Jacob OglesOctober 1, 2019
3min462
Naples Republican doesn't want Chicago coming to DC, hat in hand.
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Jacob OglesOctober 1, 2019
Melissa S. RazdrihJune 17, 2019
2min298
Sen. Rick Scott co-sponsored a bill last week that sets out to provide more education options to military families. The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019 was first introduced in March by sponsor Sen. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican. Sens. Tom Cotton and Tim Scott, Republicans from Arizona and South Carolina respectively, […]
Jacob OglesAugust 4, 2018
4min261
A letter signed by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and a bipartisan group of senators questions Google’s plans for a censored search engine in China. “This reported plan is deeply troubling and risks making Google complicit in human rights abuses related to China’s rigorous censorship regime,” the letter reads. The letter came two days after The […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2018
6min812
Marco Rubio believes an agreement in Congress to protect approximately 780,000 undocumented immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can and should happen. But Florida’s junior U.S. Senator also warns that such a deal shouldn’t be the product of a “gang” of senators as it was with the group he was a part of […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 10, 2018
5min370
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart was the sole Floridian at a live televised meeting on immigration Tuesday at the Cabinet Room of the White House. Afterward, the Miami-Dade Republican said the meeting demonstrated one thing to critics of President Donald Trump‘s mental capability to handle the job — they have it all wrong. “The American people got to […]
Staff ReportsApril 16, 2017
3min197
Rep. Jose Felix Diaz is believed to be in the running to become South Florida’s top federal prosecutor. According to POLITICO Florida, Diaz and John Couriel have interviewed with the Justice Department and were recommended — along with attorney Jon Sale — for the Southern District of Florida U.S. Attorney post. All three men were recommended […]
Drew WilsonFebruary 17, 2017
3min273
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio announced Friday that he is sponsoring a pair of bills to crack down on Iran and Russia. Rubio, along with Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse and Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue, filed a bill to crack down on Iran’s use of commercial aircraft in support […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2017
4min331
Both of Florida’s U.S. Senators are teaming up on a bipartisan bill to push back on the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The new legislation (s. 170) is an update of a bill proposed last year by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and former Illinois Republican Mark Kirk. It would increase […]
Bill RuftyJuly 19, 2016
4min245
Florida’s Republican National Committeeman Peter Feaman, who sits on the Rules Committee, told the Florida delegation Tuesday he had never seen such careful cooperation between Republican National Committee representatives and a candidate’s representatives coming before the committee Monday. The RNC and the Trump representatives were on the same page. Usually, the candidate and the RNC […]
Staff ReportsJuly 19, 2016
10min179
There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations — including the National Women’s Political Caucus, Fraternal Order of Police, and the National Federation of Independent Business — issued endorsements. — The National Federation of Independent Business has thrown […]