NPR has confirmed that intelligence officials say it’s now “quite clear” Russian hackers worked to tip the presidency in Donald Trump’s favor. Trump’s transition team has dismissed the assessment.
National Elections
Jill Stein Campaign Drops Statewide Recount Effort In Pennsylvania
Citing the $1 million bond required by the court, Stein’s lawyer discontinued the request Saturday. Stein had raised nearly $7 million for recount efforts in three states.
Clinton Campaign Says It Will Participate In Recount Efforts
The Clinton camp also said it is “fully aware” that the outcome of the election is unlikely to change.
Hillary Clinton’s popular vote lead is 1.7 million and growing
There are still 2 million ballots left to count in California. Most of those votes will likely go to Hillary Clinton, further running up her lead in the popular vote.
Moving To Canada, Eh? Or Maybe Ireland?
It seems every four years, Americans threaten to move to Canada if their chosen candidate isn’t elected. Some places are seizing on election-induced panic to grow their populations.
FBI Affirms July Decision Not To Charge Clinton, After Review Of Weiner Emails
Director James Comey says the FBI’s review of new emails involving Hillary Clinton doesn’t change the decision not to press charges against Clinton over her use of a private server.