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Broward County Board of Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes is in charge of vote counting in the area and has yet to disclose how many ballots are still not counted despite the election for governor and Senate occurring two days ago. Currently, in the Senate race, Republican Rick Scott is leading Democrat incumbent Bill Nelson by more than 20,000 votes.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell in her office at the Court last evening. She went home, but after experiencing discomfort overnight, went to George Washington University Hospital earlier this morning,” a statement via from the Supreme Court reads. “Tests showed that she fractured three ribs on her left side and she was admitted for observation and treatment.” The justice’s health has long been a matter of concern. In 2014, Ginsburg had a stent placed in her right coronary artery and has survived cancer multiple times.

The recount of the Florida results in the 2000 presidential election was dominated by voting irregularities and “hanging chads” in Broward County. The Florida recount ended after a Supreme Court ruling. Subsequent to that ruling, the Republican candidate, George W. Bush was declared the victor in Florida and awarded the state’s electoral college votes, which meant that he, and not the Democrat candidate, Al Gore, became the 43rd President of the United States. As the vote count stands as of Thursday at 7:30 p.m. eastern, Florida Gov. Rick Scott leads Sen.

President Donald Trump’s administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced the new rules Thursday.   The Marine captain has moved from the war zone of Iraq to the mine zone that is D.C. politics.   Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has written opinion pieces in the past about the investigation, and is a friend and political ally of a witness.   The midterms held a particular resonance for some residents of a city who had watched an all-too-real incarnation of hatred and fear spill into its streets.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Tonia Hugus, 69, threw up her arms under the purplish lights of an election night party at a brewery here. On first glance it was hard to know why. Leslie Cockburn, the Democratic House candidate Hugus supported, had lost by 6.5 percentage points. President Trump had shored up the Republican majority in the Senate. But there was a bright spot. “I’m so happy we got the House,” Hugus said. Hugus became more politically active after white nationalists unleashed open racism, grief, and fear in her city two summers ago.

President Donald Trump’s administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced the new rules Thursday.   The Marine captain has moved from the war zone of Iraq to the mine zone that is D.C. politics.   Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has written opinion pieces in the past about the investigation, and is a friend and political ally of a witness.   The midterms held a particular resonance for some residents of a city who had watched an all-too-real incarnation of hatred and fear spill into its streets.

President Donald Trump’s administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced the new rules Thursday.   The Marine captain has moved from the war zone of Iraq to the mine zone that is D.C. politics.   Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has written opinion pieces in the past about the investigation, and is a friend and political ally of a witness.   The midterms held a particular resonance for some residents of a city who had watched an all-too-real incarnation of hatred and fear spill into its streets.

President Donald Trump’s administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced the new rules Thursday.   The Marine captain has moved from the war zone of Iraq to the mine zone that is D.C. politics.   Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has written opinion pieces in the past about the investigation, and is a friend and political ally of a witness.   The midterms held a particular resonance for some residents of a city who had watched an all-too-real incarnation of hatred and fear spill into its streets.

MORE's investigation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed Wednesday. "The Acting Attorney General is in charge of all matters under the purview of the Department of Justice," DOJ spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement to The Hill. The move means that Deputy Attorney General MORE will no longer oversee the federal Russia investigation, which he has looked over since Sessions recused himself early last year due to his work on Trump's campaign. Trump on Wednesday afternoon announced Matthew Whitaker, who served as Sessions's ch

House Minority Leader MORE on Wednesday officially launched her bid to become Speaker, following through on her vow to seek reclaiming the Speaker’s chair after an eight-year absence.  Pelosi sent a letter to newly elected and incumbent Democrats asking for their support, one day after Democrats regained control of the lower chamber. "My vision for the next two years is to restore the House to the role it should have as a strong and independent voice for the American people, and maximize the ability and the creativity of our entire Caucus," Pelosi wrote in the letter,