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Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Republican leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's bipartisan elections commission rejected a petition Thursday that sought to force a recall election targeting the state's top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump. Trump backers angry with Assembly Speaker Robin...
Trump supporters trying to recall Wisconsin GOP leader failed, elections review concludes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The effort by supporters of former President Donald Trump to recall Wisconsin's top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election and therefore should be rejected, state elections officials said Wednesday. Trump backers...
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to offer clarity on what legislative district boundary lines should be in play for a potential recall election sought by supporters of former President Donald Trump targeting the Republican Assembly speaker. The...
An Oklahoma council member with ties to white nationalists faces scrutiny, and a recall election
ENID, Okla. (AP) — The typical topics for discussion among city leaders in the northwest Oklahoma community of Enid are how to lure a new movie theater, the cost of operating a downtown arena and plans for a solar farm on the edge of town. But the issue looming large over this...
California supervisor who tried to get rid of Shasta County vote-counting machines survives recall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A local official in a rural Northern California survived a recall attempt spurred in part by his effort to get rid of the county's vote-counting machines following unfounded accusations of fraud amplified by former President Donald Trump. Kevin Crye was...
Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of former President Donald Trump are launching a second effort to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office after the first attempt appears to have failed. Recall organizers filed paperwork to start a second recall effort on...
Wisconsin GOP leader says Trump backers seeking to recall him don't have enough signatures
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's top Republican lawmaker, who derided supporters of former President Donald Trump attempting to recall him from office as “whack jobs and morons," on Thursday challenged the validity of thousands of signatures collected and declared the effort failed. ...
Wisconsin GOP leader calls the Trump supporters trying to oust him 'whack jobs and morons'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's top Republican derided supporters of former President Donald Trump who are trying to recall him from office as “whack jobs and morons,” predicting Tuesday that their effort would fail and they would be subject to fraud charges. Assembly Speaker...
Poland's pro-EU government to remove 50 ambassadors appointed by the previous administration
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is recalling 50 of its ambassadors as part of efforts by the new, pro-European Union government to improve diplomatic missions at a challenging time, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The diplomats had all been appointed by the previous, right-wing administration. ...
Wisconsin elections review shows recall targeting GOP leader falls short of signatures needed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump who organized an effort to recall Wisconsin’s top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election under one scenario reviewed by elections officials Tuesday, but it likely will be up to the state...
