Marshall Cohen - Reporter
Marshall Cohen
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Marshall Cohen is a CNN reporter based in Washington,
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Pennsylvania Democratic official apologizes for comments about ignoring election laws
Nov 20, 2024
A Democratic election official in Pennsylvania offered an impassioned apology Wednesday for claiming “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country” to justify counting about 600 faulty ballots in defiance of state Supreme Court rulings.
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Democratic officials in Pennsylvania county choose to defy state court’s vote count ruling
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Nov 16, 2024
CNN’s Marshall Cohen reports on Democrats in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, choosing to defy a state Supreme Court ruling by validating provisional ballots that were missing a matching signature.
Wisconsin Republican acknowledges defeat in Senate race, but questions result and mulls recount
Nov 13, 2024
Eric Hovde, the Wisconsin Republican who nearly unseated Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, acknowledged this week that he lost the election but also raised questions about the legitimacy of the result as he mulls requesting a recount.
‘He has to deliver’: Trump’s dilemma on how far to go with promised pardons for January 6 rioters
Nov 12, 2024
It was an uncharacteristically warm November night in the nation’s capital Wednesday, when a few dozen people gathered on a street corner outside the city’s biggest jail. Some have come to the same spot for the last 800 nights, for a vigil protesting the incarceration of the January 6 rioters.
Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to voters can continue, Pennsylvania judge rules
Nov 4, 2024
A Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday that Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to voters can continue, in a victory for the tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally.
Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X, analysis finds
Nov 4, 2024
In the run up to the high-stakes 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk has posted a blizzard of false and misleading claims about the election on his social media platform that have generated more than two billion views this year, according to new research analysis from a nonprofit that tracks misinformation.
Mishaps in Michigan spur Trump allies to spread misleading election claims
Nov 1, 2024
In the closely watched battleground state of Michigan, election officials are under the microscope, with isolated mistakes or missteps serving as fodder for election deniers to lay the groundwork for widespread doubt of election results.
Chinese citizen charged with illegally voting in Michigan, authorities say
Nov 1, 2024
Michigan prosecutors charged a Chinese citizen with voter fraud and perjury after he allegedly cast a ballot in the 2024 election, authorities announced Wednesday.
Musk tries to move case about $1 million voter sweepstakes to federal court, averting required appearance Thursday
Oct 31, 2024
Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million giveaway to voters into federal court, short-circuiting a required appearance Thursday at a Pennsylvania court.
Why experts are skeptical of Elon Musk’s lofty pro-Trump predictions based on early vote data
Oct 30, 2024
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has issued a series of political predictions this week, based on strong Republican showings in early voting turnout data, that former President Donald Trump is “trending toward a crushing victory” in Pennsylvania and that Vice President Kamala Harris should even be “worried about losing Virginia.”
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In 2020 chaos erupted at this election center. See why election officials are hopeful for 2024
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Oct 29, 2024
After the 2020 election, chaos erupted at a Detroit counting center as Joe Biden overtook Donald Trump. This year, election officials give CNN exclusive access to see how they’re trying to avoid the mayhem and get faster results. CNN’s Marshall Cohen talks to officials about expedited signature verification for mail ballots, new million-dollar machinery, and regrets over how protests in 2020 were handled.
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and his super PAC over $1M sweepstakes
Oct 28, 2024
Philadelphia’s district attorney asked a state judge on Monday to shut down tech billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial $1 million giveaway to registered voters, calling it an “illegal lottery scheme.”
‘Fully staffed’: Election offices relieved after feared poll-worker shortages don’t materialize
Oct 26, 2024
Threats and smears against election officials and the voting process haven’t killed Americans’ confidence in the system and willingness to work the polls this year.
Elon Musk’s super PAC awards $1 million prizes to 2 registered voters, despite DOJ warning
Oct 25, 2024
Elon Musk’s super PAC awarded two $1 million prizes to registered voters in Michigan and Wisconsin on Thursday, after being warned by the Justice Department that the payments might be illegal.
After news of DOJ warning, Elon Musk’s super PAC didn’t announce ‘daily’ lottery winner on Wednesday
Oct 24, 2024
Elon Musk’s super PAC didn’t announce a winner for its “daily” $1 million giveaway to registered swing state voters on Wednesday, the same day news broke that the Justice Department warned Musk’s group that its sweepstakes might be illegal.
Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal
Oct 23, 2024
The Justice Department warned Elon Musk’s America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, people briefed on the matter told CNN.
About
Marshall Cohen is a CNN reporter based in Washington, DC. Since joining CNN in 2015, he has covered the 2016 election, the Russia investigation, Trump-Ukraine impeachment, the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection.
His work has focused on high-profile legal cases, Justice Department investigations, and congressional probes. He has appeared on-air for CNN and in original videos for CNN.com, and has published hundreds of articles, fact-checks, analysis pieces and interactive projects.
Cohen has received several awards over the years. He won an Emmy Award in 2020 and has received three additional Emmy nominations. He has also received awards from the Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association and from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Before joining CNN, Cohen was a producer at CBS News, and worked for its Sunday morning public affairs program, “Face the Nation.”
Cohen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in journalism and political science.
