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Democracy in the United States is backsliding, according to Freedom House, which ranks democracies all over the world. The analysis measures political rights, like effective government and freedom to associate, and civil rights, like equal treatment of all segments of the population. 

Republican Sen. Cris Dush reprimands Democratic lawmaker for referring to the Capitol attack as an insurrection, wrongly saying no one has been charged with insurrection.

First-person accounts from GOP insiders offer startling new details on how the indulgence of Trump’s authoritarian impulses and the embrace of his rhetoric strengthened his grip on the American political system and led the nation to this perilous moment.

Across the country, GOP candidates for secretary of state and others with some role in election administration, like governor and attorney general — have embraced the lie that widespread fraud affected the 2020 election results.

“We found by appealing to the values American voters hold dear — things like freedom, independence, a longing for unity — we actually can persuade voters the Big Lie is really nothing more than a partisan power grab.”

Over the course of the 18 months, four election denialists NPR tracked have been slated to speak at at least 308 events in 45 states and the District of Columbia.