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 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 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 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 12 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Israeli air raids kill at least three Palestinians Monday in our News Wrap, President Trump claimed that “an honest vote count is no longer possible” in Florida’s races for governor and Senate. He provided no evidence to justify his opinion. Also, Israeli air raids in Gaza killed at… Continue watching
Nov 12 'Ramp down the rhetoric,' judge in Florida recount case says By Terry Spencer, Associated Press "We need to be careful of what we say. Words mean things these days," the judge told lawyers representing the warring sides in the Florida recount… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 9:09 Can an entire town run on solar? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In an attempt to “do it the right way,” developer Syd Kitson is building Babcock Ranch, an 18,000-acre planned community just north of Ft. Meyers, with hope that it can operate almost entirely on solar power. So far about 200… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 3:59 Midterms still strained in Georgia, Florida and Arizona In a politically divided America, the results of the midterm elections in several states are still up for debate with accusations of voter fraud, summons for recounts and more. Miles Parks, a reporter for NPR who is keeping track of… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 4:44 In Florida, Amendment 4 restores more than a right to vote More than 60 percent of voters in Florida chose on Election Day to restore voting rights to 1.5 million people with prior felonies, amending state policy enforced during the 19th century and upheld until Tuesday. Myrna Perez, who leads the… Continue watching