In the first of what Mike Pence called "several very important announcements," Politico reports that former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao is set to be announced later Tuesday as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Transportation.
The other contender for the position was former Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee Harold Ford.
As Politico adds:
With the Trump cabinet filling up, but a number of key positions still to be announced, vice-president-elect Mike Pence told Fox News tonight that "there will be very important announcements tomorrow."
Vice President-elect @mike_pence: There will be very important announcements tomorrow. #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/VOAXMsBhMa
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 29, 2016
So who will it be?
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Did Michigan just spoil Jill Stein's party?
BREAKING: Michigan certifies Donald Trump as winner of state’s 16 electoral votes with recount request expected.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 28, 2016
As AP reports,
The Board of State Canvassers certified Trump's 10,704-vote victory on Monday, nearly three weeks after the election.
The money raised by Jill Stein for a recount in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania may not actually go towards the recount, according to small print on Jill’s website. According to the Jill 2016 website, money pledged towards the recount could end up going towards other causes. Thegatewaypundit.com reports: Trump won Michigan by 10,704 votes and .2% of the vote. Trump won Pennsylvania by 57,488 votes and .96% of the vote. Trump won Wisconsin by 27,506 votes and .93% of the vote. It would be nearly impossible for switch the results in any of these three states.
A couple of days ago we wrote about a group of scientists, which included voting-rights attorney John Bonifaz and J.