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Democracy Challenged

Democratic norms are facing a historic test: Many Americans doubt the results of the 2020 election, and extremism, global authoritarianism and disinformation are on the rise. The Times is examining this landscape of challenges through a range of coverage.

Highlights

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    Jan. 6: The Story So Far

    How a president who couldn’t accept defeat worked with a cabal of loyalists to pursue one strategy after another to subvert democracy and overturn an election.

    By Alan Feuer, Luke Broadwater, Maggie Haberman, Katie Benner and Michael S. Schmidt

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      Inside the Apocalyptic Worldview of ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’

      A New York Times analysis of 1,150 episodes reveals how Tucker Carlson pushes extremist ideas and conspiracy theories into millions of households, five nights a week.

      By Karen Yourish, Weiyi Cai, Larry Buchanan, Aaron Byrd, Barbara Harvey, Blacki Migliozzi, Rumsey Taylor, Josh Williams and Michael Zandlo

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      What Makes For a Healthy Democracy?

      What concerns and confounds you about the state of American democracy? We want to hear your questions.

      By The New York Times

  1. Charles M. Blow

    Women Will Save Us

    In the face of recent threats to the country, women have stepped up more than men.

    By Charles M. Blow

  2. ‘Let the people in’

    Trump and his top aides knew that the Jan. 6 rally was likely to turn violent.

    By David Leonhardt and Ian Prasad Philbrick

  3. Your Wednesday Briefing: New Jan. 6 Revelations

    Donald Trump tried to loosen security before the riot, a former aide testified.

    By Amelia Nierenberg

  4. Giuliani at Center of Georgia’s Trump Investigation

    Of all the legal threats Rudy Giuliani faces, the criminal inquiry into efforts to reverse the 2020 Georgia election may be the most dire.

    By Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset

  5. Violent Threats to Election Workers Are Common. Prosecutions Are Not.

    The Jan. 6 hearings laid bare how threats have terrified some election officials. But a federal pledge to address them has so far come up nearly empty.

    By Michael Wines and Eliza Fawcett

  6. The Strange Tale of Tina Peters

    The county clerk has been consumed by election conspiracy theories, lionized by a movement and indicted in a bizarre scheme. Will Republicans nominate her to run elections in Colorado?

    By Nick Corasaniti and Alexandra Berzon

  7. Michelle Goldberg

    The Jan. 6 Hearings Have Been So Much Better Than I Expected

    They might even change a few minds.

    By Michelle Goldberg

  8. As Midterms Loom, Elections Are No Longer Top Priority for Meta C.E.O.

    Mark Zuckerberg, who once said securing elections was “the most important thing,” has shifted Meta’s focus to the metaverse. That may have real-world implications.

    By Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang

  9. Judge Allows Fox News Defamation Suit to Include Fox Corporation

    The decision broadens the possible legal exposure to the highest ranks of the Fox media empire.

    By Jeremy W. Peters

  10. Texas Republicans Approve Far-Right Platform Declaring Biden’s Election Illegitimate

    The platform, which was voted on at the Republican state party convention in Houston, was the latest sign of Texas conservatives moving further to the right.

    By Azi Paybarah and David Montgomery