Politics

close Video Brian Kemp's camp pushes Stacey Abrams to concede in Georgia Campaign manager for Democrat Stacey Abrams says Georgia's gubernatorial race is 'still too close to call'; Steve Harrigan reports from Atlanta. Democrat Stacey Abrams said she expects a federal judge to rule Wednesday in largely her favor regarding the federal lawsuit from her campaign filed over the weekend in hopes of forcing a runoff election in Georgia’s unsettled governor's race. In a tweet on Tuesday, Abrams said her legal team plans on receiving “a ruling by noon tomorrow, and we expect to receive most of the relief we have asked for.” If the judge rules in favor of Abrams, the suit would prevent officials from certifying county vote totals until Wednesday and could restore at least 1,095 votes that weren't counted as it would require officials to tally any votes that were wrongly rejected. The campaign said thousands of more ballots could be affected. … [Read more...] about Abrams’ campaign plans on judge’s favorable ruling in lawsuit, says Kemp’s lead has narrowed

Rep. Jeff Denham has become the 24th House Republican to lose re-election this year, falling to Democrat Josh Harder in California’s 10th District one week after Election Day. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Harder led the four-term incumbent 51 percent to 49 percent when The Associated Press called the race. In a statement, Harder, an investor, thanked Denham for his service in Congress and in the Air Force, as well as those who supported the challenger’s campaign. “Washington is broken because our leaders have put party over country — I pledge that I will always put this community before anything in Washington,” he said. Denham’s loss brings the total Republican losses to 36, including GOP-held open seats that flipped to Democrats. Denham was one of 25 Republicans running in districts that backed Hillary Clinton in 2016. Clinton carried his Central Valley seat by 3 … [Read more...] about Democrats Pick Up Another California Seat With Denham’s Loss

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, one of the leaders of a small Democratic contingent opposing Nancy Pelosi’s bid for speaker, said Tuesday he is “100 percent confident” the group has enough commitments to block the California Democrat from being elected speaker on the floor. The anti-Pelosi group has been gathering signatures from new and returning members on a letter that calls for new Democratic leadership. It also notes that the signatories will not back Pelosi during the January floor vote for speaker. Moulton suggested they already have enough signatures to prevent Pelosi from getting 218 votes but declined to specify exactly how many.   “The whole point of the letter is to accelerate this process so that it doesn’t peel out on to the floor,” he said. “She’s the one that’s trying to drive this to a floor vote. We want to make it clear before it comes to that.” Watch: New Members Could Spell … [Read more...] about Anti-Pelosi Democrats Claim They Have Numbers to Block Her in Speaker Floor Vote

Boulder County commissioners on Tuesday morning pledged to the eventual electrification of county government’s entire fleet of vehicles A resolution approved by commissioners states that “100 percent of the new light-duty vehicles purchased by the county will be electric vehicles when the technology accommodates the needs of the vehicle use.” That includes goals that all new sedans the county buys will be electric starting in 2020, all new SUVs will be electric by 2025, and all new pickup trucks will be electric by 2030. The term “electric vehicles,” as defined in the resolution, can include battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The resolution approved by Commissioners Elise Jones and Deb Gardner further promises that the county “will transition to medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles and off-road equipment as these vehicles become available in Colorado.” Read more at … [Read more...] about Boulder County promises transition to electric government vehicle fleet

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Gov. Rick Scott's campaign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. According to the lawsuit, the Supervisor of Elections is not allowing election observers to stand in the room where the voting recounts are taking place. Instead, viewers must watch through a window, which Scott's attorneys say is a violation of Florida law. More Headlines Embattled Broward elections chief may step down after recount Nelson, backers turn to federal court in election fight Fla. Democrats mount new challenge to disputed ballot count rules The lawsuit states, citing Rule 1S-2.031(2)(f) provides:  Location. Recounts shall be conducted in a room large enough to The lawsuit goes on to state, "authorized representatives of candidates and political parties must be able to observe the recount in the same room ... the representatives of candidates or political parties … [Read more...] about Rick Scott’s campaign sues Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections