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It's perfectly understandable that the House Committee on Ethics would investigate U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson for his double life as hedge fund manager and U.S. congressman. That I get.

The Republican presidential candidates debated in South Carolina Saturday night under the shadow of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Can somebody please explain to me how Gretna got to be such an important player in the Seminole Compact decision?

The president released his fiscal year 2017 budget proposal on Tuesday. I will scrutinize its contents - line by line - to ensure that our nation’s treasure is not squandered on wasteful programs or harmful tax hikes.  There’s a lot of work ahead, but one area has broad bipartisan support - the size and capability of our Navy fleet. The world is a dangerous place. Make no mistake, my fight will focus on building the most robust, highly-capable fleet.  

Many liberals fall into the odd trap of arguing that politics and government can change everything, while insisting that individual leaders cannot make much of a difference.

WASHINGTON -- The New Hampshire results have solidified the reigning cliche that the 2016 campaign is an anti-establishment revolt of both the left and the right. Largely overlooked, however, is the role played in setting the national mood by the seven-year legacy of the Obama presidency.

As the results of New Hampshire's primary were coming in Tuesday night, some commentators on Twitter were jubilant about the "disruption": that is, the victories of an inane socialist demagogue and a foul-mouthed nationalist demagogue and what they represented to the "establishment." Yes, mobs are disruptive. Madame Defarge enjoyed a good shakeup herself.

Incredible, isn't it, that Florida, the one state a needle exchange program is needed most, doesn't have one?

The morning of the New Hampshire primary, Donald Trump, being interviewed on "Morning Joe," said that he would welcome his "friend" Michael Bloomberg into the presidential race.

Florida horsemen are screwed. Only a miracle can save the $1.2 billion Florida horse racing industry they represent. Not a single savior emerged Tuesday.

New Hampshire voters went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the first presidential primary. The stakes were high on both sides as candidates maneuvered for position.

Florida’s successful Contraband Forfeiture Act is under attack in the state Legislature -- and taxpayers have the most to lose.

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum might not be running for Congress this year but he is clearly aiming for something higher down the road. 

The latest public health panic is over a disease most Americans (even doctors) have never heard of. Zika virus disease (ZVD) is carried by the same mosquito, Aedes aegypti, as other Third World diseases, including dengue and chikungunya.

For me, writing a story is like painting my living room. If I'm careful, if I lay down plastic, apply tape to the baseboards and crown molding, undercoat first and carefully apply the best paint I can find, it's probably going to make me feel pretty good. But when I cut corners, skip any of those steps, I make a terrible mess.