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Prosecutors have urged jurors to convict former Colorado clerk Tina Peters in a security breach of her county’s election computer system, saying she deceived government employees into working with outsiders affiliated with MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell, one of the nation’s foremost election conspiracy theorists

Harris declined to be interviewed for the article, which featured a striking front-page image of the vice president sketched in black and white

Two weeks ago, Ocasio-Cortez compared Vance to Jeb Bush "in the worst way possible"

Donald Trump is falling behind Kamala Harris in national polls as he holds fewer and fewer campaign rallies compared to his 2016 campaign, Katie Hawkinson reports

Trump returns to the platform that banned him more than three years later, as it keeps alive the same bogus claims that fueled the Jan. 6 attack, Alex Woodward writes

The Democratic National Convention showcases unity and vision for the future with key speakers like President Biden and Vice President Harris.

‘Everyone’s just like, at least it’s not another old white man,’ one attendee told The Independent

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance navigate campaign challenges as running mates in the upcoming election.

Legal scholars say Trump's claim seeking $100 million from Justice Department is "terribly weak"

The Republican vice presidential nominee is doubling down Trump's proposal to mass deport immigrants despite plans being categorized as highly unlikely.

Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent