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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 15, 2024

Brazil's Lula da Silva wind fourth term, beating conservative challenger

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Ballots in Los Angeles, Calif., November 2022

Federal appeals court appears skeptical of DOJ lawsuit over ballots allegedly sent to noncitizens

Circuit Judge Mark Bennett told Justice Department attorney Matthew Donnelly, that the DOJ appeared to be asking the court to "issue an injunction that is entirely inconsistent with the law that the California Legislature has adopted pursuant to the Elections Clause."

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Car crash takes Alaska Democrat Senate nominee Peltola temporarily off campaign trail

Peltola was driving to the Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual banquet Saturday when a vehicle transporting her and her family struck another driver.

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Democrats ask federal judge to dismiss Trump admin's lawsuit concerning two Sullivans in Alaska race

The Democrats' motion, filed on behalf of Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), said that the Trump administration's case "is part of a nationwide attack on free elections by the federal government, which the DSCC has fought at every turn."

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Joe the Plumber, Barack Obama, Holland, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2008

'Joe the Plumber' who confronted Obama during 2008 campaign, dead at 49

Wurzelbacher, who owned a plumbing business during the 2008 campaign, came to represent middle-class Americans.

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Workers at firm probed for 2020 voter registration fraud warned police about 'red flags,' memos show

Police found guns in one of the company's Michigan offices. The FBI took the reins of the investigation, but its current status is unclear.

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Ron DeSantis, Titusville, Fla., May 1, 2023

DeSantis campaign says it received over $1 million after first GOP presidential primary debate

“Ron DeSantis showed Wednesday night that he is a proven leader who will deliver results as president," DeSantis' campaign manager said.

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Michigan police memos raised concern about possible nationwide voter registration fraud scheme

Local Michigan police and the state's attorney general discovered a high ratio of fraudulent voter registration applications, investigated "Election Fraud by Forgery," and referred the matter to the FBI.