Two Central American migrants walk along the top of the border structure separating Mexico and the United States Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico. Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled to reach the U.S. border, catching rides on buses and trucks for hundreds of miles in the last leg of their journey Wednesday as the first sizable groups began arriving in the border city of Tijuana. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Developing now, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018
- Caravans of Central American migrants reportedly began arriving by the hundreds at the U.S-Mexico border on Wednesday
- Florida counties face a 3 p.m. ET deadline on Thursday to complete recounts in the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races
- A federal judge has ruled that Georgia's gubernatorial race cannot be certified until specific absentee ballots have been counted
- Michael Avenatti, lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels and potential presidential candidate, was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence allegations. Avenatti has denied all the charges and vowed he will be exonerated
- Keith Urban won Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards as co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood earned praise for keeping politics out of the annual awards show
THE LEAD STORY - MIGRANT CARAVANS ARE HERE: Splintered groups of Central American migrant caravans began arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, with more on the way ... Authorities had been dealing with a group of 357 migrants who arrived in Tijuana aboard nine buses on Tuesday. Migrants arrived in Tijuana by the hundreds Wednesday. Several hundred people from the caravan got off buses and made their way to a shelter on the Mexican side near the border to line up for food. Dozens were seen scaling the steel border fence to celebrate their arrival, chanting "Yes, we could!" Several Border Patrol agents in San Diego watched them through the barrier separating the U.S. and Mexico.
The bulk of the main caravan appeared to be about 1,100 miles from the border, but has recently been moving hundreds of miles a day by hitching rides on trucks and buses. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, meanwhile, visited U.S. troops posted at the border in Texas. Mattis defended the use of active duty troops on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying that in some ways it provides good training for war and that it's analogous to a 1916 deployment to counter the Mexican revolutionary Gen. Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Most of the troops are in Texas, more than 1,500 miles from where Wednesday's caravans were arriving. - The Associated Press contributed to this report
- Tucker: Caravan's arrival 'must be embarrassing' for skeptics
FLORIDA FACES RECOUNT DEADLINE: Florida's U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races are likely to remain in flux after the deadline for the election recount passes. Tension is high as 67 counties race toward a 3 p.m. ET deadline Thursday to finish the recount ... Many counties have completed their machine recounts, but larger Democratic strongholds were still racing to meet the deadline.
No less than six federal lawsuits have been filed so far in Tallahassee. In a key court battle, a federal judge said he was unlikely to order election officials to automatically count thousands of mail-in ballots that were rejected because the signatures on the ballots did not match signatures on file. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, however, did say he was open to giving voters extra time to fix their ballots.
Palm Beach County looked like it could miss the Thursday deadline, even though incumbent democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Democrats filed lawsuits seeking to suspend it. However, FOX News' Griff Jenkins reports, it appears Broward County will make the deadline. In addition, Florida election officials asked federal prosecutors to look into allegations state Democrats sent faulty forms to voters in four counties that could have resulted in mail-in ballots being disqualified, FOX News confirmed Wednesday. - Reported By Barnini Chakraborty (@Barnini on Twitter)
- Trump says 'disaster' Brenda Snipes should be removed as election head
'INSURMOUNTABLE ' ... BUT NO CONCESSION IN GEORGIA: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the results of Georgia's gubernatorial race cannot be certified until certain absentee ballots have been counted ...The ruling by U.S. District Judge Steve Jones came hours after Republican Brian Kemp claimed to have an "insurmountable lead" over Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is seeking to become the first black woman elected governor in the U.S. Jones ruled that each county's certified vote tally must include absentee ballots on which the voter's date of birth is missing or incorrect, an order that stems from a request in a lawsuit filed by the Abrams campaign over the weekend. - Reported by Samuel Chamberlain (@SChamberlainFOX on Twitter)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLOUD FOR STORMY LAWYER: Michael Avenatti, a frequent President Trump critic and the attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels, made bail Wednesday evening after his arrest earlier on domestic violence charges and said he will be “fully exonerated" ... He later appeared before a group of reporters, again denying the accusations and thanking the LAPD, who he said "had no option in light of the allegations." "I have never struck a woman. I never will strike a woman. I have been an advocate for women’s rights my entire career and I’m going to continue to be an advocate. I am not going to be intimidated from stopping what I am doing," he said.
Avenatti was formally charged with felony domestic violence and his bail was set at $50,000, LAPD Officer Rosario Herrera told FOX News. - Reported by Elizabeth Zwirz
- 'Not a good face for Dems in 2020': 'Special Report' panel breaks down Avenatti's arrest
POLITICS-FREE ZONE AT THE CMAs - While most award shows are full of politically charged opening monologues and acceptance speeches, the CMA Awards made a conscious effort to avoid political banter during country music's biggest night in which Keith Urban won top honor as Entertainer of the Year ... Unlike other star-studded events, CMA co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood vowed the show wouldn't be filled with political satire — and the country superstars kept their word. As the biggest names in the genre took the stage during Wednesday night's show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, politics was not a topic of discussion. Instead, the CMAs began on a somber note with Garth Brooks leading a moment of silence for the 12 people who were killed at a Southern California country bar last week. "Tonight let's celebrate their lives. Let the music unite us with love," Brooks said. - Reported by Sasha Savitsky (@SashaFB on Twitter)
- All the winners at the 2018 Country Music Association Awards
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AVENATTI, KAVANAUGH AND 'DUE PROCESS' - "I will be consistent on the issues of due process and the presumption of innocence. But one can only wonder if now maybe Michael Avenatti would apply the same standard to himself that he had applied to Justice Kavanaugh. Or maybe tonight he would prefer the country give him due process and the presumption of innocence. Or will you lock yourself up and just throw away the key? I believe he deserves presumption of innocence, due process, let the legal system do their job." – Sean Hannity, on "Hannity," on Michael Avenatti's arrest for alleged domestic violence.
2018 CMA AWARDS
Miranda Lambert sings about getting her 'name changed back,' Twitter thinks song is about Blake Shelton
Chris Stapleton wins big.
Carrie Underwood dons bubble wrap dress.
Garth Brooks debuts new love song to wife Trisha Yearwood.
List of winners.
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THE SWAMP
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MINDING YOUR BUSINESS
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FOX NEWS OPINION
Judge Andrew Napolitano: Will the real attorney general please stand up?
Deroy Murdock: May Herb London, my friend, scholar and patriot, rest in peace.
Newt Gingrich: Republicans must pass important bills before Democrats take over House.
HOLLYWOOD SQUARED
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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS?
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2013: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford vows to take the City Council to court after it votes overwhelmingly to strip him of some of his powers over his admitted drug use, public drinking and increasingly erratic behavior.
1984: Stephanie Fae Beauclair, the infant publicly known as "Baby Fae" who had received a baboon's heart to replace her own congenitally deformed one, dies at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California three weeks after the transplant.
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