Nov 16 WikiLeaks chief could see charges, U.S. court filing suggests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department inadvertently named Julian Assange in a court filing in an unrelated case that suggests prosecutors have prepared charges against the WikiLeaks founder under seal. Continue reading
Nov 16 Stacey Abrams preparing new challenge in Georgia race By Bill Barrow, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Stacey Abrams' campaign is preparing an unprecedented legal challenge in the unresolved Georgia governor's race that could leave the state's Supreme Court deciding whether to force another round of voting. Continue reading
Nov 15 Florida goes to hand recount in bitter U.S. Senate race By Gary Fineout, Associated Press Florida's acrimonious battle for the U.S. Senate is headed to a legally required hand recount after an initial review showed Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Nelson separated by just a few thousand votes. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 5:22 Where Florida’s election recounts stand as deadline passes Most of Florida's 67 counties finished machine vote recounts for the Senate and governor's races before Thursday’s deadline. The Senate race will go to a further recount by hand because Republican Gov. Rick Scott has a razor-thin lead over Democratic… Continue watching
Nov 15 Inside Florida’s ‘infuriating and disheartening’ recount By Daniel Bush The process has not been flawless. But 66 of Florida’s 67 counties met a Thursday afternoon deadline to complete a machine recount of the results in the U.S. Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner’s races, all of which were too close… Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks about supporting veterans and military families By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to speak about supporting veterans and military families around 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Nov 15 Federal judge: Florida is ‘laughing stock of the world’ By Gary Fineout, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems, and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000. Continue reading
Nov 14 After public rebuke by Melania Trump, Mira Ricardel departs West Wing By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Aides said Ricardel clashed with the first lady's staff over her visit to Africa last month. Yet it is highly unusual for a first lady or her office to weigh in on personnel matters, especially the president's national security staff. Continue reading
Nov 14 Elected House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy says Republicans are ‘going to have to work harder’ By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press After defeating Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the conservative House Freedom Caucus co-founder, Rep. Kevin McCarthy will be tested by Republicans on and off Capitol Hill who remain angry and divided after their midterm losses, and split over how best to… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 7:17 For some House Democrats, leadership choice is ‘establishment vs. change’ One of the largest groups of congressional freshmen in recent memory has begun orientation on Capitol Hill. Will party leadership reflect the new representatives or rely on established legislators? Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Ca., is confident she’ll become Speaker of the… Continue watching