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| Trump-Russia: Whitaker reportedly will not recuse self from inquiry – live | |
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| Stacey Abrams’ campaign plans to file a lawsuit over absentee ballots in Georgia’s Dougherty County, they said Thursday. | |
| Abrams trails Republican Brian Kemp in the vote count, but has not conceded after a race dominated by accusations of voter suppression. | |
| The campaign will charge in the suit that the county mailed out absentee ballots too slowly, the Hill reported. | |
| They’re asking that all ballots be counted, even if they were received past the deadline. | |
| “We are in this race until we’re convinced that every vote is counted,” Abrams campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo said at a Thursday press conference, according to the Hill. “We don’t believe any of these numbers are credible.” | |
| A Colarado man whose son was killed in the Aurora movie theater shooting won a state legislative seat. | |
| Democrat Tom Sullivan , of Arapahoe County, defeated an incumbent to take a seat in the state House of Representatives, local NBC affiliate 9News reports. | |
| Sullivan said he felt ignored by lawmakers after his son, Alex Sullivan, 27, was killed in the 2012 mass shooting. | |
| “They never wanted to talk to me before, and they’re gonna’ have to talk to me now,” Sullivan told the station. “I’ve already had the worst day I’m ever gonna have.” | |
| There will be protests tonight in New York and around the country against interference in the Robert Mueller Russia investigation. | There will be protests tonight in New York and around the country against interference in the Robert Mueller Russia investigation. |
| A group called Trump is Not Above the Law plans to rally in Times Square starting at 5pm and then march to demand the investigation be allowed to continue unfettered after Donald Trump fired Jeff Sessions. | A group called Trump is Not Above the Law plans to rally in Times Square starting at 5pm and then march to demand the investigation be allowed to continue unfettered after Donald Trump fired Jeff Sessions. |
| Florida’s chief legal officer has told election supervisors to prepare for the possibility of multiple recounts, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Both a Senate race between Senator Bill Nelson and outgoing Governor Rick Scott, and the governor’s race between Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis, are close enough that it’s possible a recount could be triggered. The Republicans lead in both races. | |
| DEVELOPING: Florida's chief legal officer, Secretary of State Ken Detzner, tells county election supervisors to plan for recounts of multiple statewide races. "The recounts will be nationally watched ... (we're) under a microscope," Detzner says on conference call. | DEVELOPING: Florida's chief legal officer, Secretary of State Ken Detzner, tells county election supervisors to plan for recounts of multiple statewide races. "The recounts will be nationally watched ... (we're) under a microscope," Detzner says on conference call. |
| There were reports of high voter turnout around the country – and then there was this precinct in Providence, Rhode Island, where not a single voter showed up. | |
| The Providence Journal reports that Precinct 2807 has just 11 registered voters – and none of them showed Tuesday, according to deputy director of Elections Miguel Nunez. | |
| Four of the voters cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election, but none did in the last midterms in 2014. | Four of the voters cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election, but none did in the last midterms in 2014. |
| The poll site is at the Cathedral of St John, near the Rhode Island State House and other government offices. | |
| New acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker does not intend to recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation, the Washington Post reports. | New acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker does not intend to recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation, the Washington Post reports. |
| The investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian election interference and possible collusion with Donald Trump’s campaign has been overseen by deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, because Jeff Sessions recused himself – a move that infuriated Trump. | The investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian election interference and possible collusion with Donald Trump’s campaign has been overseen by deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, because Jeff Sessions recused himself – a move that infuriated Trump. |
| Whitaker’s associates told the Post he will keep himself in charge of the investigation - and he’s unlikely to approve any request by Mueller to subpoena the presidents. | Whitaker’s associates told the Post he will keep himself in charge of the investigation - and he’s unlikely to approve any request by Mueller to subpoena the presidents. |
| One source said Whitaker, who has been Sessions’ chief of staff, questioned why Rosenstein was allowing the investigation to go on so long. | One source said Whitaker, who has been Sessions’ chief of staff, questioned why Rosenstein was allowing the investigation to go on so long. |
| Meanwhile, CNN reports that Mueller’s investigators have begun writing their final report. | Meanwhile, CNN reports that Mueller’s investigators have begun writing their final report. |
| Mueller asked Trump’s lawyers last month to hand over call and visitor logs from Trump Tower related to Roger Stone, a former Trump aide who has been in the cross hairs of the investigation, a source told CNN. | Mueller asked Trump’s lawyers last month to hand over call and visitor logs from Trump Tower related to Roger Stone, a former Trump aide who has been in the cross hairs of the investigation, a source told CNN. |
