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Associated PressSeptember 16, 2016

Donald Trump‘s signature, an unmistakable if nearly illegible series of bold vertical flourishes, was scrawled on the improper $25,000 check sent from his personal foundation to a political committee supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Charities are barred from engaging in political activities, and the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign has contended for weeks that the […]

Associated PressSeptember 14, 2016

For Donald Trump, the fight for Florida begins and ends with mass appeal: signature rallies and direct social media contact with voters who believe he can “make America great again.” Add some 30 Florida Trump employees to about 80 Republican Party field workers deployed around the state, and that pretty much covers the GOP nominee’s […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign is releasing a new Spanish-language TV commercial, and a new radio commercial that features her running mate U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine speaking in Spanish. The 60-second radio spot, “Invitación” (“Invitation”) is being aired in Florida, Ohio, and Nevada, starting this week. It features Kaine, of Virginia, talking about how he learned, during missionary […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton is making the case for collaboration in her newest TV ad. According to the Clinton campaign, the ad makes the case that “the only way we solve problems is bringing people together.” The 30-second spot — called “Only Way” — is meant to highlight the work she has done over the years. “Donald […]

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

Donald Trump spoke to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi before his charity cut a 2013 check to support her re-election effort, but his campaign said Tuesday the two never discussed whether her office would join a lawsuit against Trump University. Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks clarified details of the conversation one day after the Republican presidential […]

Associated PressAugust 21, 2016

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Donald Trump‘s campaign expenses more than doubled last month, even as the Republican presidential nominee held his payroll to about 70 employees, aired zero television advertisements and undertook no significant operational build out across the country. Instead, about half of the campaign’s $18.5 million in spending was vacuumed up by Giles-Parscale, a web design and […]

Associated PressAugust 18, 2016

With his new leadership team promising a sharper message, Donald Trump on Thursday moved to invest nearly $5 million in battleground state advertising. The investment over the coming 10 days in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania marks the Republican presidential contender’s first major general election expenditures in the swing states, which are considered critical […]

Associated PressAugust 14, 2016

Two months after the massacre at a gay Orlando nightclub, residents say this city of newcomers is bonding in unprecedented solidarity, upending an old adage attributed to a former governor: “Florida isn’t so much a community as a crowd.” Elements that often unite communities — sports teams, food culture, generations of residents living in the […]

Associated PressAugust 12, 2016

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Hillary Clinton‘s campaign says the Democratic nominee and her husband paid a federal tax rate of 34.2 percent and donated 9.8 percent of their income to charity last year. The Clintons are releasing their 2015 filings on Friday. Her campaign is also releasing returns from running mate Tim Kaine and his wife. The campaign says […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 10, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott said federal lawmakers have to work together to battle the spread of Zika. In an interview with Wolf Blitzer Wednesday, the Naples Republican called the Zika virus a “national and international issue” and said the federal government has failed to do its part in battling the spread of the disease. “The feds aren’t […]

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Donald Trump signed improper charity check supporting Pam Bondi

In Florida, Donald Trump faces a Hillary Clinton campaign behemoth

Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine, up with new Spanish-language ads in Florida

Hillary Clinton talks about the need to bring people together in new TV ad

Donald Trump seeks distance from donation supporting Pam Bondi

Donald Trump campaign doubles spending, not ground game

Donald Trump makes first ad buys in battleground states, including Florida

In Orlando, unprecedented unity after nightclub shooting

Hillary Clinton campaign reports 34.2 percent tax rate

Rick Scott on CNN: ‘The federal government needs to get to work’ to combat Zika