Nov 14 Watch 5:33 Rep.-elect Waltz, a former Green Beret, shares his congressional vision More than 150 veterans ran for the House as either Republicans or Democrats during this fall's midterm elections, at a time when many former servicemen and servicewomen in Congress have retired or left for roles in the administration. Florida Republican… Continue watching
Nov 14 Flake vows to oppose judges unless Senate votes on bill to protect Mueller By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he won't vote to confirm judicial nominees unless GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the legislation. Continue reading
Nov 14 Democrat Andy Kim beats GOP incumbent in New Jersey By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Kim declared victory last week, but Rep. Tom MacArthur did not concede as mail-in and provisional ballots continued to be counted. The Associated Press called the race Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Trump hails prison reform bill, saying ‘true bipartisanship is possible’ By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his support for the first major rewrite of the nation's criminal justice sentencing laws in a generation. Continue reading
Nov 14 McConnell, Schumer re-elected as Senate party leaders By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senators chose Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for another term leading Republicans and Chuck Schumer for Democrats in closed-door party elections Wednesday lacking the high drama underway on the House side in the midterm election fallout. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Acting AG Whitaker addresses opioids at Iowa summit By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department on Wednesday released an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general as Democrats press the case that President Donald Trump violated the law and Constitution by making Whitaker the country's… Continue reading
Nov 14 Attorneys seek ‘Apprentice’ tapes in Trump immigration lawsuit By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Lawyers suing President Donald Trump over his decision to end special protections shielding certain immigrants from deportation are seeking unaired footage from "The Apprentice" to bolster their case alleging the move was racially motivated, the attorneys said today. Continue reading
Nov 14 Overheating machines complicate Florida’s recount battle By Gary Fineout, Terry Spencer, Associated Press A new problem complicated Florida's ongoing recount battle as lawyers headed back to court on Wednesday: Palm Beach County's tallying machines have overheated, causing mismatched results with the recount of 174,000 early voting ballots. Continue reading
Nov 13 Your questions on the Florida recount, answered By Tess Conciatori Almost two decades after Bush v. Gore, Florida election officials are confident that changes they have made to voting procedures will lead to more organized and timely recounts. Continue reading
Nov 13 Lawsuit challenges Trump’s appointment of acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In their filing, lawyers in the office of Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh argue that the job should have gone to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein instead of to Matthew Whitaker. Continue reading