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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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Trump campaign sues CNN over ‘false and defamatory’ statements, seeks millions in damages

By Brian Flood, Brooke Singman | Fox News EXCLUSIVE: President Trump’s re-election campaign filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday for publishing “false and defamatory” statements about seeking Russia’s help in the ...

Will female, youth and minority voters lose interest as 2020 race comes down to 3 white septuagenarians?

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Sen. Elizabeth Warren was the last major female candidate running in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. And with the suspension of the ...

Conway: Trump spoke about cutting deficit, not Medicare and Social Security, at Fox News town hall

By Charles Creitz | Fox News President Trump was not talking about cutting entitlement benefits when he spoke about the U.S. economy during a Fox News town hall in Scranton, Pa., on ...

Fox News to host Bernie Sanders town hall with Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum

By Brian Flood | Fox News Fox News will host a second town hall event with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Monday in Detroit, Fox News Media President and ...

Trump visiting Tennessee after deadly tornadoes

By Adam Shaw | Fox News President Trump on Friday is visiting parts of Tennessee that were hit by tornadoes earlier this week, leaving dozens dead and many more ...

GOP candidate Dalia al-Aqidi on challenging Ilhan Omar, being ignored by mainstream media

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn, Brian Flood | Fox News Media Angle is a column offering perspectives on today’s media landscape from the newsmakers themselves. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, has become ...

Pelosi says ‘element of misogyny’ in race as Warren becomes latest female candidate to bow out

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is “encouraged” by the ideological debates within the Democratic Party now represented by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former ...

Trump, at Fox News Town Hall, suggests Biden isn’t competent: ‘There’s something going on there’

By Gregg Re | Fox News President Trump, speaking at a Fox News Town Hall in Joe Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pa., on Thursday evening, openly suggested ...

Bloomberg News says it will resume ‘normal coverage of the election’ after co-founder exits Democratic race

By Sam Dorman | Fox News Bloomberg News has said it will resume its normal coverage of the 2020 presidential election, abandoning its recently implemented policy of not investigating either ...

Mike Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign after Super Tuesday flop

By Paul Steinhauser, Kelly Phares | Fox News Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday after spending record amounts from his own fortune on an ...

AOC-aligned progressive candidates fall flat in Super Tuesday contests

By James Levinson | Fox News Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s progressive candidates did not have a “super” Tuesday in the first congressional primaries of the 2020 cycle. The Democratic establishment, on ...

Biden roars back: Super Tuesday leaves ex-VP in airtight contest for delegates with Sanders

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Get ready for a long and grueling road ahead as Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders battle for the Democratic presidential nomination in a race that could possibly ...