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Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

Alan Grayson seems to have a knack for alienating many of his colleagues on Capitol Hill. Of course, the brash Orlando liberal – who is now running for the Senate – has no one else to blame but himself, something he would never admit. So he does the next best thing: accuse them all of […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 4, 2015

Akin Gump, the nation’s largest lobby firm, is looking to open a business unit in Cuba. First noted in The Washington Post, the move is the latest in expanding business and consumer operations after President Barack Obama announced in December that the U.S. would begin normalized diplomatic relations with the Caribbean island nation. Among the […]

Associated PressAugust 23, 2015

President Barack Obama may have finally shed his summer curse — just in time for a daunting fall. After a string of sunny seasons gripped by controversy, crises and plummeting popularity, the summer of 2015 has been among the most productive stretches of Obama’s presidency. Late June victories in the Supreme Court on health care […]

Associated PressAugust 16, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He also wants to end “birthright citizenship” for their children, he said Sunday. And he would rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration and toughen deportation, allowing in only “the good ones.” Trump described his expanded […]

Guest AuthorJuly 24, 2015

In one way, supporters and detractors of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson agree: He’s a lightning rod. The Republican Party of Florida loves this about him because it provides fresh material for attack ads; partisans because he revs them up. The Democratic establishment hates it because it screws up the possibility of having a clean, organized, […]

Guest AuthorJuly 23, 2015

In one way, supporters and detractors of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson agree: He’s a lightning rod. The Republican Party of Florida loves this about him because it provides fresh material for attack ads; partisans because he revs them up. The Democratic establishment hates it because it screws up the possibility of having a clean, organized, […]

Phil AmmannJuly 19, 2015

Five years after the Obama administration promised to move swiftly to permanently plug unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, even more shafts are lingering for longer periods with only temporary sealing, an investigation by The Associated Press shows. It is not clear how many incompletely sealed wells may have leaked — […]

Phil AmmannJune 26, 2015

A nonprofit created by Marco Rubio supporters is about to launch a million-dollar advertising campaign, the first since the Florida senator announced his presidential campaign in April. Conservative Solutions Project, which produced the 60-second “issue” ad called “Bad Deal,” will appear on cable TV, radio and online. Sean Sullivan of The Washington Post writes that the campaign […]

Associated PressJune 25, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is dropping a lawsuit against the Obama administration after reaching an agreement over federal hospital funds. State and federal health officials reached an agreement in principle this week to continue funding Florida’s hospital low-income pool for two more years, but at a lower amount. Florida will receive $1 billion this year […]

Phil AmmannJune 25, 2015

Jeb Bush expressed dissatisfaction with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that tax subsidies are still available to all those enrolled in an Obamacare plan, through either a state or the federal health insurance exchange. In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the court affirmed the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in King v. Burwell. The decision […]

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Sour grapes: Alan Grayson calls Syria intel “faked” because House didn’t trust him enough to see it

Top U.S. lobbying firm to open Cuba practice

Barack Obama sheds summer curse, just in time for daunting fall

Donald Trump: Deport children of immigrants living illegally in U.S.

Chris Timmons: Politics is organized around passion — so Florida Democrats need Alan Grayson

Chris Timmons: Politics is organized around passion — so Florida Democrats need Alan Grayson

Share of aging temporarily sealed wells grows

Marco Rubio-aligned nonprofit launches million-dollar “issue” ad campaign over Iran deal

Rick Scott drops Medicaid expansion, hospital funds lawsuit

Responding to King v. Burwell decision, Jeb Bush calls to “repeal and replace” ACA