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Associated PressApril 27, 2017

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Alex Acosta as Labor secretary, filling out President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet as he approaches his 100th day in office. The 60-38 vote confirms Acosta to the post. Once sworn as the nation’s 27th Labor secretary, the son of Cuban immigrants will lead a sprawling agency that enforces more than 180 […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2017

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is weighing in on President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily banning refugees from mostly Muslim nations from entering the U.S., saying in a joint statement with South Carolina Republican Tim Scott that while generally supporting additional vetting, they are “uneasy about the potential impact of these measures on our military and our diplomatic personnel abroad, as well as those who put […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

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Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson don’t agree on everything. But when it comes to the horrors of the HUD-funded properties in Florida that are owned currently by Global Ministries Foundation, they presented a united from Thursday in a Senate subcommittee meeting on “Oversight of the HUD Inspection Process.” Both Rubio and Nelson have visited GMF properties […]

Associated PressJuly 31, 2016

From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation’s most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Donald Trump. Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, host of the exclusive weekend retreat, did not mention Trump by name as warned that political leaders are giving “frightening” answers to America’s challenges. One of his […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2016

Today’s the big day in South Carolina for Tim Scott, one of two African-Americans in the U.S. Senate. Scott is also a recent convert to Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. A new primary-day email fundraising pitch tells how Scott, with his “friend Trey Gowdy,” spent the past couple weeks crisscrossing the state to campaign for Rubio, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 19, 2016

The Jeb Bush campaign furiously pushed back on a report by blogger Eric Erickson yesterday that staffers will stop being paid after tomorrow. Citing “sources close to the Bush campaign,” Erickson wrote that there was a phone call on Wednesday night in which the news leaked out that the Bush campaign was out of cash. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 18, 2016

Marco Rubio is the best candidate to “keep America safe.” That’s the message South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is hoping to send to voters in a new advertisement released by the Rubio campaign. The advertisement comes just one day after the popular South Carolina Republican endorsed Rubio. “America can’t afford four more years like the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 17, 2016

Filling a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy is front and center in a new advertisement for Marco Rubio. The Florida Republican’s campaign released the 60-second radio spot Wednesday. In it U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, both South Carolina Republicans, discuss how the election could decide the future of the court. “You and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 4, 2016

A new ad featuring South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is hitting the airwaves in the Palmetto State. Marco Rubio released a new advertisement — called “Trust” — that will begin airing in South Carolina today. The 30-second spot features Scott explaining why he thinks Rubio will be able to unite the Republican Party. “It’s a long […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 3, 2016

Add another senator to Marco Rubio’s growing list of backers. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, endorsed Rubio in his 2016 presidential bid. “I’m endorsing his candidacy and am very optimistic about his prospects,” he told CNN host Jake Tapper on Wednesday. Toomey was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. He’s on the Senate’s finance, […]

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Senate confirms Alex Acosta as Donald Trump’s secretary of labor

Marco Rubio says he’s ‘uneasy’ about potential impact of Trump’s executive order on refugees

In subcommittee, Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson spotlight Florida HUD horrors

Koch network refusing to help Donald Trump

Email insights: It’s a big day for Marco Rubio and Tim Scott

Mitch Perry Report for 2.19.16 – Crunch time for Marco and Jeb in the Palmetto State

In new ad, Nikki Haley says Marco Rubio will “bring a conscience to Republicans in Washington”

Trey Gowdy, Tim Scott call Marco Rubio a conservative who can win in new radio ad

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott calls Marco Rubio the conservative he trusts to “win in November”

Pennsylvania’s Sen. Pat Toomey endorses Marco Rubio