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Florida: judge gives thousands of voters time to fix ballot problem as Trump rips Mueller – live Florida: judge gives thousands of voters time to fix ballot problem as Trump attacks Mueller – live
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Sen. Bill Nelson’s election lawyer Marc Elias reacts to this morning’s court ruling giving thousands of voters whose ballots were rejected because their signatures didn’t match time to correct the problem:
“Today’s decision is a victory for the people of Florida and for the Nelson campaign as we pursue our goal of making sure every legal ballot is counted. The court’s ruling impacts thousands of ballots, and that number will likely increase as larger counties like Broward add their ballots to the total pool which can be cured. We are taking several steps to ensure the rights of every Floridian are protected, and this is one major step forward.”
Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will meet for a second time next year, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday.
The US will not require North Korea to provide a complete list of its nuclear weapons and missile sites before the summit. Pence told NBC News.
The meeting, planned for early 2019, will aim to develop a “verifiable plan” to disclose the weapons sites, he told the network. “I think it will be absolutely imperative in this next summit that we come away with a plan for identifying all of the weapons in question, identifying all the development sites, allowing for inspections of the sites and the plan for dismantling nuclear weapons,” Pence said.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry tore into Donald Trump as a “truculent child president” during a visit to the UK Thursday.
On BBC Radio 4’s Today, he criticized Trump for failing to attend a key Armistice Day commemoration ceremony in Paris last weekend.
“I was appalled that rain drops prevented the president from going to pay honor to those that died in rain, gas, snow and mud. That was the reason he came to Paris,” Kerry said. “People are tired of the embarrassment of what took place in Paris in the last few days. We cannot have a truculent child president. We need something serious.”
Donald Trump has more feelings about the Mueller investigation this morning, calling it a “total mess” and a “disgrace to our nation.”Donald Trump has more feelings about the Mueller investigation this morning, calling it a “total mess” and a “disgrace to our nation.”
The probe’s fate has been cast into doubt since Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with loyalist Matt Whitaker.The probe’s fate has been cast into doubt since Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with loyalist Matt Whitaker.
The inner workings of the Mueller investigation are a total mess. They have found no collusion and have gone absolutely nuts. They are screaming and shouting at people, horribly threatening them to come up with the answers they want. They are a disgrace to our Nation and don’t...The inner workings of the Mueller investigation are a total mess. They have found no collusion and have gone absolutely nuts. They are screaming and shouting at people, horribly threatening them to come up with the answers they want. They are a disgrace to our Nation and don’t...
....care how many lives the ruin. These are Angry People, including the highly conflicted Bob Mueller, who worked for Obama for 8 years. They won’t even look at all of the bad acts and crimes on the other side. A TOTAL WITCH HUNT LIKE NO OTHER IN AMERICAN HISTORY!....care how many lives the ruin. These are Angry People, including the highly conflicted Bob Mueller, who worked for Obama for 8 years. They won’t even look at all of the bad acts and crimes on the other side. A TOTAL WITCH HUNT LIKE NO OTHER IN AMERICAN HISTORY!
For good measure, Trump threw in a fresh attack on the press.For good measure, Trump threw in a fresh attack on the press.
The White House is running very smoothly and the results for our Nation are obviously very good. We are the envy of the world. But anytime I even think about making changes, the FAKE NEWS MEDIA goes crazy, always seeking to make us look as bad as possible! Very dishonest!The White House is running very smoothly and the results for our Nation are obviously very good. We are the envy of the world. But anytime I even think about making changes, the FAKE NEWS MEDIA goes crazy, always seeking to make us look as bad as possible! Very dishonest!
After absorbing a series of attacks from Donald Trump, French president Emmanuel Macron shot back that ““I do not do policy or diplomacy by tweets,” according to Politico.After absorbing a series of attacks from Donald Trump, French president Emmanuel Macron shot back that ““I do not do policy or diplomacy by tweets,” according to Politico.
In an interview with French TV network TF1, Macron added, ““At each important moment in our history we have been allies, and between allies there is respect and I do not want to hear the rest.”In an interview with French TV network TF1, Macron added, ““At each important moment in our history we have been allies, and between allies there is respect and I do not want to hear the rest.”
Want to know if you’re reflected in a new Congress that includes a series of historic firsts? Plug in your demographics to the Guardian’s new graphics here to see how many members of Congress are just like you.Want to know if you’re reflected in a new Congress that includes a series of historic firsts? Plug in your demographics to the Guardian’s new graphics here to see how many members of Congress are just like you.
There’s a new twist this morning in Florida’s dramatic election recount: A federal judge ruled early Thursday that at least 4,000 voters whose ballots were rejected because their signatures did not match will get two days to correct the problem.There’s a new twist this morning in Florida’s dramatic election recount: A federal judge ruled early Thursday that at least 4,000 voters whose ballots were rejected because their signatures did not match will get two days to correct the problem.
The Washington Post reports that Judge Mark Walter in US district court in Tallahassee made the ruling hours before a Thursday afternoon deadline for election officials to complete a machine recount of ballots in two races – the Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson, and the governor’s race between Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum.The Washington Post reports that Judge Mark Walter in US district court in Tallahassee made the ruling hours before a Thursday afternoon deadline for election officials to complete a machine recount of ballots in two races – the Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson, and the governor’s race between Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum.
More than 4,000 mail-in or provisional ballots were rejected in 45 counties because the voter’s signature on the ballot did not match up with their signature in other state records, according to the Post.More than 4,000 mail-in or provisional ballots were rejected in 45 counties because the voter’s signature on the ballot did not match up with their signature in other state records, according to the Post.
The judge ruled that the signature match rule was applied unlawfully because voters were given no chance to correct the discrepancy and prove their identity. Now, they’ll have until Saturday at 5pm to fix the problem and get their votes counted.The judge ruled that the signature match rule was applied unlawfully because voters were given no chance to correct the discrepancy and prove their identity. Now, they’ll have until Saturday at 5pm to fix the problem and get their votes counted.
“Here, potentially thousands of voters have been deprived of the right to cast a legal vote – and have that vote counted – by an untrained canvassing board member based on an arbitrary determination that their respective signatures did not match,” Walter wrote, according to the Post.“Here, potentially thousands of voters have been deprived of the right to cast a legal vote – and have that vote counted – by an untrained canvassing board member based on an arbitrary determination that their respective signatures did not match,” Walter wrote, according to the Post.