| The protest last night outside Tucker Carlson’s home, which Carlson said included banging on and cracking his door, is drawing condemnation including from liberals. | The protest last night outside Tucker Carlson’s home, which Carlson said included banging on and cracking his door, is drawing condemnation including from liberals. |
| Here’s “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert: | Here’s “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert: |
| Fighting Tucker Carlson’s ideas is an American right. Targeting his home and terrorizing his family is an act of monstrous cowardice. Obviously don’t do this, but also, take no pleasure in it happening. Feeding monsters just makes more monsters. | Fighting Tucker Carlson’s ideas is an American right. Targeting his home and terrorizing his family is an act of monstrous cowardice. Obviously don’t do this, but also, take no pleasure in it happening. Feeding monsters just makes more monsters. |
| And Media Matters senior fellow Matthew Gertz: | And Media Matters senior fellow Matthew Gertz: |
| This behavior is way over the line. Going to someone’s home, breaking their door, and terrorizing their family is unacceptable. It’s also extremely counterproductive if your interest is actually in reducing his influence. https://t.co/6isCJZIwvC | This behavior is way over the line. Going to someone’s home, breaking their door, and terrorizing their family is unacceptable. It’s also extremely counterproductive if your interest is actually in reducing his influence. https://t.co/6isCJZIwvC |
| House Democrats plan to restore a congressional committee on climate change that Republicans had scrapped, the New York Times reports. | House Democrats plan to restore a congressional committee on climate change that Republicans had scrapped, the New York Times reports. |
| Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she will urge her caucus to bring back the select committee to “prepare the way with evidence” for future legislation to tackle carbon emissions and climate change. It’s just a preliminary step since Democrats are unlikely to be able to pass such legislation with Republicans still in control of the Senate. | Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she will urge her caucus to bring back the select committee to “prepare the way with evidence” for future legislation to tackle carbon emissions and climate change. It’s just a preliminary step since Democrats are unlikely to be able to pass such legislation with Republicans still in control of the Senate. |
| Republicans defunded the panel when they took control of the House. | Republicans defunded the panel when they took control of the House. |
| Christine Blasey Ford continues to receive threats after making sexual assault allegations against supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation process, her lawyers tell NPR. | Christine Blasey Ford continues to receive threats after making sexual assault allegations against supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation process, her lawyers tell NPR. |
| “Justice Kavanaugh ascended to the Supreme Court, but the threats to Dr Ford continue,” said the lawyers, Debra Katz, Lisa Banks and Michael Bromwich. | “Justice Kavanaugh ascended to the Supreme Court, but the threats to Dr Ford continue,” said the lawyers, Debra Katz, Lisa Banks and Michael Bromwich. |
| Meanwhile, Kavanaugh was welcomed to the court with a ceremonial swearing in Thursday. Donald Trump and his new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker attended, as did First Lady Melania Trump, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy and many of Kavanaugh’s former colleagues, according to the Associated Press. | Meanwhile, Kavanaugh was welcomed to the court with a ceremonial swearing in Thursday. Donald Trump and his new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker attended, as did First Lady Melania Trump, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy and many of Kavanaugh’s former colleagues, according to the Associated Press. |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hospitalized with fractured ribs, was absent. | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hospitalized with fractured ribs, was absent. |
| Democrat Andrew Gillum, who had conceded to Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor’s race, now says with results tightening there may be a recount. | Democrat Andrew Gillum, who had conceded to Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor’s race, now says with results tightening there may be a recount. |
| BREAKING: First @AndrewGillum statement on possible #FLGov recount “It has become clear there are many more outstanding ballots left to count.” #flpol pic.twitter.com/3mNbCJGkMy | BREAKING: First @AndrewGillum statement on possible #FLGov recount “It has become clear there are many more outstanding ballots left to count.” #flpol pic.twitter.com/3mNbCJGkMy |
| The candidates are separated by an absurdly narrow 0.525% points. If that ends up at or below 0.5%- a recount is automatically triggered. That's the good news for team Gillum and state Dems. | The candidates are separated by an absurdly narrow 0.525% points. If that ends up at or below 0.5%- a recount is automatically triggered. That's the good news for team Gillum and state Dems. |
| The bad news is that there's little reason to believe a recount will discover some 35,000-45,000 missed in Gillum votes. It's a razor thin margin but in absolute numbers that's a LOT of votes to have tabulated incorrectly or missed. | The bad news is that there's little reason to believe a recount will discover some 35,000-45,000 missed in Gillum votes. It's a razor thin margin but in absolute numbers that's a LOT of votes to have tabulated incorrectly or missed. |
| Twitter has suspended the account of an anti-fascist group that protested outside Tucker Carlson’s Washington DC home Wednesday night, the Washington Examiner reported. | Twitter has suspended the account of an anti-fascist group that protested outside Tucker Carlson’s Washington DC home Wednesday night, the Washington Examiner reported. |
