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Associated PressFebruary 25, 2017

FBI Director James Comey is again in a familiar spot these days – the middle of political tumult. As a high-ranking Justice Department official in the George W. Bush administration, he clashed with the White House over a secret surveillance program. Years later as head of the FBI, he incurred the ire of Hillary Clinton […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 24, 2017

There is palpable fear amongst the undocumented community after the Department of Homeland Security issued new memos that gives U.S. officials sweeping latitude to target “removable aliens” for deportation, effectively making most of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. priority targets. Under Barack Obama, immigration officials were told to focus on convicted criminals instead of […]

Associated PressFebruary 23, 2017

For the past eight years, thousands of conservative activists have descended on Washington each spring with dreams of putting a Republican in the White House. This year, they’re learning reality can be complicated. With Donald Trump‘s presidential victory, the future of the conservative movement has become entwined with an unconventional New York businessman better known […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 22, 2017

Bill Nelson isn’t running for re-election for another year, but it’s never too early to start the campaign against him. That’s what the National Republican Senate Committee is doing this week, unveiling a new digital ad campaign to inform Florida voters of what they call Nelson’s “liberal record” in Washington, comparing his Senate voting record to […]

Associated PressFebruary 20, 2017

It was an ugly, highly personal presidential election. An unvarnished celebrity outsider who pledged to represent the forgotten laborer took on an intellectual member of the Washington establishment looking to extend a political dynasty in the White House. Andrew Jackson‘s triumph in 1828 over President John Quincy Adams bears striking similarities to Donald Trump‘s victory […]

Associated PressFebruary 18, 2017

About 680 Cubans have been returned to the island from various countries since then-President Barack Obama ended a longstanding immigration policy that allowed any Cuban who made it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, state television reported Friday. Cuba’s government had long sought the repeal of the “wet foot, dry foot” […]

Associated PressFebruary 17, 2017

The mayor is an immigrant, and more than half its residents are foreign born. But unlike many cities with large numbers of immigrants, there’s no sanctuary for people living illegally in Miami-Dade County, Florida. A recent decision by Mayor Carlos Gimenez requires local authorities to cooperate with federal officials to enforce immigration law. The decree […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2017

Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer, whose office prosecuted thousands of cases during his tenure ranging from terror plots to billion-dollar Ponzi schemes to purveyors of prescription drug “pill mills,” announced Wednesday he will resign after nearly seven years. Ferrer, 50, said in a news release he will step down as South Florida’s top federal prosecutor […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2017

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The Republican-led Senate is moving to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from being able to purchase a firearm. The Obama administration had sought to strengthen the federal background check system with a rule requiring the Social Security Administration to send in the names of beneficiaries with […]

Associated PressFebruary 14, 2017

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Donald Trump‘s visits to his South Florida estate since he was elected president have cost the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department $1.5 million in overtime costs. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw is confident the money his department has spent while assisting the Secret Service will be reimbursed by the federal government. “I do hope he is correct,” […]

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James Comey in middle of political fray over Donald Trump and Russians

Fear grips Latino communities in Florida as deportations increase

Conservatives welcome Donald Trump with delight – and wariness

Senate Republicans begin targeting Bill Nelson in new digital ad campaign

Donald Trump embraces legacy of Andrew Jackson

680 Cubans returned home since end of ‘wet foot, dry foot’

Immigrant-rich Miami-Dade split over sanctuary city order

Miami U.S. attorney announces resignation from post

U.S. Senate will consider blocking rule on guns and mentally ill

Donald Trump’s visits to Florida costing sheriff $1.5 million in OT