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| Republican Senate candidate pictured wearing Confederate cap – live | |
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| We may get another recount. | |
| Democrat Carolyn Bordeaux is asking for recount in her race against incumbent Republican Rob Woodall in Georgia’s 7th congressional district. Woodall leads by 419 votes. | |
| Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux is asking for a manual recount of provisional and absentee ballots in #GA07. Incumbent Republican Rob Woodall edged her out by 419 votes earlier this week #gapol pic.twitter.com/3txJ2ZKg5b | |
| When asked about Trump’s statement on Saudi Arabia by reporters at the state department, Mike Pompeo says: “It is a mean, nasty world out there.” | |
| New York has long had some of the most restrictive election laws in the country. However, they are expected to change next year with the new Democratic majority in the state senate. Currently the state does not have absentee voting and voters wishing to change their party registration have to do so a year before a party primary in order to vote in it. | |
| New York has some of the worst, most bizarre Tammany-era election laws in the country. Dems plan to change those laws next year - https://t.co/33SqiQycHV | |
| Donald Trump has his highest marks yet on his handing of the economy according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. 53% of Americans approve. | |
| "American voters approve 53-42% of the way President Donald Trump is handling the economy, his highest grade ever on this issue."https://t.co/jczx2Jhqa8 pic.twitter.com/XKNSzAwvE0 | |
| However, 54% don’t approve of how the president is doing his job overall and 58% think he is not honest and 63% believe he is not level headed. | |
| The Buffalo News has a detailed account of Democrat Nate McMurray’s likely unsuccessful campaign for Congress against Chris Collins, a Republican incumbent under indictment, and how chaos at the top of the campaign may have doomed it. The race has not yet been called but Collins is considered likely to win re-election. | |
| Quinnipiac University has a poll of Democrats that has a majority of Democrats and Democrat leaners supporting Pelosi to be Speaker. | Quinnipiac University has a poll of Democrats that has a majority of Democrats and Democrat leaners supporting Pelosi to be Speaker. |
| Quinnipiac University poll of Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters53% want Pelosi to be the next speaker27% do not want Pelosi to be the next speakerhttps://t.co/9xlcpULvYM pic.twitter.com/oF6WCbCztd | Quinnipiac University poll of Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters53% want Pelosi to be the next speaker27% do not want Pelosi to be the next speakerhttps://t.co/9xlcpULvYM pic.twitter.com/oF6WCbCztd |
| The Guardian has a live stream of Trump’s forthcoming turkey pardoning which is available below. | The Guardian has a live stream of Trump’s forthcoming turkey pardoning which is available below. |
| A Facebook post has surfaced of Cindy Hyde-Smith, the appointed incumbent in the Mississippi Senate runoff, wearing a Confederate hat. The picture was taken during a 2014 visit to the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library in the state with the caption “Mississippi history at its best” | A Facebook post has surfaced of Cindy Hyde-Smith, the appointed incumbent in the Mississippi Senate runoff, wearing a Confederate hat. The picture was taken during a 2014 visit to the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library in the state with the caption “Mississippi history at its best” |
| Hyde-Smith has faced controversy in recent days over comments about public hanging that have been seen as racially loaded in light of Mississippi’s fraught history. | Hyde-Smith has faced controversy in recent days over comments about public hanging that have been seen as racially loaded in light of Mississippi’s fraught history. |
| She faces off against Democrat Mike Espy next week | She faces off against Democrat Mike Espy next week |
| In the aftermath of the murder of the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi, the White House has released a statement from the president where he expresses his support for continued close ties with the Saudis. | In the aftermath of the murder of the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi, the White House has released a statement from the president where he expresses his support for continued close ties with the Saudis. |
| The full letter which starts “the world is a very dangerous place” is below. This is a key excerpt. | The full letter which starts “the world is a very dangerous place” is below. This is a key excerpt. |
| The crime against Jamal Khashoggi was a terrible one, and one that our country does not condone. Indeed, we have taken strong action against those already known to have participated in the murder. After great independent research, we now know many details of this horrible crime. We have already sanctioned 17 Saudis known to have been involved in the murder of Mr Khashoggi, and the disposal of his body. | The crime against Jamal Khashoggi was a terrible one, and one that our country does not condone. Indeed, we have taken strong action against those already known to have participated in the murder. After great independent research, we now know many details of this horrible crime. We have already sanctioned 17 Saudis known to have been involved in the murder of Mr Khashoggi, and the disposal of his body. |
| Representatives of Saudi Arabia say that Jamal Khashoggi was an “enemy of the state” and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, but my decision is in no way based on that – this is an unacceptable and horrible crime. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman vigorously deny any knowledge of the planning or execution of the murder of Mr Khashoggi. Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn’t! | Representatives of Saudi Arabia say that Jamal Khashoggi was an “enemy of the state” and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, but my decision is in no way based on that – this is an unacceptable and horrible crime. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman vigorously deny any knowledge of the planning or execution of the murder of Mr Khashoggi. Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn’t! |
| That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They have been a great ally in our very important fight against Iran. The United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region. It is our paramount goal to fully eliminate the threat of terrorism throughout the world! | That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They have been a great ally in our very important fight against Iran. The United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region. It is our paramount goal to fully eliminate the threat of terrorism throughout the world! |
| INBOX: Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Standing with Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/kqpbzhzuiH | INBOX: Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Standing with Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/kqpbzhzuiH |
| Jerry Nadler of New York, who will lead the House judiciary committee next year, has written several cabinet members to notify them that his committee will investigate the Trump administration’s immigration and family detention policies next year. | |
| JUST IN: Nadler tells Whitaker, Nielsen, and Azar that House Judiciary will be looking into immigration, detention, family separation issues come January: https://t.co/WdQj7LI91Q pic.twitter.com/STUyQ1dr8s | JUST IN: Nadler tells Whitaker, Nielsen, and Azar that House Judiciary will be looking into immigration, detention, family separation issues come January: https://t.co/WdQj7LI91Q pic.twitter.com/STUyQ1dr8s |
| Conservatives are pressuring Mitch McConnell to allow a vote on the criminal justice reform bill backed by Donald Trump before the end of the lame duck session of Congress. | |
| The bill has bipartisan backing but is strongly opposed by a cadre of Republicans led by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas. | The bill has bipartisan backing but is strongly opposed by a cadre of Republicans led by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas. |
| Acting attorney general Matt Whitaker’s financial disclosure forms are expected to be released as soon as today. | Acting attorney general Matt Whitaker’s financial disclosure forms are expected to be released as soon as today. |
| Acting AG Whitaker’s financial disclosure forms expected to be made public as soon as today; am told that Whitaker did, in fact, file an initial disclosure form, but it has undergone revisions | Acting AG Whitaker’s financial disclosure forms expected to be made public as soon as today; am told that Whitaker did, in fact, file an initial disclosure form, but it has undergone revisions |