| The group Smash Racism DC protested outside the Fox News host’s home, and Carlson said group members pounded on his front door, and one woman threw herself against the door and cracked it. | The group Smash Racism DC protested outside the Fox News host’s home, and Carlson said group members pounded on his front door, and one woman threw herself against the door and cracked it. |
| His wife locked herself in a pantry and called 911, he told the Washington Post. | His wife locked herself in a pantry and called 911, he told the Washington Post. |
| “I called my wife,” Carlson told the paper. “She had been in the kitchen alone getting ready to go to dinner and she heard pounding on the front door and screaming ... Someone started throwing himself against the front door and actually cracked the front door.” | “I called my wife,” Carlson told the paper. “She had been in the kitchen alone getting ready to go to dinner and she heard pounding on the front door and screaming ... Someone started throwing himself against the front door and actually cracked the front door.” |
| In since-deleted tweets, the group threatened that Carson was “not safe”, according to the Washington Times. | In since-deleted tweets, the group threatened that Carson was “not safe”, according to the Washington Times. |
| “Every night you spread fear into our homes – fear of the other, fear of us, and fear of them. Each night you tell us we are not safe. Tonight you’re reminded that we have a voice. Tonight, we remind you that you are not safe either,” the tweet said. | “Every night you spread fear into our homes – fear of the other, fear of us, and fear of them. Each night you tell us we are not safe. Tonight you’re reminded that we have a voice. Tonight, we remind you that you are not safe either,” the tweet said. |
| “It wasn’t a protest. It was a threat,” Carlson told the Post. “They weren’t protesting anything specific that I had said. They weren’t asking me to change anything. They weren’t protesting a policy or advocating for legislation ... They were threatening me and my family and telling me to leave my own neighborhood in the city that I grew up in.” | “It wasn’t a protest. It was a threat,” Carlson told the Post. “They weren’t protesting anything specific that I had said. They weren’t asking me to change anything. They weren’t protesting a policy or advocating for legislation ... They were threatening me and my family and telling me to leave my own neighborhood in the city that I grew up in.” |
| Senator Bernie Sanders said the results of some of Tuesday’s elections show that many white voters are still “uncomfortable” voting for black candidates. | Senator Bernie Sanders said the results of some of Tuesday’s elections show that many white voters are still “uncomfortable” voting for black candidates. |
| Sanders was referring to governor’s races in Florida, where Democrat Andrew Gillum lost, and Georgia, where Stacey Abrams is trailing in the vote count though she has not conceded. A third candidate who would have been his state’s first black governor, Ben Jealous in Maryland, also lost. | Sanders was referring to governor’s races in Florida, where Democrat Andrew Gillum lost, and Georgia, where Stacey Abrams is trailing in the vote count though she has not conceded. A third candidate who would have been his state’s first black governor, Ben Jealous in Maryland, also lost. |
| “I think you know there are a lot of white folks out there who are not necessarily racist who felt uncomfortable for the first time in their lives about whether or not they wanted to vote for an African-American,” Sanders told The Daily Beast. | “I think you know there are a lot of white folks out there who are not necessarily racist who felt uncomfortable for the first time in their lives about whether or not they wanted to vote for an African-American,” Sanders told The Daily Beast. |
| “I think next time around by the way it will be a lot easier for them to do that,” he said. | “I think next time around by the way it will be a lot easier for them to do that,” he said. |
| The Vermont senator and 2016 presidential candidate told the Daily Beast Abrams ran a “brilliant campaign” and Gillum is a “fantastic politician”. “He stuck to his guns in terms of a progressive agenda. I think he ran a great campaign. And he had to take on some of the most blatant and ugly racism that we have seen in many many years. And yet he came within a whisker of winning,” he said. | The Vermont senator and 2016 presidential candidate told the Daily Beast Abrams ran a “brilliant campaign” and Gillum is a “fantastic politician”. “He stuck to his guns in terms of a progressive agenda. I think he ran a great campaign. And he had to take on some of the most blatant and ugly racism that we have seen in many many years. And yet he came within a whisker of winning,” he said. |
| Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie is being considered to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, CBS News reports. | Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie is being considered to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, CBS News reports. |
| Donald Trump has installed Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general , but a permanent replacement will have to be confirmed by the Senate. | Donald Trump has installed Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general , but a permanent replacement will have to be confirmed by the Senate. |
| Christie, after running for president in 2016 himself, endorsed Trump and ran his transition, but was ultimately pushed aside. | Christie, after running for president in 2016 himself, endorsed Trump and ran his transition, but was ultimately pushed aside. |
| According to CBS, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, outgoing Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, and former attorney general William Barr are also in the running. | According to CBS, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, outgoing Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, and former attorney general William Barr are also in the running. |