The Big Lie Timeline (August 2023 - September 2023)

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Trump Got Indicted for Trying to Steal an Election - Rolling Stone August 1, 2023

It’s hard to vilify DEI training without announcing one’s racism | COMMENTARY - Indiana Capital Chronicle August 1, 2023

Trump Loyalists Lay Out Plan for Second Term: Gut Worker Protections - Mother Jones August 1, 2023

Trump’s PAC Is Just About Broke - Rolling Stone August 1, 2023

WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon on Medical Leave “Until Further Notice” Following Surgery - The Hollywood Reporter August 2, 2023

WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals - CNBC August 2, 2023

WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals - CNBC August 2, 2023

Project 2025 lays out GOP plan to dismantle US climate policy - KALW NPR August 2, 2023

Jeffrey Clark is GOP star after trying to use DOJ to overturn election - The Washington Post August 3, 2023

This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator - The Nation. August 3, 2023

Did ‘Borat’ warn us about Rudy Giuliani’s further fall from grace? - Forward August 3, 2023

House Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson says our democracy is 'very fragile' - NPR August 3, 2023

A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy - The New York Times August 4, 2023

Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It - The New York Times August 5, 2023

Clarence Thomas purchased his luxury RV with the help of a wealthy former healthcare executive: NYT - INSIDER August 5, 2023

A dramatically close election in Kentucky gives clues for both parties - POLITICO August 5, 2023

Trump likely to face gag order after he targeted prosecutors, witnesses, and judges online, experts say - CNBC August 7, 2023

How climate policy could change if a Republican is elected president in 2024 - NPR August 8, 2023

FBI fatally shoots man in Utah who allegedly threatened Biden, Alvin Bragg and others - NBCNews August 9, 2023

Despite Trump’s Indictments, Evangelicals Continue to Back His 2024 Run - Christianity Today August 9, 2023

Utah man killed by FBI pointed a gun at agents before fatal shooting - NBC News August 10, 2023

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel - ProPublica August 10, 2023

Democrats ramp up ad spending in Kentucky governor's race - NBC News August 10, 2023

Donald Trump Is Invested In Cryptocurrency - Forbes August 11, 2023

A dancer's killing — over voguing — highlights the dangers Black LGBTQ Americans face - NPR August 11, 2023

Unite the Right Rallies - Anti-Defamation League August 11, 2023

Trump assails judge in 2020 election case after she warned him not to make inflammatory remarks - AP News August 14, 2023

The GOP Has a Master Plan to Criminalize Being Trans - DAME August 14, 2023

COVID-19 Misinformation is Ubiquitous: 78% of the Public Believes or is Unsure About At Least One False Statement, and Nearly a Third Believe At Least Four of Eight False Statements Tested - KFF August 14, 2023

Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in $250 million - CNBC August 15, 2023

Former Special Agent in Charge of the New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions on Russia - U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs August 15, 2023

Why Trump’s New ‘Mob Boss’ Case Will Be So Hard to Shake - VICE August 15, 2023

Why was RICO, a mafia-targeting act, used to charge Donald Trump? - The Economist August 15, 2023

Fact Check: Are Donald Trump and Melania Getting Divorced? - Newsweek August 16, 2023

Harris embraces her climate change portfolio as administration races to sell the Inflation Reduction Act - CNN August 16, 2023

Donald Trump, Mob Boss—Then and Now - Mother Jones August 17, 2023

A Texas woman is charged with threatening the judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 trial - NPR August 17, 2023

RFK Jr. hiring Republicans in N.H. for his Democratic presidential campaign - Boston Blobe August 17, 2023

Evangelical Leader Has 'Big Fear' About Trump's Effect on Christians - Newsweek August 18, 2023

Republicans want the next GOP president to curb election security agency that angered Trump - ABC News August 18, 2023

MO Democrat Lucas Kunce files report detailing finances. How does Josh Hawley compare? - The Kansas City Star August 18, 2023

Who still likes Donald Trump? Lots of Republicans — but we looked for specifics - salon August 20, 2023

Elaine Chao: Facts About The Former Cabinet Member And Mitch McConnell's Wife - The List August 20, 2023

Pence Undercuts Trump’s Defense in Classified Documents Case - The New York Times August 20, 2023

Gen X is not the Trumpiest generation - The Washington Post August 21, 2023

Republican Strategists Are Still Holding Out Hope for a Post–Donald Trump GOP - VANITY FAIR August 22, 2023

