Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
2min236
Darren Soto said no, while Stephanie Murphy's office indicated she wasn't invited this time.
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Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2019
3min546
The Coast Guard, while an active duty military service, was inadvertently left out.
Jacob OglesJanuary 12, 2019
4min327
Sen. Marco Rubio pointed to formation of a new migrant caravan in Honduras as proof of a border emergency. “The new caravan forming in Honduras is proof that what is happening at the border is a crisis. Primarily a humanitarian one,” the Florida Republican tweeted Saturday. “Our porous border is luring more families with children […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 10, 2019
4min684
As the government shutdown entered its 20th day Thursday, GOP U.S. Rep. Brian Mast introduced a bill ensuring members of the U.S. Coast Guard still get paid. The Coast Guard is the only branch of the military whose members are not being paid during the shutdown. More than 41,000 active duty members, 6,200 reservists, and 8,500 civilian […]
Drew WilsonJanuary 8, 2019
4min475
Mr. President, make America’s roads safe again. The beginning of every year should be a time of hope, with the possibility of changing behavior for the better. Tragically, a traffic crash only three days into the new year ended in death for five children aged 9 to 14 on I-75 Gainesville. My nightmare began on […]
Scott PowersJanuary 3, 2019
2min485
Implying irony of a federal budget battle over border security leaving some critical Homeland Security workers without pay, Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz started refusing congressional pay Thursday as soon as he was sworn into office. Waltz, whose freshmen class took office Thursday, wrote to the chief administrative officer of Congress Thursday declaring that he did […]
Ryan NicolDecember 28, 2018
7min242
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio spoke to constituents and reporters Friday, highlighting several of his legislative accomplishments during the 115th Congress. But Rubio also addressed the way the current Congress is coming to a close, with yet another partial shutdown of the federal government. “Ultimately, these government shutdowns are not an ideal way to function,” Rubio […]
Ryan NicolDecember 27, 2018
4min446
President Donald Trump is pitching the public on the need to partially shut down the government to force funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to polling firm Morning Consult, Trump is losing that argument. The newest survey from the group has Trump with a 39 percent approval rating, tying the lowest mark […]
Jacob OglesDecember 23, 2018
3min1102
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 […]
Scott PowersDecember 19, 2018
9min529
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 […]