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Jacob OglesDecember 23, 2018

The first family won’t holiday in Mar-a-Lago for Christmas after all. President Donald Trump announced he will cancel a scheduled Christmas vacation in Florida, the White House announced yesterday. “Due to the shutdown, President Trump will remain in Washington, D.C. and the first lady will return from Florida so they can spend Christmas together,” White […]

Blake DowlingDecember 22, 2018

As we end the year, I would like to thank all of those in public service that serve our great nation and state. It has been a long year of politics with heated battles and recounts; they are now behind us. What lies ahead? According to the Assistant U.S. attorney Steve Kunz, we have an […]

Jacob OglesDecember 20, 2018

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart are cautious of a new deal struck between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation. MLB owners on Wednesday came to an agreement that allows Cuban baseball players over the age of 25 and with six years of professional ball experience in Cuba to be […]

Jacob OglesDecember 20, 2018

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Count Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio among those angry at President Donald Trump for withdrawing from Syria after declaring “we have defeated ISIS” there. Trump on Thursday defended his Wednesday surprise announcement the U.S. would withdraw from the region by saying local players would need to deal with the Islamic State. “Does the USA want to […]

Drew WilsonDecember 20, 2018

Another bill sponsored by Republican U.S Rep. Gus Bilirakis is one step away from becoming law. The “Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act” (HR 1222) urges continued biomedical research into congenital heart disease at the National Institutes of Health. There are an estimated 2.4 million Americans living with CHD, including 1 million children and 1.4 million […]

Jacob OglesDecember 20, 2018

After poor a midterm performance, a fight is breaking among Republican leadership in Seminole County. County GOP chair Kathryn Townsend faces criticism of toying with membership lists to retain power for herself at the expense of party unity. One countywide elected official has gone as far as offering the executive committee a $25,000 reward if […]

Scott PowersDecember 19, 2018

Lest anyone think that U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy‘s ascendency this fall into leadership of the Democrats’ centrist “Blue Dog Coalition” is about the Winter Park congresswoman rebranding herself with that group’s history of conservative politics, a Washington Post story Tuesday suggests she is, rather, helping rebrand the Blue Dogs. For Murphy it’s not a matter of […]

Jacob OglesDecember 18, 2018

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Vice President Mike Pence was at Kennedy Space Center Tuesday to shed light on how the U.S. Space Force will fit within the structure of the U.S. military. “A new era of American national security in space begins today,” Pence said. Pence told a crowd of airmen that President Donald Trump would soon establish the […]

Joe HendersonDecember 17, 2018

If the ruling by a federal judge in Texas that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional holds up, Republicans will officially own whatever passes for health insurance in this country. If we have something called Trumpcare, Harrumphcare, Chumpcare, or, more likely, I-Don’t-Care (do you?), it’s all theirs. The way GOP members, including President Donald Trump, celebrated […]

Jacob OglesDecember 16, 2018

U.S. Rep. Val Demings today told MSNBC that President Donald Trump could face impeachment proceedings once Democrats take over the U.S. House. During an interview with host Alex Witt, the Orlando Democrat said Representatives will take whatever action is warranted once Special Counsel Robert Mueller provides information to Congress. “We are going to do our job,” Demings […]

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Trumps cancel Mar-a-Lago Christmas amid shutdown

Blake Dowling: A thanks and some last-minute gifts for political junkies

Marco Rubio, Mario Diaz-Balart don’t want MLB to play ball with Cuba

Marco Rubio calls Syria exit ‘catastrophic decision’

Gus Bilirakis bill to help heart patients heads to POTUS

Bitter losses fuel infighting within Seminole Co. GOP

Stephanie Murphy says ‘Blue Dogs’ bite will come from pragmatism

In Florida, Mike Pence announces plans for ’Space Force‘

Joe Henderson: Um, Republicans? You own health care now — it’s all yours

Val Demings willing to impeach Donald Trump