Associated PressDecember 15, 2019
12min470
As Buttigieg’s campaign has ascended, so has the scrutiny of him.
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Associated PressDecember 15, 2019
Peter SchorschMay 8, 2018
5min316
Keiser University Vice Chancellor Belinda Keiser announced her bid for Senate District 25 Tuesday, but her past political contributions to Democrats should raise some questions about her attractiveness to Republican primary voters. SD 25, held by exiting Senate President Joe Negron, covers St. Lucie and Martin counties as well as a piece of northern inland […]
Martin DyckmanNovember 18, 2016
9min419
When the news flashed on Facebook before the election that Queen Elizabeth II had offered to take us back, some people failed to recognize it as one of Andy Borowitz‘s deft satires from the New Yorker. And some, I’m sure, now wish it were true. Afterward, a friend in Britain wrote to offer refuge — […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 18, 2016
3min410
Marco Rubio said he was disappointed a $1.1 billion Zika funding plan did not clear the Senate before summer recess, as the number of cases in Florida rose to more than 300 this week. “One of the most disappointing things I’ve ever seen is the politicization of Zika,” said Rubio, a Miami Republican, during a […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 23, 2016
6min359
With less than 75 days until the Summer Olympics, Sen. Bill Nelson wants to make sure the United States Olympic Committee is prepared to protect its athletes from the spread of Zika. The Florida Democrat was one of 10 senators who signed a letter sent to the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee on […]
Mitch PerryDecember 2, 2015
After Colorado Springs killings, Kathy Castor calls on Paul Ryan to disband Planned Parenthood probe
4min537
Tampa Bay area U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is the latest Democrat to ask House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to disband the select committee investigating Planned Parenthood. She argues in a letter addressed to the speaker that GOP-rhetoric-incited anger toward the group led in part to Friday’s deadly shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado […]
Mitch PerryOctober 28, 2015
5min394
The American Democracy Legal Fund (ADLF) has filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics against Marco Rubio for potential violations of Senate ethics rules as well as federal law. In a letter to Senate Ethics Chairman Johnny Isakson from Georgia and Vice Chairwoman Barbara Boxer from California, ADLF says that, based on […]
Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015
4min239
Florida Senator Bill Nelson, a key Democratic centrist, announced his support for the nuclear agreement forged between the U.S. and Iran last month. Calling it one of the most important votes he ever will cast in the Senate because of the foreign and defense policy consequences are huge for the U.S. and our allies, ” I will […]
Mitch PerryMay 26, 2015
6min350
More thsn two dozen anti-GMO activists crowded into Tampa Bay area U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor‘s West Tampa District office Tuesday, asking her to oppose legislation that would prevent states from imposing their own laws requiring mandatory GMO labeling laws. “We want those members of Congress, especially those on the committees, that we want labeling,” Dessa […]
Mitch PerryMay 21, 2015
5min214
It may not have actually been the definition of a filibuster, but Rand Paul worked his tail off Wednesday night on the Senate floor, calling attention to the dangers of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. He spoke for 10-and-a-half hours, beginning at 1:18 p.m. and lasting nearly until midnight, calling it a day at 11:49 […]