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Jacob OglesOctober 6, 2018

After a reversal on U.S. visa policy for same-sex partners of diplomats, Rep. Ted Deutch led congressional pushback on the discriminatory shift. “This Administration has an offensive record when it comes to equal rights for the American LGBTQ community, and now it appears they’re set to endanger the lives of LGBTQ foreign diplomats and U.N. employees […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2018

It has been more than a month since the primary elections but failed congressional candidate Javier Manjarres is still blasting out emails from his clown show of a campaign. The blogger’s latest Dumpster fire diatribe features grapes so sour they could be mistaken for lemons. Despite losing the three-way Republican primary for Florida’s 22nd Congressional […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 14, 2018

Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter, Jaime, was killed seven months ago in the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, and other parents who lost children in the tragedy endorsed incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson at an event Friday afternoon. Guttenberg also laid into Nelson’s Republican opponent, Gov. Rick Scott. “In Florida, under Rick Scott, nothing was […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2018

Giffords, the national gun safety organization co-founded by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, announced its endorsement Thursday of the re-election bids of Democratic U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch, Stephanie Murphy, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The group also endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings, though Demings was re-elected in 2018, defeating her only opponent in the Aug. […]

Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018

Nicolas Kimaz has knocked off blogger Javier Manjarres in the GOP primary for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. Kimaz scored 41 percent of the vote overall. Manjarres earned just 34 percent, with Eddison Walters in third place with 25 percent. The primary got heated at times, with Manjarres facing criticism over his representation of his time […]

Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2018

Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw picked up endorsements from eight Democratic members of Florida’s congressional delegation Wednesday, less than four weeks from the primary election to determine whether he or Ryan Torrens be the Democratic option in November. Lining up behind Shaw were U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, Charlie Crist, Val Demings, Ted Deutch, Alcee Hastings, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2018

Amb. Nancy Soderberg, one of three Democrats competing for the party’s nomination in east-central Florida’s 6th Congressional District, trumpeted endorsements from five Congressional incumbents Wednesday. Reps. Charlie Crist, Val Demings, Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel and Darren Soto all back the Clinton administration alumna. Soderberg was “honored” and “humbled” to get the endorsements from the five, all of whom extolled […]

Ryan NicolJuly 28, 2018

Conservative blogger Javier Manjarres seems to be playing tricks with the truth on a recent campaign mailer for his candidacy in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. Manjarres, who runs the right-wing blog The Shark Tank, recently sent the mailer to voters as he tries to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch. Next to a picture of […]

Ryan NicolJuly 20, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch is now calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign, partly because of comments made by Nielsen during an interview at the Aspen Security Forum. Nielsen touched on a variety of topics during an interview with NBC’s Peter Alexander, including last year’s violent protests in Charlottesville and Russian interference in […]

Jacob OglesJuly 14, 2018

Florida congressmen Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel and Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined national Democrats calling for President Donald Trump to cancel an upcoming meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Deutch and Frankel signed onto a stern letter from Democrats on the House Foreign Relations Committee sharply criticizing Trump’s meeting with Putin. “Unfortunately, due to your constant […]

Tag: Ted Deutch

Ted Deutch stands up for LGBTQ diplomat spouses after visa policy reversal

Email insights: No-hoper Javier Manjarres still sore after primary beatdown

Fred Guttenberg endorses Bill Nelson for Senate

Giffords group endorses Stephanie Murphy, Ted Deutch, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Nicolas Kimaz sends Javier Manjarres packing in CD 22

Democratic U.S. Reps. line up behind Sean Shaw for Attorney General

Congressional incumbents back Nancy Soderberg in CD 6 primary

Javier Manjarres plays loose with the facts in new campaign mailer

Ted Deutch: Homeland Security head should resign

Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz call on Donald Trump to cancel Vladimir Putin meetup