The Mobster Cosplay of Donald Trump - The New Yorker August 22, 203

Ramaswamy was already millionaire when he accepted Soros award he said he needed to pay for law school - FOX News August 22, 2023

Trump yearns to govern a mafia state. Fitting that he faces racketeering charges | Opinion - The Guardian August 22, 2023

Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation - The Washington Post August 25, 2023

Texas ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids will go into effect despite legal fight - THE TEXAS TRIBUNE August 25, 2023

U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce makes stop in California - Fulton Sun August 25, 2023

Deadly Jacksonville shooting is latest racist attack amid rise in hate crimes - PBS NewsHour August 27, 2023

Jacksonville gunman who shot three dead left racist messages - police - BBC News August 28, 2023

Jacksonville hears calls to reject racism, pleas for tolerance as investigation continues: recap - NBC News August 28, 2023

Conservative Coalition Recruiting for Plan to Dismantle Federal Government - DAILY BEAST August 29, 2023

American Conservatism Is a Poison - ESQUIRE August 30, 2023

Trump Inflated Net Worth By Up to $2.2 Billion, N.Y. Attorney General Alleges - Rolling Stone August 30, 2023

U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce visits California - California Democrat Augsut 30, 2023

The Soros fellowship Vivek Ramaswamy doesn’t want you to know about | Opinion - MSNBC August 31, 2023

Donald Trump’s Georgia Trial on RICO Charges to Livestream on YouTube, Judge Rules - Rolling Stone August 31, 2023

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect - AP News August 31, 2023

America First Committee | United States history - Britannica August 31, 2023

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A New Rudy Scandal: FBI Agent Says Giuliani Was Co-opted by Russian Intelligence - Mother Jones September 1, 2023

Families face difficult decisions as Texas ban on youth gender-affirming care takes effect - PBS NewsHour September 1, 2023

State election officials prepare for efforts to disqualify Trump under 14th Amendment - ABC News September 1, 2023

Tucker Carlson stokes conspiracies, claims U.S. is 'speeding towards' assassination of Trump - NBC News September 1, 2023

Kentucky’s governor won’t commit to appointing Republican if McConnell resigns - The Wasington Post September 1, 2023

Meta Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Political Ads Policy, While the 2024 US Election Looms - WIRED September 1, 2023

Alabama appeals to the Supreme Court after map dilutes Black voters' power again - NPR September 5, 2023

Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars - The Guardian September 5, 2023

Governor announces record investment to expand access to high-speed internet in Kentucky - AP News September 5, 2023

Gov. Beshear announces new funding for high speed internet - WYKT September 5, 2023

“Dark” right-wing network recruits MAGA “army” to replace 50K federal workers Trump plans to purge - salon September 5, 2023

American Democracy Perseveres—For Now - The Atlantic September 6, 2023

Letters to the Editor: The right wing’s ‘government-in-waiting’ will topple democracy | Opinion - Los Angeles Times September 6, 2023

Proud Boys ringleader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison for Jan 6 attack - INDEPENDENT September 6, 2023

Tucker Carlson criticised over interview with criminal who claims he had gay sex with Barack Obama - PinkNews September 6, 2023

Prosecutors signed cooperation agreement with Mar-a-Lago IT worker - The Hill September 6, 2023

Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena - AP News September 7, 2023

Lucas Kunce poll shows Josh Hawley with small lead in Missouri’s US Senate contest - St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 7, 2023

Trump plans to become a dictator — denial will not save you | Commentary - salon September 7, 2023

Trump plans to become a dictator — denial will not save you | COMMENTARY September 7, 2023

The right's Project 2025 wants to make faith the government's job | Opinion - MSNBC September 8, 2023

Republican presidential Project 2025 plans to define trans people as ‘pornographic’ - PinkNews September 8, 2023

New far-right “vision board” outlaws trans people and imprisons all pornographers - LGBTQ NATION September 8, 2023

Georgia Panel Recommended Charging Dozens, Including Lindsey Graham, in Trump Case - The New York Times September 8, 2023

Fulton County special grand jury recommended charges against Lindsey Graham, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - CNN September 8, 2023

Special grand jury in Georgia case recommended Sen. Graham, 2 ex-senators and Michael Flynn be charged - PBS NewsHour | AP News September 8, 2023

