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The New York Times reports that Fox News removed Maria Bartiromo from the air as the network shifts to a more cautious stance on claims about Dominion voting machines and election fraud, a move set against the backdrop of Fox’s 2021 defamation settlement and Bartiromo’s history of promoting Trump-aligned conspiracy theories.
Maria Bartiromo says reports of her firing from Fox News and Fox Business are false, while Fox News Media confirms she has parted ways with the networks without explanation. The piece notes her long-running roles and references ongoing defamation cases tied to Fox’s coverage of the 2020 election, including a 2023 settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, and mentions she was a defendant in related suits with Smartmatic.
Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer says she wasn’t fired by Fox News, even as Fox News Media announced her departure; the attorney promises receipts and witnesses, while NBC News notes unverified reports that she was dismissed after sharing internal Fox guidance with the White House. Bartiromo had been a longtime Fox Business host since 2014 and has ties to Trump, with the report touching on Fox’s broader Dominion/Smartmatic litigation history.
Shasta County, California, plans to hire Tina Peters—a Colorado election denier released from prison—as an elections consultant, a move drawing alarm from Colorado officials and election-security advocates. Peters was convicted of multiple felonies for allowing an activist to impersonate a county employee during a Dominion software upgrade and was released after Gov. Polis commuted her sentence. The hire comes amid ongoing controversy over the county’s elections, including earlier efforts to sever ties with Dominion and push for hand-counting, and amid turnover in the county elections leadership.
Virginia-based Mojave Research found extensive security gaps in Dominion-made voting machines seized in Puerto Rico, including weak passwords and unpatched flaws, but officials say there is no evidence those weaknesses changed election results; experts warn the findings could be weaponized by election-deniers to cast doubt on U.S. elections while efforts to patch vulnerabilities continue.
Reuters reports that White House adviser Kurt Olsen spearheaded a bid to seize Dominion voting machines in about half the states, pushing debunked claims of foreign hacking tied to the 2020 election. The plan envisioned moving to hand‑counted paper ballots if machines were removed, but investigators could not substantiate the vulnerabilities, and experts warned such a switch would be chaotic. The effort, tied to Olsen’s Stop the Steal background, progressed to the point that Commerce Department officials reportedly weighed legal grounds, but the scheme collapsed and the White House dismissed the Reuters report as misinformation.
In a New York Times interview, former President Trump said he regrets not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after the 2020 election to uncover fraud, noting the Guard might not have been sophisticated enough to carry out the plan. The comments revive earlier discussions about Dominion Voting Systems’ machines and align with his push to eliminate digital voting ahead of upcoming elections.
A new company called Liberty Vote, led by a former Republican elections official, has acquired Dominion Voting Systems and plans to promote paper-based transparency and follow Trump's executive order on voting, despite legal challenges and the company's previous association with false conspiracy theories about election fraud.
Dominion Voting Systems, a key company in the 2020 election controversy, has been sold to Liberty Vote, a company led by former Republican election official Scott Leiendecker, marking a significant change in the election technology landscape.
Dominion Voting Systems, central to false claims of 2020 election fraud, has been acquired by Liberty Vote, which aims to improve election integrity and security, amid ongoing legal and political controversies.
Dominion Voting Systems, involved in false fraud allegations during the 2020 election, has been sold and is rebranding as Liberty Vote, emphasizing paper-based transparency, security, and American ownership to rebuild trust in elections.
Dominion Voting Systems has been acquired by Liberty Vote, a St. Louis-based company founded by former elections officials, marking a significant shift in the U.S. election technology industry. The deal aims to rebuild trust in voting systems by emphasizing transparency, security, and simplicity, especially ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. This acquisition follows years of controversy and legal battles for Dominion related to false election rigging claims.
A former GOP election official has purchased Dominion Voting Systems, rebranding it as Liberty Vote with plans to promote paper ballots and restore public trust in US elections, amid ongoing political debates and legal issues surrounding election integrity.
Dominion Voting Systems, associated with false claims about the 2020 US election, has been sold to Scott Leiendecker's new company Liberty Vote, which promises to prioritize paper-based transparency and security in election technology, marking a new chapter in election integrity efforts.
Rudolph Giuliani settled a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over false claims about the 2020 election, leading to the case's dismissal and confidentiality of the settlement terms.