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President-elect Donald Trump ripped the election recount on Saturday, calling it "a scam" and "ridiculous" and noting that Hillary Clinton had already conceded. Trump charged in a statement that the effort was nothing but a fundraising ploy by the Green Party and its nominee, Jill Stein.
Hillary Clinton addresses the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds celebration at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 16, 2016. Hillary Clinton addresses the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds celebration at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 16, 2016.
There will be a recount of the US presidential vote in Wisconsin as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein stepped up her bid to force two other key Midwestern battlegrounds, Michigan and Pennsylvania, to do the same. In a move that could complicate President-elect Donald Trump's push for national unity as he continues to shape his White House team, Ms Stein formally requested a Wisconsin recount on Friday, and vowed to do the same in the coming days in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key Midwestern battlegrounds that could complicate Donald Trump's push for national unity. Stein, who earned little more than 1 per cent of the national vote, formally requested a Wisconsin recount Friday afternoon, vowing to do the same in the coming days in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
President-elect Donald Trump narrowly won Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and has a small lead in Michigan. Stein has said she planned to request recounts in the three states - all reliably Democratic in recent presidential elections - to see whether hacking may have taken place, though there's no evidence voter results were hacked or electronic voting machines were compromised.
President-elect Donald Trump is connecting with foreign leaders and considering new Cabinet-prospects Friday as he gathers with family for a long Thanksgiving weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate. As the incoming president looks ahead, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein made progress on her push to force recounts in three Midwestern battleground states that fueled Trump's stunning victory.
A top Donald Trump adviser warned Sunday that the president-elect's supporters would feel "betrayed" if he tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of state, a move that would put a fierce... A top Donald Trump adviser warned Sunday that the president-elect's supporters would feel "betrayed" if he tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of state, a move that would put a once-fierce Trump... The Secret Service will face expanded expenses as it provides security for President-elect Donald Trump not only in the White House but also in Trump Tower in New York.
Sixteen years ago, as the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida transfixed the nation, the newly elected Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke directly to the likelihood that Al Gore would win the popular vote and still lose the election: "I believe strongly that in a democracy, we should respect the will of the people," Mrs. Clinton said, "and to me that means it's time to do away with the Electoral College and move to the popular election of our president," the New York Times reported. If Mrs. Clinton had worked as hard over the last 16 years to abolish the EC as she worked to win the Democratic nomination, she would be moving back into the White House in January.
Has Trump shifted GOP prospects in Pa.? The party eyes a long-term shift in Pennsylvania after Donald Trump's surprise win Check out this story on ldnews.com: http://on-ydr.co/2g948vR Donald Trump, republican presidential candidate, thanks the crowd after a campaign rally at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, November 4, 2016. HARRISBURG, Pa.
Look, I was convinced that Trump would carry New Hampshire along with all the states that George W. Bush had carried in 2004 , plus that one house seat in Maine. At a victory party in Redondo Beach, I turned into a right-wing version of Howard Dean: "He won Pennsylvania! And Michigan! And Wisconsin! And he's gonna take the White House! Yeaaaagh!" Some people looked at me like I was crazy.
Republicans made gains in the state House and Senate on Tuesday, building on already-significant majorities that have stymied parts of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's agenda in Harrisburg. In addition to delivering the state's electoral votes to the Republican presidential candidate for the first time since 1988, Pennsylvania voters are sending GOP candidates to their state Capitol in numbers not seen in decades.
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In the 1990s, Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions to block mergers between health care providers were a rare phenomenon successfully obtained. In many instances, state Attorneys General filled the role of watchdog, especially since hospital mergers were relatively small and implicated local markets.
Control of the Senate hung in the balance as candidates from Nevada to New Hampshire made their closing pitches to voters Saturday after a tough and costly campaign. Republicans feared their slim 54-46 majority could slip away as they battled cross-currents from all sides, not least their unconventional presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
The most expensive U.S. Senate race in history is unfolding in Pennsylvania, where Wall Street, unions and billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch are flooding the state with money. At least $139 million has been spent by advocacy groups and the candidates, Republican incumbent Pat Toomey and Democrat Katie McGinty, Federal Election Commission filings show.
It's her first big speech since the Republican convention, where part of her address had been lifted from Michelle Obama. Melania Trump to make pitch to Pennsylvania women It's her first big speech since the Republican convention, where part of her address had been lifted from Michelle Obama.
Washington, Nov 3 - Economy is once again a key issue in the heated campaign between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump, who disagrees about the strength of US economy and have floated widely differing tax and energy plans. Trump cites the weakest recovery following a recession in the post-War period as evidence of President Barack Obama's failed economic policies, which Clinton wants to continue, Efe news reported on Wednesday.
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at the Pennsylvania Democrats Voter Registration event at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg . October 04, 2016 Sean Simmers With a week until Election Day, Democrat Hillary Clinton holds an 11-point advantage over Republican Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, according to the latest Franklin & Marshall College Poll.
Iraqi troops approaching Mosul from the south advanced into Shura on Saturday after a wave of U... . Iraqi Federal Police officers observe as air and ground strikes hit the town of Shura, some 30 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.
On Nov. 8, voters in Pennsylvania are set to decide whether to raise the mandatory judicial retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. Judicial-age ballot question fight could cost $890,000 On Nov. 8, voters in Pennsylvania are set to decide whether to raise the mandatory judicial retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2eGinsV On Nov. 8, voters in Pennsylvania are set to decide whether to raise the mandatory judicial retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. The Pennsylvania Department of State estimates it will have to spend about $699,050 readvertising a ballot question on whether to raise the mandatory judicial retirement age from 70 to 75. The Pennsylvania General Assembly's months-long legal fight over the wording of a ballot question about whether to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75 could end up costing ... (more)