Labor, local political leaders rally behind Lucas Kunce for U.S. Senate - St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune September 8, 2023

Kari Lake continues to fight against Black National Anthem - thegrio September 8, 2023

Kari Lake Rails Against Black National Anthem Performance at NFL Game - Newsweek September 8, 2023

The 14th Amendment plan to disqualify Trump, explained - BBC News September 8, 2023

VICE PULLED A DOCUMENTARY CRITICAL OF SAUDI ARABIA. BUT HERE IT IS. - The Intercept September 9, 2023

Trump, Accused of Inflating Net Worth by $3.6 Billion, Says He Is Only President Who Lost Money in Office - Rolling Stone September 9, 2023

What is Project 2025? Trump Shadow Network Plans to Overhaul 'Deep State’ - Newsweek September 9, 2023

Why The ‘Black National Anthem’—Played At NFL Games And U.S. Open—Is Angering The Right Wing - Forbes September 11, 2023

14th Amendment challenges against Trump's candidacy mount as campaign pushes back - ABC News September 12, 2023

NFL Issues Beyoncé Lifetime Ban for Singing Black National Anthem at Game? - Snopes September 12, 2023

Trump secretly met with MAGA Republicans to discuss Biden impeachment inquiry before McCarthy announcement - INDEPENDENT September 13, 2023

The Conservative Censorship Campaign Reaches Its Natural Conclusion - The Atlantic September 13, 2023

Why white people hate the Black national anthem, explained | Opinion - thegrio September 13, 2023

The Constitution's disqualification clause and how it's being used to try to prevent Trump from running for president - CBS News September 13, 2023

PragerU's Confederate classroom propaganda: Co-opting history to prop up modern insurrectionists | COMMENTARY - salon September 13, 2023

Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 aims to reduce, reshape government if conservative wins president - NPR September 13, 2023

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Celebrates the Twenty-Ninth Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act - THE WHITE HOUSE September 13, 2023

How Right-Wing Groups Are Plotting To Implement Trump’s Authoritarianism - Mother Jones September 14, 2023

Mitt Romney, Not Seeking Reelection, Unloads on Josh Hawley, J.D. Vance, and Ted Cruz - VANITY FAIR September 14, 2023

‘It will take years to recover’ from Tuberville blockade, top Navy nominee says - POLITICO September 14, 2023

Prosecutors in D.C. election case are seeking a partial gag order for Trump - NPR | AP News September 15, 2023

US hard-right policy group condemned for ‘dehumanising’ anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric - The Guardian September 15, 2023

Another Ad Attacking Beshear’s Pandemic Commutations in Kentucky Distorts Facts - FactCheck.org September 15, 2023

Jack Smith Asks for Gag Order to Stop Trump From Intimidating Witnesses - Rolling Stone September 15, 2023

Fact-checking Trump's 'Meet the Press' interview - NBC News September 17, 2023

What is a government shutdown? And why are we likely to have another one? | Commentary - BROOKINGS September 17, 2023

Full transcript: Read Kristen Welker's interview with Trump - NBC News September 17, 2023

The scorched-earth activist trying to take down Hunter Biden - The Washington Post September 18, 2023

John Solomon inadvertently detonated the House impeachment case - MEDIAMATTERS September 18, 2023

Trump wrote to-do lists for assistant on White House documents marked classified: Sources - ABC News September 18, 2023

Iran prisoner swap: US citizens freed in $6bn deal - BBC News September 18, 2023

Trump accuses 'liberal Jews' of voting to 'destroy America and Israel' in Rosh Hashanah message - NBC News September 18, 2023

Trump shares post on Jewish New Year attacking American Jews who didn’t support him - CNN September 18, 2023

Groups call Donald Trump's post targeting Jewish Americans amidst Rosh Hashanah antisemitic - USA Today September 18, 2023

Witness testimony disputes IRS whistleblower allegations in Hunter Biden probe as Republicans begin impeachment inquiry - CNN September 19, 2023

Biden to create new office of gun violence prevention - The Washington Post September 19, 2023

Pa. to register voters automatically, Gov. Shapiro announces - The Patriot-News (Pennlive.com) September 19, 2023

Restoring the Voting Rights Act is still on this Alabama Democrat's agenda - NPR September 19, 2023

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act - BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE September 19, 2023

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Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6 - The Guardian September 20, 2023

Why the power of a US attorney has become a flashpoint in the Hunter Biden case - AP News September 20, 2023

