DC Watch
Early voting has started for FL’s presidential primary election — but only GOP will be voting
Florida’s presidential primary preference election takes place next week —- though Democrats won’t be voting — and early voting for the March 19 contest began over the weekend throughout the state. Read More.
Poll Shows Gov. DeSantis Top Choice For Trump VP Pick
The next big thing Republicans are looking forward to is who Trump will pick as his next Vice Presidential running mate. Read More.
Fallout Continues Over Gold Star Dad’s Arrest at Biden’s State of the Union Address
Fallout continues over the arrest of the father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan during President Joe Biden’s state of the union address, with now even a Democratic Congressman joining the criticism. Read More.
House approves spending package to avert shutdown
The House on Wednesday approved a package of six spending bills, sending the legislation to the Senate days ahead of Friday’s partial government shutdown deadline. Read More.
Haley suspends campaign: It’s up to Trump to ‘earn’ my supporters’ votes
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley formally suspended her presidential campaign Wednesday and called on former President Trump to earn her supporters’ votes heading into the general election. Read More.
Rick Scott meets with Trump amid rumors of possible Senate GOP leader run
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) met with former President Trump on Monday night, amid rumors that the Florida Republican might launch a bid to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who recently announced he would step down from the post in November. Read More.
Rick Scott sees post-Mitch McConnell era as chance to ‘reflect the aspirations of voters’
He stopped short of saying he would make a second try at leading the caucus. Read More.
Nikki Haley wins the District of Columbia's Republican primary and gets her first 2024 victory
Nikki Haley has won the District of Columbia's Republican primary. It's her first victory over Donald Trump in the GOP primary race. Read More.
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. Read More.
Rick Scott & Ted Cruz Introduce Legislation To Halt Biden’s Plan To Issue A Central Bank Digital Currency
Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joined fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Bill Hagerty (Tenn), Sen. Ted Budd (NC) and Sen. Mike Braun (Ind), to halt efforts by the Biden administration to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Read More.
Biden, Trump plan trips to the Mexico border Thursday
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S-Mexico border on Thursday. Read More.
Byron Donalds suggests he would support protections for IVF after Alabama ruling
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) suggested he would likely support protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments after former President Trump called on Alabama to preserve access to the treatment following a controversial court ruling that led to some medical facilities pausing the procedure. Read More.
Off to Michigan, Haley is staying in the race despite Trump's easy primary win in South Carolina
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says it’s not “the end of our story” despite Donald Trump’s easy primary victory in South Carolina. Read More.
Donald Trump crushes Nikki Haley in latest Florida's Voice online poll
Former President Donald Trump trounced former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in a Feb. 19 poll on X among 10,071 respondents. Read More.
Florida Congressman Bilirakis Introduces Bill to Help Children with Rare Diseases
The bill provides incentives for R&D by providing pediatric cancer drug developers with vouchers to speed up reviews by the FDA of new drug products. Read More.
