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 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 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 4:21 News Wrap: Overheated voting machines slow progress of Fla. recount In our news wrap Wednesday, voting machines in Palm Beach County overheated as election officials raced to meet the Thursday deadline for reporting tallies. Now 174,000 ballots must be recounted. Meanwhile, in Georgia, all but one county has certified its… Continue watching
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
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 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 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