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Associated PressJuly 13, 2016

The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign ahead of the Republican and Democratic national conventions (all times EDT): 1:30 p.m. Indiana Sen. Dan Coats says Donald Trump hasn’t made up his mind about who to select as his running mate. Coats told The Associated Press Wednesday that he spoke with Gov. Mike Pence late Tuesday […]

Associated PressJune 20, 2016

A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns on Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando’s mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knotted them in gridlock anyway — even over restricting firearms for terrorists. In largely party-line votes, rejected were one proposal from each side to keep extremists from […]

Phil AmmannJune 17, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly has unfinished business. After weeks of pressure from local officials, bolstered by rumors of Marco Rubio seeking re-election, Jolly is dropping his bid for the U.S. Senate, opting instead for a re-election bid in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. “David Jolly’s passion is to serve the people of Pinellas,” former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2016

Rep. David Jolly said Wednesday he will announce Friday whether he will stay in the Republican U.S. Senate race, or opt to run for re-election for his seat in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. He made that comment on “Fox and Friends” on the Fox News Channel Wednesday. An official in Jolly’s office confirmed that information later in […]

Mary Jo MeloneJune 9, 2016

In a time long, long ago — in the late 70s and early 80s — and in a land far, far away — Philadelphia — I was a radio journalist. This was so strange a time that AM radio counted. Stranger still, if you spun the dial (this was still possible), you didn’t hear much […]

Mark FerruloJune 8, 2016

Before the ink on newspaper headlines had even dried about the Feb. 13 passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said that the Senate should not consider any U.S. Supreme Court nominee until 2017, after a new President is sworn in. Since then, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has joined McConnell in […]

Mitch PerryJune 2, 2016

When people say Bernie Sanders has pushed Hillary Clinton to the left, there is no greater issue to prove that point than her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a huge deal between the U.S., Canada and 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region that’s been under negotiation for over a decade. Its aim is […]

Mitch PerryMay 30, 2016

Monday may be a national holiday, but Bernie Sanders wasn’t taking the day off from critiquing his Democratic presidential opponent, slamming Hillary Clinton for her position on how to to deal with the huge financial crisis enveloping Puerto Rico. “As has happened many times before, Secretary Clinton has changed her mind and is inching closer […]

Mitch PerryMay 24, 2016

When it comes to pushing for Congress to allocate the $1.9 billion request to handle the Zika crisis, Barack Obama has no greater advocate in Congress than Sarasota Representative Vern Buchanan. The GOP lawmaker penned a letter to congressional leaders on Tuesday, urging them to listen to the medical experts and appoint a conference committee […]

Mitch PerryMay 11, 2016

Citing polls conducted by Quinnipiac University which show Hillary Clinton in trouble in the swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio against Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders’ campaign came out swinging on Wednesday, declaring in a fundraising email that the Vermont senator is the best bet to ensure a Trump loss in the fall. “We cannot have […]

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Dan Coats says Donald Trump hasn’t made up his mind on VP

A divided Senate answers Orlando with gridlock on gun curbs

David Jolly drops Senate bid, will seek re-election to CD 13; Charlie Crist, Dems respond

David Jolly to make decision Friday on political future

Mary Jo Melone: A deep, deep discount, but no bargain

Mark Ferrulo: Crippling the Supreme Court

Mitch Perry Report for 6.2.16 — What’s happening with the TPP?

Bernie Sanders calls Hillary Clinton’s plans for Puerto Rico, “Too little, too late”

Vern Buchanan wants Congress to quickly fund President Obama $1.9 billion request for Zika

Debbie Wasserman Schultz ‘not at all concerned’ about potential divisiveness at Philly DNC