• Kari Lake seeks to forfeit her defense in defamation case

    Attorneys for Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake moved to forfeit a defamation case against her on Tuesday, choosing not to contest the allegations that she defamed a state election worker after the 2022 election. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer (R) sued Lake last year in his personal capacity, claiming Lake defamed him after she refused

  • Kari Lake declares she's giving up fight against defamation lawsuit

    Kari Lake appears to be admitting defeat in a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. The Republican running for a seat in the U.S. Senate formally requested a motion default judgment — asking a jury to decide how much she owes in damages and sparing her from having to turn over information at the discovery phase, according to Vote Beat. “She has decided she cannot defend herself in this case despite continuously saying she has evidence,” said Ben...

  • Kari Lake, a Trump Acolyte, Struggles to Find Her Path

    Kari Lake opened her Senate run in Arizona showing every intention of shedding the trappings of the Trumpism that made her a star in conservative circles but cost her the governor’s race two years ago: unfounded claims of election fraud, ruthless attacks on fellow Republicans and obsequious tributes to former President Donald J. Trump. Ms. Lake, a former television anchor, has reached out to her critics. She has sought to appeal to the Republican establishment in ways that Mr. Trump has not,...

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    Kari Lake is doubling down on MAGA-fueled conspiracy theories

    There has been some media chatter lately that Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake is tacking to the middle to appeal to non-MAGA voters as she appears headed to sew up the Republican nomination. According to reports, Lake has been doing things in recent months to either obscure or downplay her extremist stances. This has included publicly retreating from some of her statements staunchly opposing abortion rights and reproductive freedom, dismissing her cruel crusade against the late Arizona Sen....

  • Kari Lake and Trump movement's billion-dollar defamation problem

    Kari Lake and Trump movement's billion-dollar defamation problem (Second column, 24th story, link) Related stories:Bogus Election Fraud Claims Still Run Rampant in Maricopa County

  • Kari Lake declines to defend defamation suit by AZ official

    Stephen Richer's lawsuit, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, names Lake, her husband, her campaign and her political fundraising group as defendants. In addition to unspecified monetary damages, Richer is seeking a court order declaring Lake's statements false and requiring her to delete them from social media.

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    'She surrendered': GOP official suing Kari Lake for defamation speaks out

    Stephen Richer, the Republican Maricopa County Recorder who oversaw Kari Lake's 2022 election loss, took her to court over her repeated false claims that Richer rigged the election against her. Now he’s speaking out after Kari Lake made what Richer’s attorney calls an “unequivocal admission” in the case.

  • Deepfake Kari Lake video shows coming chaos of AI in elections

    Deepfake Kari Lake video shows coming chaos of AI in elections (Second column, 15th story, link)

  • Deepfake Kari Lake video shows coming chaos of AI in elections

    Deepfake Kari Lake video shows coming chaos of AI in elections (Second column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Lisa Murkowski, done with Trump, won't rule out leaving Republican partyFormer RNC chair Ronna McDaniel faces sharp criticism after NBC hiringChuck Todd Eviscerates HireVIEWERS REPULSED BY HERBACKLASH GROWS

  • 'I'm not perfect': Kari Lake admits 'mistakes' as she's grilled about bashing voters

    Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake confessed to "mistakes" when a reporter asked if she should have attacked so many Arizona conservatives after her loss. But she tried to pass her fights off as being part of the "rough and tumble game" of politics — and added she hadn't intended to cause harm.MSNBC reporter Vaughn Hill asked if it was a mistake to bash voters whose support she now needs as she battles to win a Senate seat in 2024. "There has been a lot of talk about you extending olive...

  • More than half of GOP senators back Kari Lake as she nabs another endorsement

    EXCLUSIVE — Senate candidate Kari Lake has secured another endorsement from a Republican senator, giving her a boost as she prepares for one of the most competitive elections of the 2024 cycle. Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) will endorse Lake on Tuesday, lauding the Republican candidate on her policies toward immigration and border security, according to […]

  • Kari Lake Declines To Defend Against Defamation Lawsuit Filed By Arizona Election Official

    Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a defamation lawsuit filed by a top election official. Lake this week asked a judge to jump directly to the damages phase of the lawsuit filed by Republican Maricopa County […]