Miles Parks

While removing former President Trump from social media has led to a significant decrease in election-related disinformation, online falsehoods about the election and vaccines continue to flourish.

By almost any metric, the scope of disinformation in America has gotten steadily worse in recent years. But the deplatforming of Trump, and a subsequent dip in lies online, gives room for optimism.

Democrats argue major voting reforms are needed to protect democracy. Now, with control of Congress and the presidency, the party will need to decide what changes are realistic.

On Wednesday, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the country's first female, Black, Asian American vice president. NPR follows her on Inauguration Day.

Dominion Voting Systems is seeking damages after a series of outrageous claims by Sidney Powell, an attorney who supported President Trump's objections to the 2020 race.

Ratified in 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution gives the vice president the ability to assume the powers of the presidency if he has the support of the executive Cabinet.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., said she could no longer object to the results "in good conscience," following the violence at the U.S. Capitol.

For years, those in charge of elections have said stoking false fears about voting would one day lead to violence. On Wednesday, they were proved right.

In raising objections to states' Electoral College certifications, many congressional Republicans are likely to cite a number of debunked conspiracy theories that President Trump has been pushing.

Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, debunked many of President Trump's false claims one by one on Monday.

The head of security for a voting equipment vendor speaks out from an undisclosed location where he's living after threats or harassment were directed to him and his family — even ex-girlfriends.

Supporters of President-elect Joe Biden hope the milestone will end President Trump's false allegations of widespread fraud and unsuccessful attempts to overturn the results — but that is unlikely.

Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past.

The Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results in fours swing states. It was a long-shot attempt by President Trump's allies to overturn President-elect Biden's victory.

Dec. 8 is known as the "safe harbor" deadline for states to certify their results. Past the deadline, Congress has significantly less latitude to intervene in the election results.

"History will not be kind to those who are cognizant of the truth and yet choose silence for political expediency," said a Florida county GOP elections supervisor.

The post-election period this year saw extraordinary pressure from President Trump on local Republican election officials — further polarizing voting in the U.S.

Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, called the operation near seamless despite President Trump's claims to the contrary.

Voting experts say it's not easy to remove options once they've been given to voters. But the fraught politics around alleged "fraud" complicate the outlook for coming elections.

An increase in access to voting-by-mail led to historic turnout in this year's election. But with Republicans claiming fraud, NPR discusses how many of those changes may stick around long term.