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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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California Chaos: Gov. Gavin Newsom grapples with wildfires, blackouts and more

By Andrew O’Reilly | Fox News Despite coming into office with a budget surplus of around $36 billion and enjoying favorable approval ratings, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first year ...

GOP reps say Schiff stopped impeachment witness from answering certain GOP questions

By Tyler Olson | Fox News House Republican leaders, in a fiery press conference Tuesday, said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., prevented a witness in the latest impeachment hearing ...

Most of broadcast TV’s Trump impeachment coverage relies on anonymous sources, study finds

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News A new study has found that the majority of coverage dedicated to the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump is based on ...

‘Outnumbered’ hosts rip Elizabeth Warren for ‘dodging’ questions about paying for ‘Medicare-for-All’

By David Montanaro | Fox News The “Outnumbered” hosts debated Tuesday whether Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential ambitions will be sunk by her inability to explain how her “Medicare-for-All” plan will be paid for. Warren, ...

Dems introduce resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry procedures

By Gregg Re | Fox News House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to formalize their impeachment inquiry and adopt rules to govern the proceedings, following sustained complaints by congressional Republicans ...

Piers Morgan blasts Trump critics after al-Baghdadi raid: They ‘shamed themselves and shamed their country’

By Charles Creitz | Fox News Many of President Trump’s critics shamed both themselves and the United States when they refused to acknowledge a White House victory after ISIS leader ...

Hannity: Reports on alleged FISA abuse and origins of Russia probe will ‘shock the conscience and soul of the nation’

By Yael Halon | Fox News Fox News primetime host Sean Hannity said the release of investigations into the FBI and Justice Department probes of President Trump and his ...

Ex-Bolton deputy skipping deposition suggests ‘maybe’ impeachment push is viewed as ‘illegitimate,’ Rep Andy Biggs says

By Joshua Nelson | Fox News After a former deputy to onetime National Security Adviser John Bolton took legal action against Democrats for their ...

History will judge Democrats harshly for impeachment of Trump, Ken Starr says

By Nick Givas | Fox News History will judge congressional Democrats harshly for their handling of President Trump’s impeachment inquiry due to their lack of ...

Katie Hill paid $5G bonus to alleged male lover, used ‘influence’ to get jobs for husband: reports

By Dom Calicchio | Fox News U.S. Rep. Katie Hill, the California Democrat embroiled in a legal battle over the publication of nude photos, and facing a House ethics probe over an ...

FBI agents probing Michael Flynn acted with ‘nefarious’ intent in manipulating records, says Jason Chaffetz

By Julia Musto | Fox News FBI agents handling former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s 2017 interview had seemingly “nefarious” intent in editing official records, Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz said Saturday. Chaffetz, a Republican ...

Trump Says He Was ‘Not Involved’ in DOJ’s Criminal Investigation Into Origins of Russia Probe

By Janita Kan President Donald Trump said he was not involved in the Justice Department’s decision to expand their review of the surveillance of the Trump campaign ...