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Associated PressOctober 12, 2015

Hundreds of donors to Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign will gather later this month in Houston. They’ll shake hands with a pair of former presidents, and high-profile lieutenants of the former Florida governor will push them to write generous checks. This weekend in Las Vegas, dozens of donors met up with Marco Rubio. They ate fast-food […]

Associated PressOctober 12, 2015

When the Democratic candidates for president take the stage for their first debate this week in Nevada, they’ll do so in a state that serves as a reminder of why Hillary Rodham Clinton is the front-runner for the nomination. One of the first four states to cast ballots in the presidential contest, Nevada is home […]

Associated PressOctober 12, 2015

Ben Carson suggested last week the Holocaust wouldn’t have happened if Jews in Europe were better armed. He argued that gun control is a bigger tragedy than a bullet-riddled body. He said the best way to confront a mass shooter is to rush the gunman. The statements, after the mass shooting in Oregon that killed […]

Associated PressOctober 12, 2015

Thousands of motorists paid $27 to update their driver’s licenses but were instead sent new licenses with their old address. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said there was a glitch in its 30-year-old computer system and apologized for the mistake. The Tampa Bay Times reports 8,576 people were affected between Sept. 27 […]

Associated PressOctober 12, 2015

With recent shootings on college campuses in Oregon and Arizona, Tallahassee Community College president Jim Murdaugh has received plenty of questions from staff and students about Florida’s plans to deal with such incidents. The main thing he has stressed to them is that everything has been well planned. “I would say Florida has been progressive […]

Associated PressOctober 11, 2015

The GOP is a party in chaos, desperately in search of a leader. In the unruly U.S. House, Republicans enjoy a near-historic majority, yet deep divisions between ultra-conservatives and more traditional GOP lawmakers have left them at a loss over who should be in charge. In the Republican presidential primary, experienced governors and senators – […]

Associated PressOctober 10, 2015

Donald Trump is a brash New Yorker who knows the path to the Republican presidential nomination runs through a swath of Southern states where residents pride themselves on graciousness and gentility. He leads many state polls in the region just as he does nationally. In the last few weeks he’s hired staff members in Alabama, […]

Associated PressOctober 9, 2015

A judge called Friday for a sweeping overhaul of Florida’s electoral map, including the congressional district held by a Republican seeking to become the next U.S. House speaker. Judge Terry Lewis recommended new boundaries for the state’s 27 congressional districts, some of which would make it nearly impossible for U.S. Rep. Dan Webster — one […]

Associated PressOctober 9, 2015

Three Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to attend a Nov. 6 forum in South Carolina. The nationally televised event at Winthrop University isn’t a debate. Instead, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow will conduct separate conversations with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The forum is […]

Associated PressOctober 8, 2015

The super PAC urging Vice President Joe Biden to run for president pulled its first television ad off the air on Friday after Biden signaled he preferred that it not run. One day after releasing the ad recalling Biden’s family tragedies and vowing to spend six figures to air it on national television, Draft Biden […]

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Can Marco Rubio’s lean campaign keep up with Jeb Bush’s behemoth?

Hillary Clinton has edge in Nevada, site of Dems’ first debate

Ben Carson’s gun comments highlight free-wheeling style

Florida drivers sent wrong licenses due to computer glitch

Florida successful in heading off campus shootings

Analysis: GOP is party desperately in search of a leader

Donald Trump, brash New Yorker, picks up Southern campaign

Overhaul of Florida’s districts hurts would-be House speaker

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley to headline Southern forum

Pro-Joe Biden super PAC pulls TV ad about VP’s family tragedy