'Mob boss': former White House lawyer Ty Cobb blasts Trump over new developments in Mar-a-Lago case - USA Today September 20, 2023

US Attorney General Merrick Garland tells Republicans defunding FBI would be 'catastrophic' - Reuters September 20, 2023

Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison - Rolling Stone September 20, 2023

Investigations into secret payments. A new sports colossus. Inside Vince McMahon’s last stand - Los Angeles Times September 20, 2023

House Democrats weigh risky strategy: Whether to save McCarthy - CNN September 20, 2023

WWE founder Vince McMahon sets the stage for his possible exit - AXIOS September 21, 2023

WWE’s ‘SmackDown’ to return to NBCUniversal’s USA Network in more than $1.4 billion deal - CNBC September 21, 2023

Some Missouri Democrats question whether U.S. Senate primary is too crowded - ST. Louis Public Radio NPR September 21, 2023

VP Harris announces first steps to remove medical debt from people’s credit scores - PBS NewsHour September 21, 2023

VP Harris, a former prosecutor, will lead new White House office of gun violence prevention - AP News September 21, 2023

Congress leaves for weekend with no shutdown solution in sight - AXIOS September 21, 2023

Trump refused to wear Covid mask because it smudged his bronzer, former aide claims - Independent September 21, 2023

THE PATRIOT - The Atlantic September 21, 2023

2024 EXECUTIVE POWER SURVEY | Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Unitary Executive - The New York Times September 21, 2023

Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events - ProPublica September 22, 2023

Push to Gag Trump Pits Free Speech Against Risk of Violence - The New York Times September 22, 2023

Black Workers in the US Have Been at the Forefront of the Fight for Freedom - JACOBIN September 22, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Flirts With the Libertarian Party - The New York Times September 23, 2023

Trump Threatens to Open ‘Treason’ Probe Into MSNBC Parent if Re-Elected - DAILY BEAST September 24, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene fumbles her Yom Kippur greeting with image of Chanukah menorah - salon September 24, 2023

‘They’re already putting this plan into action’: The chilling truth about Project 2025’s radical agenda - MSNBC September 24, 2023

The Open Plot to Dismantle the Federal Government - The Atlantic September 24, 2023

Trump ironically demands all Senate Democrats resign over Bob Menendez scandal - INDEPENDENT September 25, 2023

Government shutdown would impact many services. Here's what will happen with Social Security. - CBS News September 25, 2023

LCV Action Fund Endorses Lucas Kunce for Senate - LCV September 25, 2023

Indicted Trump Asks to Buy a Glock at Campaign Stop—Which Would Be Illegal - DAILY BEAST September 25, 2023

Millions of women, children risk losing WIC's nutrition assistance if government shuts down - ABC News September 25, 2023

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Trump Lawyers Assail Gag Order Request in Election Case - The New York Times September 26, 2023

Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s financial fraud case ruling - The Guardian September 26, 2023

RFK Jr. further embraces conspiracies: ‘I don’t know what happened on 9/11’ - The Hill September 26, 2023

Supreme Court rejects Alabama's defiance in voting case - NPR September 26, 2023

Washington prepares for the shutdown that was never supposed to happen - NPR September 26, 2023

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire - AP News September 26, 2023

Senate introduces a bipartisan bill to keep the government open through Nov. 17 - NBC News September 26, 2023

Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth by up to $2.2 billion, New York judge rules - POLITICO September 26, 2023

Trump Wants His Enemies to Fear for Their Lives - New York Magazine | Intelligencer September 26, 2023

A judge says Trump is liable for fraud in New York civil lawsuit - NPR September 26, 2023

Let’s Not Sleepwalk Into Another Trump Presidency - VANITY FAIR September 26, 2023

New York judge rules Trump committed fraud and lied about his net worth for years - NBC News September 26, 2023

Read the Judge’s Ruling in the Trump Fraud Case - The New York Times September 26, 2023

A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here’s what happens next - AP News September 27, 2023

Donald Trump liable for business fraud, says judge in New York civil case - BBC News September 27, 2023

"Damaging" fraud ruling could spell the end of Donald Trump's New York business empire - CBS News September 27, 2023

Donald Trump found liable for fraud in New York civil case - Reuters September 27, 2023

This Footnote on Trump Boasting About His Saudi Line of Credit Is Terrifying - The New Republic September 27, 2023

