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House Speaker Johnson Is Running Out of Time to Avoid Shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson, the little-known Louisiana congressman who emerged from a hardliner revolt as House Republicans’ new leader, is short on both time and experience to avert a US government shutdown. Read More.
U.S. Senate panel debates how to protect children on social media platforms
U.S. senators at a Tuesday hearing pushed for bipartisan legislation to protect children online. Read More.
House Passes Bill Adding More Sanctions on Iranian Oil Sales With Strong Support of the Florida Delegation
The U.S. House passed a proposal championed by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., that “would sanction illicit purchases of Iranian oil and hold the regime’s enablers accountable.” Read More.
Greg Steube Gets the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to the House Floor
Last week, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed without opposition U.S. Rep. Greg Steube’s, R-Fla., “Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act.” Read More.
Republican presidential candidates converging on Florida. Will debate make any difference?
The fierce battle — for second place — in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination moves to Florida for a series of events that could help decide who gets selected if something derails the overwhelming frontrunner, Donald Trump. Read More.
'Go home!': GOP crowd boos Trump criticism; lawmakers flip from DeSantis at Orlando summit
The rivalry between Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump came to Florida Saturday, where the Republican presidential primary opponents tried to position themselves as the dominant GOP figure in a state both call home. Read More.
Top Biden officials urge Congress to pass military aid for Israel and Ukraine
In hearing interrupted by protesters, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin try to beat Republican attempts to kill $106bn package Read More.
Biden pick for ambassador to Israel confirmed with all but two Republicans opposed
The U.S. Senate voted, 53-43, Tuesday to confirm Jacob. J. Lew as ambassador to Israel amid a recent escalation in the U.S. ally’s war with the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read More.
Poll: Ron DeSantis fades into second place tie in Iowa, 27 points behind Donald Trump
Nikki Haley's surge threatens the Florida Governor's standing in the Hawkeye State. Read More.
Florida Democrats slam selection of Mike Johnson as Speaker
Kathy Castor, Lois Frankel and Maxwell Frost all leveled criticism at the new Speaker. Read More.
Mike Pence leaves GOP presidential race
The former VP had no path forward. Read More.
Panel advances Israel ambassador nominee despite GOP opposition
President Biden’s nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel moved forward in his confirmation process Wednesday, advancing out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee despite Republican opposition. Read More.
GOP finally unites to elect Mike Johnson as House speaker, ending 3 weeks of Congressional chaos
Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conservative leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Read More.
Group of FL Republicans want D.C. mayor to remove Black Lives Matter mural
Claiming that the Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated support for Hamas following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel, six Florida Republicans, including U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, are calling on Washington, D.C., Mayor Miriam Bowser to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in the nation’s capital and remove the street mural that bears the organization’s name. Read More.
How Matt Gaetz and Vern Buchanan might deliver Florida’s first-ever U.S. House Speaker
A snub may have ignited the firestorm leading to Byron Donalds' bid for Speaker. Read More.
