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Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

Republican former U.S. Rep. David Jolly doubled down Tuesday evening on his expressed wish that Democrats win the 2018 mid-term elections as a check on President Donald Trump, saying he hoped that so that “we may be safer as a nation.” Jolly appeared Wednesday evening at the University of Central Florida in Orlando with Democratic […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2017

Just weeks ago, members of the Jacksonville Jaguars made international news by protesting the U.S. national anthem on foreign soil. Ahead of a game in London, Jaguars kneeled — and owner Shad Khan supported their protest by standing with the team during the anthem. Khan offered support before the protest, said defender Telvin Smith: “It was [a] […]

Drew WilsonOctober 17, 2017

President Donald Trump’s tax plan and the effect it could have on the Bay area will the topic of a discussion panel set for Saturday morning in St. Petersburg. The panel, titled “Trump’s Top-First Tax Plan: A Community Conversation” will be held at the Enoch Davis Recreation Center, 1111 18th Ave. S, and will run […]

Associated PressOctober 17, 2017

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a warning shot after Republican Sen. John McCain questioned “half-baked, spurious nationalism” in America’s foreign policy, saying “people have to be careful because at some point I fight back.” McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent 5½ years in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp and is battling brain […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2017

What is old is new again, as rumors re-emerge that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi could have a job in the Trump administration. With a new twist in the nomination for the nation’s drug czar, Bondi returns to the spotlight, amid renewed speculation she could be headed to Washington. And there is a good argument […]

Associated PressOctober 15, 2017

President Donald Trump‘s decision to end a provision of the Affordable Care Act that was benefiting roughly 6 million Americans helps fulfill a campaign promise, but it also risks harming some of the very people who helped him win the presidency. Nearly 70 percent of those benefiting from the so-called cost-sharing subsidies live in states […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2017

Pam Keith, the former Navy JAG officer who finished third in 2016 ifor the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, is getting the backing of the National Organization of Women in her bid to defeat Republican Brian Mast in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. “Florida NOW considers Pam Keith a champion for women’s rights. She will […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2017

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan unleashed on “racist” NFL owners, offering some sharp critiques of President Donald Trump and his consigliere Steve Bannon Thursday in Chicago. Quotes from Crain’s Chicago Business: Khan’s description of NFL owners was so subversive and trenchant a player could have said it: “You’ve got a bunch of 85-year-old guys who don’t think they’re racist, […]

Associated PressOctober 13, 2017

MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough has made his departure from the GOP official. The “Morning Joe” anchor said on Twitter on Thursday that he became an independent and he added a picture of himself with an elections official in New Canaan, Connecticut, smiling while holding a form. Scarborough announced that he would […]

Bob SparksOctober 13, 2017

Progressives have an opportunity to get behind a bill that would end certain tax exemptions for a group they would normally refer to as “fat cats.” One Member of Congress went on television this week promoting a bill that targets the corporate headquarters for wealthy business owners, saying it’s time for them to pay up. […]

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Though decrying gridlock, David Jolly would like to see Democrats stop Donald Trump

Jacksonville Jaguars issue mea culpa for players’ anthem protest

St. Pete discussion panel talks Trump tax plan Saturday

Donald Trump issues warning to John McCain after senator’s tough speech

Donald Trump’s drug czar pick drops out. Will Pam Bondi be back in?

States that elected Donald Trump, including Florida, most affected by his health care decision

Pam Keith gets backing from NOW in bid for congressional seat

Shad Khan slams ‘racist’ NFL owners, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump

‘Morning Joe’ host Joe Scarborough officially leaves GOP

Can Matt Gaetz get through big tax increase on NFL?