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Jacob OglesOctober 11, 2019

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham will visit Sarasota on Nov. 15 to receive the county GOP’s 2019 Statesman of the Year award. “We are thrilled to have such a national conservative leader as Sen. Lindsey Graham as our 2019 Statesman of the Year,” said Jack Brill, acting chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota. “Sen. Graham […]

Ryan NicolJuly 10, 2019

“In Florida, we know all too well what happens when the environment is neglected."

Jacob OglesMarch 23, 2019

The report could be released as soon as this weekend.

Scott PowersMarch 13, 2019

'Our obligation is to shine a light on his illicit networks.'

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2019

Scott will attend the Munich Security Conference, as part of a delegation of seven Senators and ten U.S. Reps.

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2018

On Saturday, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham warned in a press call that attempts by Florida Democrats to steal the Florida election wouldn’t work. “Enough is enough, and it’s time to declare Rick Scott the winner after the recount,” Graham said. Graham had made similar comments on Fox News’ Hannity Friday. “We believe Rick won fair and square,” Graham […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2018

A controversy Gov. Rick Scott likely didn’t want to deal with in the closing days of his Senate campaign: Birthright citizenship. But on Friday, that controversy landed on Scott’s doorstep, with Sen. Lindsey Graham on the campaign trail with his fellow Republican. The South Carolina U.S. senator is pushing a key point in President Donald Trump‘s agenda: Moving […]

Staff ReportsAugust 29, 2018

A proposal to rename the Senate’s oldest office building for John McCain ran into resistance Tuesday from Republican senators reluctant to take away an honor already bestowed on an earlier Senate titan — and a leader of Southern senators during a tumultuous era in the nation’s history. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, looking to defuse […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 19, 2018

For Presidents Day, activists in downtown St. Petersburg rallied to criticize congressional Republicans who they say have been silent or actively working to end special counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Mueller laid out charges Friday against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities in a sweeping indictment describing in […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2018

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson believes President Donald Trump’s comments about “sh*thole” countries were “deplorable” and only serve to divide Americans. “The president’s comments are awful. They’re deplorable,” Nelson told two reporters Monday in St. Petersburg. “What a president ought to be is a uniter, not a divider. And that’s what’s so troubling about so many of […]

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Sarasota GOP will honor Lindsey Graham as ‘Statesman of the Year’

Matt Gaetz, Brian Mast join new GOP conservation caucus

Mueller Time: Robert Mueller submits report to Attorney General on Russian collusion

Val Demings’ ‘Vladimir Putin Transparency Act’ passes house

Rick Scott’s first Senate delegation, the Munich Security Conference

‘Enough is enough’: Lindsey Graham decries vote count ‘shenanigans’

Undecided: Rick Scott to ‘review’ Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship proposal

Republicans resist plan to rename Senate building for John McCain

Activists call out Donald Trump’s ‘Cover up Caucus’ on Russian investigation

At event honoring MLK, Bill Nelson calls Donald Trump comments ‘deplorable’