Associated PressDecember 20, 2022
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Republicans like Rick Scott say not enough information is available to vote yet.
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Associated PressDecember 20, 2022
Anne GeggisJune 15, 2022
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A Parkland father whose son died in English class addressed the Senate now working on a package of bills to address gun safety.
Associated PressMarch 22, 2022
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Democrats who control the Senate by the slimmest of margins hope to wrap up Jackson’s confirmation before Easter.
Associated PressJanuary 26, 2021
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While the trial will continue, Tuesday's vote shows a conviction is unlikely.
Associated PressJanuary 25, 2021
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House Democrats will carry the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” across the Capitol Monday evening.
Associated PressNovember 10, 2020
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Success depends on getting the signature of Trump.
Ryan NicolJune 6, 2018
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Following February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people, President Donald Trump set up the Federal Commission on School Safety. The commission, chaired by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, was tasked with reviewing ways to keep students safe in light of recent acts of gun violence. One issue the commission apparently won’t […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 28, 2018
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Fresh off a Cuban visit last week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is calling on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to return consular officials and diplomatic personnel to the U.S. Embassy in Havana as soon as possible. Tillerson withdrew 60 percent of diplomats from the embassy in Havana last fall after unexplained attacks harmed at least […]
Mitch PerryJune 17, 2017
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President Donald Trump told a crowd in Miami Friday he was keeping a campaign promise to roll back the “terrible and misleading deal” the Obama administration made with the Castro government in Cuba in 2014. Two hours later, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor told reporters that the work of engaging the Tampa Bay area and the communist island will […]
Associated PressMarch 2, 2017
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The Latest on Attorney General Jeff Sessions‘ talks with the Soviet ambassador (all times local): 11:25 a.m. attorneyAttorney The top House Democrat says Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath when he told the Senate Judiciary that he had no contacts with the Russian government and says he should resign. Nancy Pelosi says, “Perjury is […]