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Wayne County Canvassers Board Republicans Rescind Votes Certifying Election

by USNN2020November 19, 2020January 12, 2021

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1000s of Uncounted Votes | 9K Vote Glitch for Biden | Trump Gains in Georgia | Facts Matter

by USNN2020November 19, 2020January 12, 2021

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Loeffler Says Republicans Are ‘Firewall Against Socialism’ in US Ahead of Georgia Runoff

by USNN2020November 19, 2020January 12, 2021

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Former Senate Leader of Minnesota’s Democrats Leaves Party

by USNN2020November 19, 2020January 12, 2021

The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday night issued an order to recount ballots in two counties following a request by President Donald Trump’s campaign. Commissioners in a video teleconference on Wednesday argued for nearly six hours before ultimately agreeing to conduct the recount. “An order will be issued mandating that the recount take place. This is not a discretionary decision. This is simply what will happen,” Chairwoman Ann Jacobs, a Democrat, said at the beginning of the hearing. But members of the commission, which has three Republicans and three Democrats, debated for hours over how the recount would be conducted. Some said state law governing a recount contained ambiguities. Republican Commissioner Dean Knudson said he believed the commission should issue guidance to canvassers that they should set aside ballots that had a correction made to the witness address. “They’ve essentially filed in advance a mass objection to all such ballots, that in this era of pandemic, and all our concerns for public health, and so on, it’s kind of ridiculous to have the observers have to be close enough to see each one and object individually to each one, when instead, we could give guidance at the outset that says, ‘hey, those need to be set aside, because those are going to be under litigation,'” Knudson said. “I don’t necessarily think that as a commission, we should be pre-determining what ballots are going to be questioned or what envelopes are going to be questioned. That’s not our position,” Democrat Commissioner Julie Glancey said, though the Republican Party of the Trump campaign could recommend canvassers do so. Wisconsin Counts Poll workers check-in a box of absentee ballots at Sun Prairie High School in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on Nov. 3, 2020. (Andy Manis/Getty Images) Knudson sparked stronger pushback when he wondered whether clerks sent out thousands of ballots that weren’t requested by voters as he proposed including written applications in the recount. “I am shocked and offended that you have implied in any way that clerks in Madison and Milwaukee have sent out thousands of unrequested ballots,” Jacobs said. “I think that’s absurd. I think it’s factually bizarre.” “What we ought not be doing is watering that plant of baloney,” she added, referring to allegations by the Trump campaign. The commission eventually approved an order that made no reference to its recount manual, which has guidelines for how local officials should conduct recounts. Trump’s campaign earlier in the day filed a petition asking for recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties because of alleged “illegally altered absentee ballots, illegally issued absentee ballots, and illegal advice given by government officials allowing Wisconsin’s voter ID laws to be circumvented.” “The Wisconsin Elections Commission directed Wisconsin municipal clerks to illegally alter incomplete absentee ballots contrary to Wisconsin law,” the campaign added. The commission has said clerks are required by guidance issued before the 2016 election to fix addresses. trump and biden Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden (L) and President Donald Trump in file photographs. (Getty Images; Reuters) The campaign also alleged that clerks across the state issued absentee ballots to voters without requiring an application, in direct conflict with Wisconsin’s absentee voting safeguards. The campaign transferred $3 million to the state to cover the estimated cost of the partial recount. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden finished with 20,427 more votes than Trump, or 0.62 percent of the vote, according to unofficial statewide results. State law allows a candidate who ends up within 1 percent of the winner’s total to request a recount. If the margin is less than 0.25 percent, the state foots the bill, but if it’s between 0.25 percent and 1 percent, the requestee must. A full statewide recount can still be requested. The commission chair will on Thursday issue the recount order, triggering a 13-day recount clock. Recount boards can meet as soon as Nov. 19 and no later than Nov. 21. All recounts must be completed and results filed with the commission by noon on Dec. 1, a day that also marks the deadline for the commission to certify results from the election. “We understand the eyes of the world will be on these Wisconsin counties over the next few weeks,” Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief election official, said in a statement. “We remain committed to providing information about the process and assisting our county clerks by providing facts on the mechanics of a recount and status updates.” Jack Phillips contributed to this report.

