(Jefferson City) -KTRS/CNN Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was adamant that he was doing the right thing as he defended his decision to cooperate with the White House in its national voter-fraud investigation. A decision that is not shared by secretaries of state in 44 other states. Appearing somewhat combative during a CNN interview…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump have filed a federal lawsuit trying to stop Wisconsin’s ongoing presidential election recount. The lawsuit and request for a temporary restraining order was filed late Thursday in federal court in Madison. It was filed by the Great America PAC, the Stop Hillary PAC and Wisconsin voter…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Observers representing Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Donald Trump and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein are spread out throughout Wisconsin to watch as ballots are recounted. Trump’s Wisconsin campaign director Pete Meachum was in Madison on Thursday for the start of the recount. Meachum says the campaign had people in every…
NEW YORK (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet on Monday with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and former Texas governor and GOP presidential rival Rick Perry. That’s according to top aide Kellyanne Conway. She told Fox News on Monday that Perry is a possible contender to lead the Defense or Energy departments and…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel says he is backing Republican Donald Trump because he is “the only outsider left in the race.” Thiel was speaking Monday at the National Press Club in Washington. He has donated $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC and gave $250,000 to Trump’s campaign and Republican partners.…
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) – Three Democratic U.S. senators are increasing the pressure on the U.S. Golf Association to move next year’s women’s open away from a New Jersey course owned by Donald Trump. Richard Blumenthal, of Connecticut, Edward Markey, of Massachusetts, and Bob Casey, of Pennsylvania, made the request to move next July’s event away…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump is saying “the truth is that we’re winning” – and claims that “phony polls” are trying to suppress the vote. Trump spoke Monday at a farmers’ roundtable in Florida. He insisted that his campaign is ahead, even though most polls show him trailing Hillary Clinton. He told the crowd gathered…
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Donald Trump’s lawyers don’t want any statements he made during the presidential campaign mentioned in an upcoming civil trial over Trump University. Attorney Daniel Petrocelli filed a motion in federal court in San Diego late Thursday seeking to exclude statements by or about the Republican presidential nominee. That includes his tweets,…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Tim Kaine is predicting a “scorched-earth” debate performance from Republican Donald Trump. Ahead of Wednesday night’s presidential debate, the Democratic vice presidential nominee said running mate Hillary Clinton will be cool and collected in the face of Trump’s likely insults and histrionics. Kaine made the comments at a campaign rally in Springfield,…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign is expanding into states Democrats haven’t won in decades. That’s a sign of confidence in her standing in the presidential race and increased focus on winning control of the Senate. Campaign manager Robby Mook said Monday that Clinton’s campaign is putting an additional $2 million in Arizona television ads,…