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Associated PressOctober 16, 2019

The swift-moving impeachment probe pushed onward Wednesday as a former top State Department aide testified that the Donald Trump administration’s politicization of foreign policy contributed to his resignation, while the Senate GOP leader briefed colleagues on a possible Christmas impeachment trial. The day’s events, interrupted by an explosive meeting at the White House, churned as […]

Scott PowersApril 19, 2019

The Democrats response comes after Scott criticized them.

Jacob OglesFebruary 3, 2019

The freshman senator also said military force should remain a possibility in Venezuela.

Staff ReportsJanuary 18, 2019

Scott wants Coast Guard to get paid during government shutdown

Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019

The minimum wage bill is going nowhere, but Stephany Murphy joined an A-team of Democrats.

Blake DowlingJanuary 12, 2019

I have a radical idea. Make marijuana illegal everywhere. For those who will see no ill effects, plenty more will see adverse consequences if recreational marijuana is made legal in Florida one day. Ten-year minimums (and things of that nature) need to go away for weed crimes, but an inconvenient truth to all this hippie […]

Staff ReportsAugust 29, 2018

A proposal to rename the Senate’s oldest office building for John McCain ran into resistance Tuesday from Republican senators reluctant to take away an honor already bestowed on an earlier Senate titan — and a leader of Southern senators during a tumultuous era in the nation’s history. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, looking to defuse […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2018

Donald Trump maligned what he called “disgraceful” Democrats in a new campaign ad Tuesday. The specific Democratic disgrace: not applauding POTUS during the State of the Union. The campaign ad, per a campaign media release, “displays the predictable and consistent, yet utterly disgraceful, behavior of Democrat Members of Congress as they reacted to President Trump’s first […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

The Republican U.S. Senate leadership is launching a new digital ad on Tuesday attacking Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for not working with President Donald Trump. The 15-second ad “Senator Nelson Doesn’t Care” from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, being pushed out on Facebook Tuesday ahead of Trump’s State of the Union Address, accuses […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2018

The perception that Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio were close was shattered during the 2015-16 race for President. The two Miami-area GOP heavyweights clashed in debates and on the campaign trail as they vastly underperformed to expectations in losing the Republican nomination to Donald Trump. The former Florida Governor took a verbal shot at the […]

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Former Mike Pompeo aide testifies; Senate talks impeachment trial

Darren Soto, Florida Democrats urge U.S. Senate, Rick Scott, to back relief package

Rick Scott on Meet The Press: Donald Trump must keep emergency wall funding as an option

Rick Scott tells Chuck Schumer: Stop playing politics with military pay

Stephanie Murphy introduces $15 minimum wage bill

Blake Dowling: Make marijuana illegal everywhere

Republicans resist plan to rename Senate building for John McCain

Donald Trump ad disses ‘disgraceful’ Democrats for SOTU ‘disrespect’

Senate Republicans’ ad portrays Bill Nelson as against Donald Trump

Jeb Bush: Marco Rubio needs to lead on immigration