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Staff ReportsJune 22, 2018

Immigration issue could decide control of Congress In Washington, an issue that is hot one day, often cools the next, then disappears — at least until another day. That is not the case with the issue surrounding the separation of children from adults crossing the border illegally. Earlier in the week, the typical political one-upmanship […]

Staff ReportsJune 19, 2018

Family separation policy roils Capitol Hill Sometimes an issue can take hold and dominate to the point of blocking the sun on others. While the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report was still sinking in and FBI Director Christopher Wray, joined by Inspector General Michael Horowitz, testifying on Capitol Hill, separating children of illegal immigrants at the border grabbed […]

Staff ReportsJune 15, 2018

Trump proves he calls the shots for GOP It is now official. President Donald Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Perhaps those who cannot bring themselves to admit that reality, perhaps they can dissociate themselves from the GOP and just use the generic term “Trump’s party.” Either way, the 45th president is calling […]

Staff ReportsJune 12, 2018

Trump, Kim pledge to remove North Korean nukes Early Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a document that calls for an eventual denuclearization of North Korea. It contained no specifics or a timetable, but Trump described it as “pretty comprehensive.” Addressing Kim’s concern for security, the U.S. “committed […]

Staff ReportsJune 8, 2018

Can Congress undo deal that saves ZTE? Despite it being the fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, most Americans were likely unaware of the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE. If Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has his say, and he is taking full advantage of the opportunity, that could change in the coming days. In March it was revealed ZTE […]

Ryan NicolJune 5, 2018

In a move Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is calling “raw politics,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has canceled most of the Senate’s August recess, forcing would-be campaigning senators to remain in Washington for most of the month. “Due to the historic obstruction by Senate Democrats of the president’s nominees, and the goal of passing appropriations bills […]

Staff ReportsJune 5, 2018

2018: Year of the Woman redux? The 1992 elections were dubbed the “Year of the Woman” as voters elected more new women to Congress than any previous decade. Among the 24 women winning House seats, 15 were Democrats. Included among the nine Republicans were incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami and the late Tillie Fowler of Jacksonville. Not since that […]

Staff ReportsJune 1, 2018

Supreme Court looms large in June as well as November As June unfolds, news hounds will track the latest breaking news. That news will include whether the Donald Trump/Kim Jong Un summit actually happens, whether immigration or DACA moves forward, or whether the soon-to-be-released inspector general report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe […]

Staff ReportsMay 25, 2018

The resurrection of Blue Dog Democrats? When last seen in public, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition went off to lick its wounds following the 2010 elections. The uproar from the passage of Obamacare wiped out most of the moderate-to-conservative Democrats and lurched their caucus further to the left. A Roll Call profile reminds that in its heyday, […]

Staff ReportsMay 22, 2018

Delegation in the middle of farm bill fiasco Last Friday, Capitol Hill was rocked by the unexpected defeat of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, otherwise known as the Farm Bill. The 213-198 final vote includes all 183 Democrats voting against it, joined by 30 Republicans. The bill went down due to significant mistrust of House Republican […]

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Bill Nelson, Rick Scott spar over shortened Senate recess

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