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MADISON, Wis. – Independents and so-called “anti-establishment” voters have had much to say about the presidential race so far. But could illegal immigrants and other non-citizens ultimately decide the contest? One elections expert said that is a distinct possibility. “My biggest fear in the upcoming election is people who are not U.S. citizens registering and voting and potentially making a difference … if we have a close election,” said Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. The former Federal Election Commission member pointed to cases across the country,...

MIAMI — Federal prosecutors and the Miami-Dade Police Benevolent Association are on the lookout for suspected voter fraud in the wake of an absentee-ballot scandal that rocked South Florida in 2013. Photo courtesy PBA : REWARD: Know about voter fraud in South Florida? A tip to the PBA could get you a $10,000 reward. The PBA is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of someone involved in voter fraud and is assigning investigators to look into allegations of fraud. Ever since the reward program was announced earlier this year, the number of absentee ballot...

A Miami-Dade resident accused of absentee ballot fraud has accepted a plea deal... ... Deisy Cabrera stood accused of illegally collecting at least 31 absentee ballots for local elections last August. As part of a deal for one year of probation, ... a felony charge of absentee ballot fraud was dropped. Cabrera pled no contest to two misdemeanor charges of possessing more than two ballots. [Cabrera] is just one of a number of alleged boleteros working local elections in Miami-Dade. Such workers are tasked with legally offering to help voters — typically seniors — fill out ballots or ensure their...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stood by...Trump's claim that the election is being "rigged,"... "Without the unending one-sided assault of the news media, Trump would be beating Hillary Clinton by 15 points," Gingrich told ABC News' Martha Raddatz on "This Week."... Gingrich emphasized that the rigging is not at the local level: "This is not about election officials at the precinct level," he said. Nevertheless, he said voters should monitor polling stations as Trump has encouraged because past elections have been "stolen."

Trump accuses SNL of being part of media conspiracy to 'rig' the election: The Donald hits out at Alec Baldwin's 'hit job,' says his portrayal 'stinks' and calls for the 'unfunny' show to be cancelled

Biden: W.H. readies 19 executive actions on guns By: Reid J. Epstein January 14, 2013 06:49 PM EST The White House has identified 19 executive actions for President Barack Obama to move unilaterally on gun control, Vice President Joe Biden told a group of House Democrats on Monday, the administration’s first definitive statements about its response to last month’s mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Later this week, Obama will formally announce his proposals to reduce gun violence, which are expected to include renewal of the assault weapons ban, universal background checks and prohibition of high-capacity magazine clips. But...