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Drew WilsonJune 28, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington raising money for his U.S. Senate campaign, and the Florida Democratic Party says now is as good a time as any to confront Donald Trump for his attacks on health care protections for people with pre-existing conditions. “According to recent estimates, 7,810,300 Floridians have pre-existing conditions. Those are 7,810,300 […]

Drew WilsonJune 27, 2018

A fresh poll shows Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam with a solid lead in the Republican primary for Governor, while on the Democratic side it’s still anybody’s race. The NBC News/Marist Poll found Putnam leading Northeast Florida U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis 38-21 percent, with 39 percent undecided. That lines up with another recent poll, commissioned by […]

Joe HendersonJune 27, 2018

Attorney General Pam Bondi was harassed by protestors last Friday when she was at a movie theater in Tampa for a screening of the Mr. Rogers’ movie “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Video of the incident went viral. Interestingly, it was captured by a member of Organize Florida who happened to be on the scene. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2018

Tuesday in Jacksonville saw Gov. Rick Scott address the travel ban upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Decried as a “Muslim ban” by critics, President Donald Trump nonetheless is upholding the ban on travel from Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen as essential to national security. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1011620271327989760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffloridapolitics.com%2Farchives%2F267333-curbelo-travel-ban-discontinue-misguided-policy The Supreme Court backed Trump’s play by a 5-4 […]

Ryan NicolJune 26, 2018

Bill Nelson has been asking questions since last week about the 70 migrant children housed at a Homestead facility after being separated from their parents. On Tuesday, he was able to get some answers during an interview with Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The conversation, which took place during a Senate Finance […]

Ryan NicolJune 26, 2018

After the Supreme Court today upheld Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting seven countries, South Florida Congressman Carlos Curbelo condemned the practice, urging the president to “discontinue this misguided policy.” The version of the ban before the Supreme Court was the third of its kind after previous versions of the ban were struck down by lower courts. […]

Peter SchorschJune 26, 2018

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects’ movements by collecting information about where they’ve used their cellphones. Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes may not have been the first Florida lawmaker to raise concerns about that issue, but he has probably been the loudest. […]

Ryan NicolJune 25, 2018

A new ad from Democratic congressional candidate Matt Haggman is once again going after the Donald Trump administration over its immigration policies. This time, however, Haggman is using his wife Danet Linares, whose family migrated from Cuba through the Freedom Tower. In the ad, which is set to air on English TV stations, Linares speaks […]

Ryan NicolJune 25, 2018

A trio of Florida congressmen toured a migrant housing facility in Cutler Bay Monday, with Rep. Carlos Curbelo noting the children appeared to be treated “exceptionally well” and “were smiling, they were happy.” That’s according to a report from The Associated Press. Curbelo was joined by fellow Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The visit to Catholic […]

Drew WilsonJune 25, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis is out with a new ad this week as part of a $12 million ad buy through the primary election, and as expected Donald Trump’s endorsement takes center stage. The ad, titled “Only DeSantis,” goes through the Northeast Florida Congressman’s background and a handful of policy positions at a breakneck […]

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Florida Democrats call on Rick Scott to stand up to Donald Trump

NBC News poll: Adam Putnam clear GOP Gov. front-runner, Democrats split

Joe Henderson: It’s getting harder to identify the good guys

Rick Scott on travel ban: ‘The president’s job is to keep us all safe’

Bill Nelson: Eight migrant children in Homestead facility still haven’t spoken with parents

Carlos Curbelo on Donald Trump travel ban: ‘Discontinue this misguided policy’

Reconciliation

New Matt Haggman ad features wife: ‘Trump is destroying families’

Carlos Curbelo: Migrant children housed in Cutler Bay are ‘happy’

Ron DeSantis ad touts Donald Trump endorsement