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Wisconsin Elections Commission Agrees to Order Partial Recount After Trump Request

by USNN2020November 19, 2020January 12, 2021

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Georgia Recount Witnesses Saw Trump Votes Counted for Biden

by USNN2020November 18, 2020December 28, 2024

National Security & Defense

Marines Prep for Possible War in Europe During Massive East Coast Training Exercise

by USNN2020November 18, 2020January 12, 2021

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Lawmakers at Hearing Largely Agree Section 230 Reform Needed

by USNN2020November 18, 2020June 26, 2024

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Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania Not Registered in State Data, Hundreds of Voters Say

by USNN2020November 18, 2020February 26, 2025

Opinion

What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism, and Slavery

by USNN2020November 18, 2020January 12, 2021

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Trump Campaign Calls for Partial Recount in Wisconsin, Alleges Illegally-Altered Ballots

by USNN2020November 18, 2020August 27, 2025

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Georgia Monitor Catches 9,626-Vote Error in Hand Recount

by USNN2020November 18, 2020February 26, 2025

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Charlamagne Tha God says Biden should ‘shut the eff up forever’ after calling Trump ‘first’ racist POTUS

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News ‘Joe, you got to hurry up and announce your Black woman VP so I can be enthused about voting for ...

Trump campaign says president’s postponed NH rally could happen by mid-August

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Rally was going to be Trump’s second amid the coronavirus pandemic. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – A senior Trump reelection campaign adviser says he’s “hopeful” President Trump’s postponed New ...

Black Marine vet holds US flag high amid chaotic Portland protest, gets followed home by Antifa

By Teny Sahakian | Fox News He says ‘terrorists’ have infiltrated the Black Lives Matter movement. For more than 50 nights, Gabriel Johnson, 48, a retired Marine, has ...

Chicago native sounds the alarm: ‘Something has to happen’ to stop the violence

By Joshua Nelson | Fox News An advisory board member for Black Voices for Trump said on Thursday that Black Americans in Chicago are not safe due to the rampant gun ...

Biden campaign clarifies claim Trump ‘first’ racist president, after past slave owners noted

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Biden’s comment drew instant criticism. Joe Biden’s campaign has clarified a statement from the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee that President Trump is the “first” ...

Protest mobs turn on liberal urban mayors, rejecting their support and demanding resignations

By Adam Shaw | Fox News ‘Tear Gas Ted has got to go,’ protesters chant. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Wednesday was booed, heckled and called a “fascist” by ...

CNN’s Chris Cuomo’s attempt to call out Ted Cruz gets quick response

By Brie Stimson | Fox News ‘When you air the interviews you already have, then maybe we can discuss new ones. #FakeNews,’ he tweeted. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called out CNN’s ...

Lockdowns were ‘big mistake,’ crippled economy and haven’t ‘done much’ to curb COVID-19: Rand Paul

By Talia Kaplan | Fox News ‘I see nothing to be admired in New York’s lockdown,’ Paul says. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told “Fox News Rundown” podcast on Wednesday that he ...

Mail-in voting faces slew of issues nationwide, as emergency USPS memo sounds alarm

By Gregg Re | Fox News Mail carriers may need to leave packages behind at distribution centers, memo warns. Mail-in voting across the country has led to a series ...

Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot tweets against Trump as bullets fly outside funeral home

By Brie Stimson | Fox News The mayor’s tweet came almost simultaneously as at least 15 people were reportedly shot outside a funeral home. Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was accusing President ...

Majority of voters reject reducing police funding, despite national push: poll

By Adam Shaw | Fox News A majority of voters reject reducing police funding and moving that money to social services, despite a national push in recent weeks from activist ...

Trump claims mail-in voting will lead to ‘most corrupt election’ in US history

By Brooke Singman | Fox News Republicans have warned about voter fraud connected to mail-in voting for months. President Trump doubled down on his criticism of mail-in voting on Tuesday, warning ...