Jacob OglesFebruary 19, 2019
5min576
Democrats blasted the legislation as shameful and divisive.
Tag: immigration
Jacob OglesFebruary 19, 2019Jacob OglesFebruary 11, 2019
4min261
The group hopes to demonstrate broad support for DACA, border security.
Ryan NicolFebruary 5, 2019
9min323
President Donald Trump is set to give the address Tuesday night.
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2019
4min367
11,800 active U.S. military service members have family members facing deportation, Soto said.
Jacob OglesJanuary 6, 2019
4min347
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, chairman of Florida’s legislative delegation, filed seven new bills at the start of the 116th Congress. “I am hopeful that we can advance meaningful bipartisan legislation to continue generating economic growth and opportunity for millions of Americans,” said the Sarasota Republican. His newly filed legislation touches on a range of topics from […]
Scott PowersJanuary 2, 2019
6min846
As the White Stripes pound out the intro to their 2007 song “Icky Thump,” a voice emerges, all FM-DJ smooth: “Welcome everybody; this is Rock and Politics on KQ 93.7 FM. I’m your host, ‘The Rockin’ Congressman’ Darren Soto. Thanks for listenin’, and thanks for comin’ to rock!” Yes, that’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto […]
Ryan NicolDecember 10, 2018
5min904
Retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen gave her farewell speech on the floor on the U.S. House Monday, offering a retrospective of her career and a “thank you” to her constituents in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Ros-Lehtinen, 66, first announced her intent to retire in April 2017. She has served in the House for almost three […]
Jacob OglesNovember 4, 2018
5min1170
Does a personal relationship with President Donald Trump make it easier to do a good job for Florida? Well, Ron DeSantis on Saturday night promised that as Florida Governor, he would try to lure Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump to relocate The Trump Organization to Palm Beach County. “We can save you a lot […]
Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018
7min386
Republicans still have a solid block of support from Florida’s Cuban-American community but Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic voters are breaking strongly toward Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, giving the Democrats sizable leads overall among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll commissioned by Telemundo. Overall, Gillum has a 51 percent to 40 percent […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 4, 2018
9min296
Ron DeSantis painted a grim picture of Florida’s future if voters don’t put him in the Governor’s mansion this November. The former North Florida congressman made his pitch to a group of about 150 supporters Thursday at the Italian Club in Ybor City. The rally featured live music from a Wayne Newton look-alike. DeSantis’s first-grade teacher […]