, Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters announced charges against three people for voter fraud on Monday, March 11. ...