What We Know About a Judge’s Finding That Trump Committed Fraud - The New York Times September 27, 2023

Explainer: What does New York fraud ruling mean for Donald Trump's business empire? - Reuters September 27, 2023

Trump fraud verdict: What does the New York ruling mean?- The Christian Science Monitor September 27, 2023

Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to clarify fraud ruling’s impact on ex-president’s business - AP News September 27, 2023

Skipping the Republican debate, Trump talks UAW strike at non-union plant - ABC News September 27, 2022

Trump Org. tries to figure out the future of its business after fraud ruling - CNN September 27, 2023

Officials cement plans for Monday's $250 million civil fraud trial against Trump - ABC News September 27, 2023

Trump’s Lawyers Try to Grasp the Implications of Judge’s Fraud Ruling - The New York Times September 27, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - VINITY FAIR September 27, 2023

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Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to delay trial in wake of fraud ruling that threatens his business - AP News September 28, 2023

The New York buildings that Donald Trump could lose - BBC News September 28, 2023

Trump Could Lose Trump Tower (and Other Properties) in Fraud Case - The New York TImes September 28, 2023

Melania Trump Could Save Donald's New York Business - Newsweek September 29, 2023

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown - AP News September 28, 2023

Melania Trump Renegotiated Prenup Amid Donald’s Legal Woes: Report - DAILY BEAST September 28, 2023

Democratic Group Targets House GOP Over Shutdown Threat With TV Ads - Bloomberg Setpember 28, 2023

804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall - AP News September 29, 2023

Trump's N.Y. business empire is 'greatly at risk' from judge's fraud ruling - NPR September 29, 2023

The Powerful New York Law That Finally Brought Trump to Book - The New Yorker September 29, 2023

Trump tells Florida judge he’ll attend Manhattan trial Monday in AG’s sweeping case against family biz - New York Daily News September 29, 2023

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown - AP News September 29, 2023

Gaetz Courting Democrats To Oust McCarthy As Speaker—And Some Say They’ll Back The Effort, Report Says - Forbes September 29, 2023

House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming - NPR September 29, 2023

Government barreling toward shutdown after McCarthy dealt another defeat - CNN September 29, 2023

How Every Representative Voted on McCarthy’s Stopgap Funding Bill - The New York Times September 29, 2023

Matt Gaetz is reaching out to Dems about a McCarthy ouster - POLITICO September 29, 2023

Gaetz war against McCarthy could leave Dems playing kingmaker - CNN September 29, 2023

The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown - AP News September 29, 2023

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain - AP News September 29, 2023

What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown - NPR September 29, 2023

A short government shutdown wouldn’t crash the economy, but a long one holds risks - NBC News September 30, 2023

What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained - AP News September 29, 2023

What a shutdown would mean for student loan borrowers - NPR September 29, 2023

How a government shutdown could affect you - PBS NewsHour September 29, 2023

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Man in Maga hat charged over shooting of Indigenous activist at statue protest - The Guardian September 30, 2023

'Fantasy world': Donald Trump faces New York trial Monday for damages after judge finds fraud in real estate empire - USA Today September 30, 2023

D.C. has a lot of federal workers. A government shutdown would have big impacts - NPR September 30, 2023

D.C. has a lot of federal workers. A government shutdown would have big impacts - NPR September 30, 2023

Biden says a possible shutdown wouldn’t be his fault. Would Americans agree with him? - AP News September 30, 2023

Janet Yellen says a government shutdown would add to risks of a recession - NPR September 30, 2023

How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' hands - NPR September 30, 2023

US House of Representatives considers bill to avoid government shutdown - BBC News September 30, 2023

On the brink of a federal shutdown, the House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate - AP News September 30, 2023

House passes 45 day spending stopgap, sending bill to Senate - NPR September 30, 2023

US House passes bipartisan bill to avoid government shutdown - Reuters September 30, 2023

WATCH: Senate convenes as the House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown - PBS NewsHour September 30, 2023

‘This is good news’: Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert US shutdown - The Guardian September 30, 2023

Biden signs 45-day funding bill to keep government open - CNBC September 30, 2023

US Senate Has Enough Votes to Pass Bill Averting Shutdown - Bloomberg September 30, 2023

US averts government shutdown - CNN September 30, 2023

Government Shutdown | Biden Signs Bill Keeping the Government Open Through Mid-November - The New York Times September 30, 2023

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie - AP News September 30, 2023

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