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Associated PressAugust 30, 2017

Two weeks before Harvey’s floodwaters engulfed much of Houston, President Donald Trump quietly rolled back an order by his predecessor that would have made it easier for storm-ravaged communities to use federal emergency aid to rebuild bridges, roads and other structures so they can better withstand future disasters. Now, with much of the nation’s fourth-largest […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

Freshman U.S. Congressman John Rutherford has been in Congress since January. And he sees a lot of work ahead — with one primary obstruction being in the U.S. Senate. Voters “still expect the Republican Party and Congress to get done the things we said we were going to get done: health care, tax reform, transportation, and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2017

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St. Petersburg’s “battle of the two Ricks” is not over yet. Voters have made their choice in the primary, advancing former two-term Mayor Rick Baker and first-term Mayor Rick Kriseman to the November election. Baker led for most of the evening Tuesday; but in the end, he slipped behind with 48.23 percent of the vote […]

Tamara LushAugust 29, 2017

After Confederate monument was taken down in Bradenton, a group that wants to preserve such monuments called Tuesday for it to be repaired and restored to its former place on the courthouse lawn. Save Southern Heritage and other groups held a news conference in front of the Manatee County Courthouse to demand that the local […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2017

While much of the smart money asserts that U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis won’t run for re-election in North Florida’s 6th Congressional District, Ambassador Nancy Soderberg is running regardless — and Tuesday saw her issue a strong statement regarding the incumbent’s attempt to kill Robert Mueller‘s investigation of President Donald Trump. “In an outrageous move,” Soderberg asserts, “Congressman DeSantis has […]

Associated PressAugust 29, 2017

George W. Bush never recovered from his flyover of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Barack Obama got a bipartisan boost late in his re-election campaign for his handling of Superstorm Sandy. Now, President Donald Trump confronts the political risks and potential gains that come with leading the federal government’s response to a deadly and destructive natural disaster. […]

Darryl PaulsonAugust 28, 2017

I have been a Republican all my life. I remember watching the Republican National Convention in 1956, when I was 8 years old, and seeing President Dwight Eisenhower nominated for a second term. When I turned 21, I registered as a Republican and have voted for all but two of the Republican presidential candidates since […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

Rep. Ron DeSantis, ahead of what many are expecting to be entry into the 2018 Florida Governor’s race, is looking to help out President Donald Trump — by putting a time limit onto Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller‘s investigation into the Trump campaign. The DeSantis amendment: “None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to […]

Associated PressAugust 27, 2017

The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn’t change for at least four years. But the NRA has begun a campaign not against pending legislation but what it sees as liberal forces bent on undoing the progress it’s made […]

Associated PressAugust 27, 2017

Mark Cuban isn’t ready to launch a formal campaign to challenge President Donald Trump. Yet Cuban, an outspoken Texas billionaire who describes himself as “fiercely independent” politically, sees an opportunity for someone to take down the Republican president, who is increasingly viewed as divisive and incompetent even within his own party. “His base won’t turn […]

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Donald Trump order undermines rebuilding better for future floods

John Rutherford seeks end to ‘arcane’ U.S. Senate cloture rule

St. Pete mayoral race goes into OT: Runoff election needed

As Confederate monuments fall, group calls for restoration

Nancy Soderberg pans Ron DeSantis’ attempt to kill investigation of Pres. Trump

Donald Trump’s turn to face tricky politics of natural disasters

Darryl Paulson: Why I left the Republican Party

Ron DeSantis seeks to ice Robert Mueller investigation of President Trump

NRA’s video message to ‘elites’: ‘We’re coming for you’

As Donald Trump struggles, some Republicans talking 2020 challenge