Miles Parks appears in the following:
Politics chat: What Biden's diplomatic trips say about U.S. foreign policy
Sunday, March 26, 2023
We look at what the Biden Administration is trying to accomplish on a number of trips, both domestically and internationally.
In Senegal, the government is cracking down on human rights
Sunday, March 26, 2023
NPR's Miles Parks speaks with Ousmane Diallo, a researcher at Amnesty International, about the state of democracy in Senegal, amid government crackdowns on human rights and political opposition.
Ohio becomes latest Republican state to leave a key voting data partnership
Friday, March 17, 2023
Six GOP-led states have now pulled out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, despite it being considered one of the best tools states have to detect voter fraud.
3 more GOP states announce they're leaving a key voting data partnership
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Florida, Missouri and West Virginia announced their intention to pull out of a voting data consortium called the electronic registration information center or ERIC. Here's why it matters.
3 more Republican states announce they're leaving a key voting data partnership
Monday, March 06, 2023
Florida, Missouri and West Virginia announced they're pulling out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, the only system states have to share voter registration data.
The Senate passes election reform designed to head off another Jan. 6
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The bipartisan legislation would update the certification process for presidential elections, which Donald Trump and his allies tried to exploit after the 2020 election.
Midterm results show voters reject election denialism
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Secretary of state candidates who deny the 2020 election results generally underperformed fellow Republicans on the ballot in a handful of competitive states, reports NPR's Miles Parks.
Election deniers performed especially poorly in races to oversee voting in key states
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Secretary of state candidates who deny the 2020 election results generally underperformed fellow Republicans on the ballot in a handful of competitive states.
Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos
Monday, November 14, 2022
So far, false claims of voting malfeasance have not incited the chaos that many had feared would ensue, stoked by a mythos of election fraud that's become a core belief for many on the right.
Cisco Aguilar defeats an election denier to become Nevada's secretary of state
Saturday, November 12, 2022
The Democrat Aguilar defeated Trump-backed Republican Jim Marchant, who has long baselessly maintained the 2020 election was stolen.
Adrian Fontes is elected Arizona secretary of state, beating election denier Finchem
Friday, November 11, 2022
The Democrat narrowly beat Republican Mark Finchem, who has falsely called the 2020 election "irredeemably compromised."
Several election deniers have lost secretary of state races
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Several election deniers running for key election administration posts have lost their contests, but it's too early to call notable races in Arizona and Nevada.
Democrat Jocelyn Benson is reelected as Michigan secretary of state
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
Benson defeated Kristina Karamo, an election denier who made a name for herself claiming without evidence she saw fraud in the 2020 election.
Voting was largely uneventful despite fears of intimidation and conspiracies
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
In an election that had experts worried about vigilante poll monitors and the potential for danger for election workers, voting on Election Day seems to have gone off without any major incidents.
What to watch as voting becomes vote counting
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Voters wrap up casting ballots this election season. Here's what to watch as voting moves to vote counting.
The pandemic changed how — and when — Americans vote
Sunday, November 06, 2022
The days of Americans waiting for election day to cast their ballots are over, tens of millions have already voted. We look at how the pandemic changed voting, and what to watch for Tuesday night.
Election deniers could oversee voting in key swing states. Here are races to watch
Saturday, November 05, 2022
Voters in a number of states are being presented with a stark choice: Do they want someone who denies the legitimacy of the 2020 election to oversee voting in their state?
Election deniers are seeking to become their state's top election official
Friday, November 04, 2022
Several candidates who have repeatedly made baseless claims about the 2020 election are now seeking to become their state's top election official in the 2022 midterm elections.
Concerns of violence grow as Election Day nears
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on.
Concerns of political violence loom days before the midterms
Tuesday, November 01, 2022
An attack on the Speaker of the House's husband. Conspiracy-influenced poll watchers wearing tactical gear and staking out ballot drop boxes. Many experts are worried about the potential for violence.