Political

Is This Experiment in Digital Democracy Too Crazy to Work?

A startup called Voatz wants to build an unhackable way to vote over the internet. What could possibly go wrong? Voting in the U.S. is an intentionally high-friction endeavor. Elections are held at in-person polling centers, open during hours when most people are working, on a day that hasn’t been […]

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Fact-check: Did Joe Manchin stick with Hillary Clinton after controversial coal comment?

Appearing at a rally with President Donald Trump in Charleston, W.Va., Patrick Morrisey — the Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin — riled up the crowd by invoking a particularly embarrassing remark by Hillary Clinton, the 2016 presidential nominee of Manchin’s party. “Joe Manchin strongly supported and voted for […]

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