Scott PowersJanuary 27, 2020
6min719
Report: Bolton's book accuses Trump of clear quid pro quo.
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Scott PowersJanuary 27, 2020Scott PowersApril 19, 2019
4min649
'That Putin attempted to interfere ... should no longer be doubted.'
Scott PowersAugust 13, 2018
5min379
Seminole, Osceola and Orange counties led the state in increasing presence for Democratic voters over the past two years, while Republicans were consolidating voters in most of the state’s rural and many medium-sized counties. According to the latest voter registration data released by the Florida Division of Elections, Democrats made their biggest gains in those three […]
Scott PowersJuly 23, 2018
5min264
While maintaining what he’s said all along — Florida’s elections were not hacked in 2016 — Seminole County Elections Supervisor Mike Ertel is digging a “cyber moat” around voting systems to safeguard upcoming elections further. “We felt we were in good shape,” Ertel said Monday. “Now we’re in great shape.” Ertel has been among the more […]
Michael MolineNovember 9, 2016
4min613
It’s the morning after you watched the Republican Party extend its control of the government beyond the legislative to the executive branch and almost certainly the U.S. Supreme Court. If you’re Neal Dunn, the newly elected GOP member from Florida’s Second District, and therefore a not insignificant factor in the new political wave, “it’s a […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 8, 2016
4min412
For the second election in a row, Carlos Curbelo defeated Joe Garcia in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The victory means the Miami Republican will head back to Washington to serve a second term in the U.S. House. According to preliminary election results, Curbelo received 53 percent, or 147,565 votes. Garcia, a Miami Democrat, received 41 […]
Michael MolineNovember 8, 2016
7min282
In Jacksonville, a man not authorized as a poll watcher took up a position inside a polling place in a majority African-American precinct and initially refused to leave. In Palm Beach County, officials at a voting site told Florida Atlantic University students that they could cast only provisional ballots because their a dorm addresses qualified […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 3, 2016
3min359
Sen. Marco Rubio holds a seven-point lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy, according to a new poll from Mason-Dixon Polling. The survey, released Monday morning, showed 47 percent of likely voters said they backed Rubio, compared to 40 percent who picked Murphy. Five percent of respondents said they would vote for Libertarian Paul Stanton, while 6 […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 30, 2016
2min286
Sen. Marco Rubio has scored the endorsement of the National Association of Realtors. The Rubio campaign announced Friday the Republican incumbent received a unanimous recommendation from the Florida Realtors RPAC Trustees. “Sen. Rubio has been a strong voice for realtors and homeowners, including an active role in the effort to protect the mortgage interest deduction and […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 20, 2016
3min237
Patrick Murphy is taking a swing at Marco Rubio’s stance on abortion. In a new advertisement, a 30-second spot called “Reckless,” the Murphy campaign tries to highlight Rubio’s position on abortions, saying the Miami Republican is “reckless on choice.” The new campaign spot comes on the heels of an endorsement from Planned Parenthood. “Marco Rubio […]