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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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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, Maine Governor Clash Over Men Competing in Women’s Sports

By Aaron Gifford President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills got into a verbal altercation over transgender participation in sports during a White House ...

Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director

By Nathan Worcester WASHINGTON—The Senate on Feb. 20 confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI. Senators voted 51–49 to confirm Patel, who gained prominence for ...

Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin to Continue Layoffs of Federal Workers

By Stacy Robinson WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Feb. 20 declined to block for now downsizing efforts by the Trump administration, including mass firings and buyout ...

Trump to Order Agencies to Terminate All Federal Assistance for Illegal Immigrants

By Jacob Burg President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Feb. 19 directing all agencies to identify any federally funded programs that provide ...

Musk, Trump to Discuss Sending US Taxpayers $5,000 Checks Using DOGE Savings

By Katabella Roberts Billionaire Elon Musk said on Feb. 18 that he will discuss with President Donald Trump a proposal to send U.S. taxpayers rebate ...

DOGE Says $4.7 Trillion in Treasury Payments Missing Identification Codes

By Aldgra Fredly The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on Feb. 17 that a total of $4.7 trillion worth of payments from the Treasury ...

Musk Signals Looking Into Gold at Fort Knox—Here’s What to Know

By Andrew Moran Tech billionaire Elon Musk indicated that Fort Knox, the Kentucky-based facility famous for storing U.S. gold reserves, could be investigated. “Looking for the ...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Enable OMB Oversight of Independent Agencies

By Jackson Richman President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 18 to enable the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to have ...

11 Dead in Kentucky Flooding as Another Winter Storm Approaches

By Chase Smith The death toll from severe flooding in Kentucky has risen to 11 as emergency responders continue search-and-rescue operations across the state. Gov. Andy ...

Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Bid to Block DOGE’s Access to Data

By Stacy Robinson A federal judge in Washington seemed reluctant on Feb. 17 to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of Government ...

IRS to Be Audited by DOGE, Trump Says

By Zachary Stieber The IRS will be audited by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump said on Feb. 13. “The Internal Revenue Service ...

Judge Rejects Bid to Block DOGE’s Access to Labor, Health, and CFPB Data

By Kimberly Hayek The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can continue its de facto audit of certain executive agencies, according to a ruling Friday in ...