Emails show the increasingly urgent efforts by President Trump and his allies during his last days in office to find some way to undermine, or even nullify, the election results.
Texas House to Take Up G.O.P. Voting Bill as Passage Nears
The bill, which includes some of the strictest voting measures in the country, would head to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott if it passes. He is expected to sign it into law.
Republicans have pushed forward with the voting legislation in Texas in the face of protests by Democrats and voting rights groups. Credit.Mikala Compton/Reuters
May 30, 2021, 10:16 a.m. ET
The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives is poised to take up a bill on Sunday that would impose a raft of new voting restrictions in the state, moving a step closer to the expected full passage of what would be among the most far-reaching laws in Republicans’ nationwide drive to overhaul elections systems and limit voting.
The bill, which would make already stringent voting rules in Texas even tougher, is likely to pass both chambers of the Legislature. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it.
A Florida Republican on Election Integrity and Trumpâs Fraud Claims
Byron Donalds, a newly elected congressman, says Republicans are trying to secure elections, not suppress votes. And he disputes Donald Trumpâs influence on trust.
Representative Byron Donalds, a Republican, was elected from Florida’s 19th Congressional District in 2020.Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
May 22, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, Republicans have pushed sweeping changes to voting laws across the country, using false claims of voter fraud as their justification. Even in Florida, a state Donald J. Trump won easily, Republicans enacted a more targeted overhaul of elections law in lock step with Mr. Trumpâs allegations. Several voting rights groups have sued the state, claiming that the new measures disenfranchise voters in the name of appeasing the former president.