Barack Obama's appointments of Susan Rice as national security adviser and Samantha Power as ambassador to the United Nations have naturally triggered speculation about changes in foreign policy.
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NEW YORK -- It was never quite clear what feminizing the workplace would mean when women en masse invaded corporate America a generation ago.
If I were the parent of a child who might be kept alive -- if only for a few more years -- by a lung transplant, I too would move heaven and earth to get it done.
WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, Qusair fell to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria.
Over the last seven decades, 115 veterans of World War II have served in the United States Senate. This week, the last of them, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, died.
WASHINGTON -- You might say I have a dog in this fight.
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By Kevin Derby
Over the weekend, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) released an ad attacking former Gov. Charlie Crist for defending President Barack Obamas health-care law. Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took off the gloves on Friday and attacked President Barack Obamas federal health-care law.
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush spent time in Tallahassee this week, and it didn't take long for anti-Common Core groups to take notice.
In an open letter sent Friday, Chris Quackenbush of Stop Common Core Florida addressed the former governor, criticizing him over the Common Core State Standards.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Sec. Herschel Vinyard and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs held a media event on Friday to announce 11 wastewater and stormwater projects are getting more than $27 million in loans from DEPs Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
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Gov. Rick Scott hopped onboard with a bill to offer in-state tuition for the children of undocumented immigrants this week, but his decision to support the proposal hasn't been met without criticism from Democrats across the state.
Rep. Randolph Bracy, D-Orlando, released a statement Friday questioning Scott's motives to support the bill and criticized the governor for flip-flopping on immigration issues.
By Kevin Derby
Freshman U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis celebrated a big legislative win this week as his Faithful Execution of the Law Act passed the U.S. House on a 244-171 vote. DeSantis bill would ensure any federal employee who believes a law is unconstitutional and refuses to enforce it will have to report to Congress. Currently, only the U.S. attorney general is required to do so.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., went on the attack against President Barack Obama on Friday, hammering him on foreign policy.
Barack Obama and his party are defeatists, West emailed supporters. When Obama retreated from his warnings to Syria regarding their chemical weapons program and told lies to avoid taking military action for the terrorist attack in Benghazi, he sent a clear message to the world: America is weak. We'll just talk tough and back down. Do as you wish.'
By Kevin Derby
Gov Rick Scott cheered the news that his proposal to roll back $400 million in vehicle registration fees passed the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee and the Florida House Finance and Tax Subcommittee.
By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, invited Pope Francis to speak before a joint meeting of Congress. The pope is scheduled to visit Philadelphia in September 2015.
Boehner released the following statement on Thursday:
It is with reverence and admiration that I have invited Pope Francis, as head of state of the Holy See and the first pope to hail from the Americas, to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress.
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David Jolly was sworn in to Congress Thursday afternoon, just a few days after his close victory over former Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink in CD 13. Sink and Jolly competed for the seat in a highly publicized election to replace the late C.W. Bill Young.
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