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
Nov 13 Watch 5:59 'Virtually tied' Florida races highlight challenges with voting technology In Florida, extremely close vote margins have triggered machine recounts in three races, including those for governor and Senate. As in the presidential election of 2000, Broward County finds its election practices under intense scrutiny. Adam Smith of the Tampa… Continue watching
Nov 13 Melania Trump publicly calls for dismissal of top White House National Security Council official By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The Wall Street Journal reported that the first lady's staff and Mira Ricardel clashed during Mrs. Trump's visit to Africa in October over such things as seating on the plane and requests to use the council's resources. Continue reading
Nov 13 Defense Secretary Mattis plans to visit U.S.-Mexico border By Associated Press Mattis said the military's mission on the border has not changed "at this time," even though the lead migrant caravan is no longer headed toward south Texas. Continue reading
Nov 13 CNN sues Trump, demanding Jim Acosta's return to White House By David Bauder, Associated Press The administration revoked them last week following President Trump's contentious news conference, where Acosta refused to give up a microphone when the president said he didn't want to hear anything more from him. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump suggests France would have been defeated without U.S. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump escalated his verbal assaults against France on Tuesday, suggesting that America's stalwart European ally would have been vanquished in both world wars if not for the military firepower provided by the United States. Continue reading
Nov 13 More irregularities uncovered in Florida election recount By Terry Spencer, Associated Press One county revealed that it had allowed some hurricane-displaced voters to cast their ballots by email — a violation of state law. Continue reading
Nov 13 Judge orders Georgia to work to protect provisional ballots By Bill Barrow, Kate Brumback, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Georgia take steps to ensure provisional ballots aren't improperly rejected and to wait until Friday to certify the results of the midterm elections that include an unsettled race for governor. Continue reading