FBI Is Investigating Florida Company Where Whitaker Was Advisory-Board Member  —  Active case is being handled by FBI Miami office; acting attorney general oversees FBI  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal investigation of a Florida company accused of scamming millions …

Photos Show Scores of Uncounted Ballots in Opa-locka Mail Center … Miami-Dade County announced today that it has finished counting votes for the 2018 election.  —  But photos obtained by New Times show scores of mail-in ballots sitting inside an Opa-locka mail distribution center …

For Democrats, a midterm election that keeps on giving  —  In the early hours of election night on Tuesday, a consensus began to take hold that the vaunted Democratic blue wave that had been talked about all year was failing to materialize.  Now, with a handful of races still to be called …

Sinema expands lead in Arizona Senate race  —  Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema expanded her lead to 20,203 votes over GOP Rep. Martha McSally Friday evening as Arizona election authorities continued to count ballots in the state's uncalled Senate race.  —  Sinema's lead amounts …

Donald Trump Played Central Role in Hush Payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal  —  Federal prosecutors have gathered evidence of the president's participation in deals to buy the silence of a former adult-film actress and an ex-Playboy model.  The deals have led Trump's former lawyer …

Palm Beach elections supervisor bans cameras from public ballot-counting  —  An NBC attorney objected to the elections supervisor's camera ban, calling the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board meeting “illegal.”  —  RIVIERA BEACH — Breaking from normal practice, the Palm Beach County elections …

Judge rules in Gov. Scott's favor, orders Snipes to allow ballot inspections immediately  —  Scott also asks FDLE to investigate elections offices in Broward, Palm Beach  —  BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - A judge ordered Broward County Supervisor of Elections Dr. Brenda Snipes to allow immediate inspection …

What Beto Won  —  The Senate hopeful lost his race to Ted Cruz, but reanimated the Texas Democratic Party.  —  Journalist based in Austin  —  They said it couldn't be done and, in the end, they were right.  Texas had been a one-party state for years.  It's true that the state's motley …

‘What a stupid question’: Trump demeans three black female reporters in three days  —  President Trump has made no secret of his contempt for reporters, whom he calls “fake news” and “enemy of the American people.”  He's also had unkind things to say about women and people who are African American.

Philippines Says It Will Charge Veteran Journalist Critical of Duterte  —  SHANGHAI — The Philippine government said on Friday that it would charge a veteran journalist and her online news start-up with tax evasion, a move the publication described as an attack against media in the country …

After years of LePage, Maine went very blue Tuesday  —  What a difference one election can make.  —  Over the last four years, Republicans ruled Maine through control of its state Senate and governor, Paul LePage, who has described his style as “Trump before there was Trump.”

When a mass killing and harrowing wildfire converged on my hometown  —  A vigil Thursday night for the victims of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks was so packed that ushers barred people from entering the auditorium.  —  Those left outside pressed their faces against the glass doors …

Trump says Macron's “EU army” plan is “insulting”  —  On his way to Paris, President Trump tweeted his dissatisfaction with French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion that Europe should build its own military defense against the U.S., China and Russia, calling the idea “very insulting” …

How Democrats — And Republicans — Made 2018 A Blue Wave (When It Almost Wasn't)  —  Yes.  It was a wave.  —  WASHINGTON As more votes are counted and more seats flip from red to blue, it's becoming undeniable that Democrats not only benefited from a wave election, they converted a modest advantage into impressive House gains.

Tensions rising between Mueller, Manafort over level of cooperation: Sources  —  Talks between Special Counsel Robert Mueller and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort have grown increasingly tense over Manafort's apparent lack of cooperation with the investigation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.