Florida secretary of state resigns after photos of him in blackface emerge
Florida's top elections official abruptly resigned Thursday after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface dressed as a Hurricane Katrina victim at a 2005 party.
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November 18, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Sunday, November 18, the Florida recount comes to a close but questions about the procedure remain, and meet Troy Williams, a formerly incarcerated man who picked up storytelling as his rehab and restitution. Also, how Hungary…
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All eyes on Florida as GOP clinches election marathon
Ballot recounts of the Senate and Governor races in Florida ended this weekend with Republicans winning both seats, though questions remain about counting procedures and why the state was once again among the last to declare results. POLITICO’s Marc Caputo…
As Florida recount wraps up, Democrat Gillum concedes
Democrat Andrew Gillum ended his hard-fought campaign for Florida governor on Saturday, just hours before counties must turn in their official results following days of recounting ballots.
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…
The deeply purple state will learn Saturday whether there will be recounts in a bitter and tight U.S. Senate race and the governor's race.
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is hoping to ride President Donald Trump's backing to victory in the governor's race Tuesday, while Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has sought to energize his party's voters as an unabashed liberal.
“The candidate that wins Pinellas is probably the candidate that wins Florida.”…
Florida’s governor’s race is one of the most watched in the country. It pits former congressman Ron DeSantis against Andrew Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee. The outgoing governor, Rick Scott, is challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson. Close races are…
