Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’

Meanwhile, the outbreak “seems to be accelerating”, said Dr John Goldman, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “And we’re seeing, actually, types of measles we’ve never seen before,” he added. 

Doctors are now treating congenital measles – newborns who contracted the virus in utero or at birth – which was once exceedingly rare because most pregnant people were protected by vaccines or, before immunization, surviving measles in childhood… 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/22/cdc-pennsylvania-measles-death-outbreak 

Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak

CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases…

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/14/trump-administration-cdc-measles-deaths-pennsylvania

 

Opinion | Detroit sues Census Bureau, claiming vast undercount. It has a point. - The Washington Post

The city is suing the Census Bureau for using what it calls a flawed methodology that disadvantages older, economically struggling northern and Midwestern cities in favor of Sun Belt cities, and discriminates against undercounted Black and Hispanic residents — about 85 percent of Detroiters. Many other cities are upset with the 2020 count, too, for similar reasons. They are paying close attention...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/28/detroit-population-census-undercount/

Lara Trump Alarms Critics With 'Frightening' Comment About RNC's Election Plans | HuffPost Latest News

"Sounds like a perfect authoritarian election plan to me," fascism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat commented...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lara-trump-rnc-physically-handle-ballots_n_6629126de4b06e0c270acdd2

Ted Cruz’s misleading claim that only Democratic cities take days to count votes - PolitiFact

It will inevitably take longer for high-population cities to count their ballots quickly than small-population rural areas do.

Finally, it's important to note that cities operate under ballot-handling parameters set by their states, which in some cases have been set by Republicans who occupy state-level offices…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/28/ted-cruz/ted-cruzs-misleading-claim-that-only-democratic-ci/

Trump lawyers' error-riddled affidavit - The Washington Post

... The fact that an affidavit with such a glaring error would be not just cited by the Trump campaign but filed as a part of an actual lawsuit might be the biggest takeaway here. It certainly speaks to a lack of due diligence. And it casts doubt on virtually everything else in the affidavit...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/20/trump-campaigns-much-hyped-affidavit-features-big-glaring-error/

Trump campaign revises Pennsylvania suit, again - POLITICO

President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed yet another version of its lawsuit over the election results in Pennsylvania, now contending that he should be named the victor in the presidential contest there or that the state legislature be given the authority to assign the state’s 20 electoral votes.....
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/18/trump-pennsylvania-election-lawsuit-437996

Wayne County Republicans Desperately Trying to Rescind Their Votes to Certify Election Results

..On Tuesday, the two Republicans on an election board in Michigan's most populous county made a dramatic u-turn and voted to certify the results of the election. But now they're trying to claw their votes back...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/wayne-county-republicans-desperately-trying-to-rescind-their-votes-to-certify-election-results

Trump Claims Michigan Can't Certify Its Election Results Hours After the State Does Just That

...But Trump has maintained that the only reason Biden leads in Michigan is due to mass voter fraud. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump falsely tweeted that he had "won" the state...

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-claims-michigan-cant-certify-its-election-results-hours-after-state-does-just-that-1548464

Election Lawsuits in Michigan Center on Battle Over Mail-In Vote Count - WSJ

Republicans are calling for the rejection of Detroit's election results over misconduct allegations that a judge ruled were unfounded.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-lawsuits-in-michigan-center-on-battle-over-mail-in-vote-count-11605568901

Olbermann vs. Trump #24 - Relax! Trump's "Re-counts" Are Just Another MONEY SCAM!

Of course Trump would steal the election, or just ignore it and stay in office if he could. But he CAN'T. His "friends" from Netanyahu to Boris Johnson to MBS have already stampeded him to congratulate Biden. This. Is. A. SCAM!....
https://youtu.be/1XI8xNyH5sQ

Claim of Michigan Postal Fraud Is Moot - FactCheck.org

A video from a right-wing activist suggests that U.S. Postal Service employees backdated ballots in Michigan. The claim is unproven, but, even if true, no ballots in the state are accepted after Nov. 3, regardless of the postmark.....

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/11/claim-of-michigan-postal-fraud-is-moot/

Claims that dead people voted went viral. These are the facts - CNN

To hear some people tell it -- including a handful of prominent Republicans, such as members of President Trump's family and supporters like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell -- you might think that Democrats were using dead people to steal Michigan's Electoral College votes from Trump. But, like much of the misinformation circulated online this week by some Trump supporters, the claim falls apart under scrutiny. A CNN analysis of the claim and the purported backing for it did not find a single instance of that happening....
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/08/tech/michigan-dead-voter-fact-debunking/index.html

Meet the Right-Wing Trolls Behind “Stop The Steal” – Mother Jones

Just who is pushing the ballot count protests on Trump's behalf?

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/stop-the-steal/

Fox News Hits a Dangerous New Low - The Atlantic

The most-watched news network in America is choosing to mislead its viewers about the state of the election.....

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/11/fox-news-trump-election-dangerous-new-low/617019/

Trump lies about election efforts in Michigan, Detroit during speech

"Trump lied and said he won the election in Michigan," reported Dave Boucher. "He did not, according to unofficial vote totals showing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden with about 150,000 more votes than the president in the state."

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/05/trump-speech-election-2020-detroit-michigan/6182170002/

Donald Trump's election results speech: all the false claims

As Joe Biden closes in on the presidency, the incumbent unleashed a torrent of misinformation from the White House press podium.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/06/donald-trumps-speech-all-the-false-claims

Armed Suspected QAnon Supporters Arrested Over Alleged Plot to Attack Philadelphia Convention Center | Common Dreams News

Local police and the FBI launched an investigation after two men with unlicensed guns who drove from Virginia were arrested near a site of the ongoing vote count in the 2020 election.....

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/06/armed-suspected-qanon-supporters-arrested-over-alleged-plot-attack-philadelphia

Trump Wanted Top Notch Re-Election Lawyers. He Got a MAGA Clown Show.

The main people fighting for the president’s campaign right now are an assortment of MAGA celebrities and Internet personalities.....

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-wanted-top-notch-re-election-lawyers-he-got-a-maga-clown-show

Fed up FOX reporter hits breaking point over Trump’s election lies on air

A Fox News reporter just forcefully debunks Trump’s entire fraud claim LIVE ON AIR....
https://youtu.be/PN1mSUE9MF8