"Whatever they thought they could ultimately achieve, they've already failed," says President Obama of the Boston Marathon bombers.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Chaos. Things seemed to be spinning out of control on many fronts last week.
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As the reporter said to the novelist: Why bother to make stuff up?
Obama doesn't care about dead children. He's indifferent to the suffering of their parents. There isn't a single coherent argument on his side of the case.
During President Eisenhower's first term, 60 years ago, the United States faced an invasion across its southern border.
WASHINGTON -- Terrorism is speech -- speech that gathers its audience by killing innocents as theatrically as possible.
Florida taxpayers will spend at least $500 million this year to cover the unfunded pension of government workers. These dollars could have been used to support teachers, build roads, attract industry, reduce taxes and so much more.
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., testified before the House Judiciary Committee on his Faithful Execution of the Law Act which would require federal officials to report to Congress when they decide not to enforce a law.
By Kevin Derby
Maggies List, a PAC looking to elect conservative women to Congress, announced on Wednesday it was backing Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, in the special election for the congressional seat opened when former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., resigned from Congress after pleading guilty to cocaine possession.
"I am honored to receive the endorsement from Maggie's List, Benacquisto said. Electing more conservative women to Congress who believe in a smaller government, individual liberty, and national security is of utmost importance."
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scotts team released a Web video on Wednesday in which he weighs in on the Venezuelan regimes crackdown on protesters who want democratic reforms.
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Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe it's not the government's job to monitor the content of its news organizations in the United States, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
In the face of a public backlash, the Federal Communications Commission has backed off a plan to determine if the news media are meeting the publics critical information needs.
By Kevin Derby
Republicans continue to pummel former state CFO Alex Sink for comments she made about immigrants at a candidate forum on Tuesday. Sink is the Democratic nominee in the special congressional election. Shell take on Republican David Jolly and Libertarian Lucas Overby on March 11.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Wednesday morning that business tech-support company ConnectWise will expand its headquarters in Hillsborough County, investing more than $1.25 million and creating 112 jobs over the next two years. The company is based in Tampa and employs more than 330 residents of the Tampa Bay area.
By Kevin Derby
Trying to catch former Gov. Charlie Crist in the battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, former state Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich ramped up her opposition to Floridas Stand Your Ground law this week. Despite Crist spending most of his politcal career as a Republican, Crist has a strong lead over Rich in the Democratic primary, according to the polls.
By Kevin Derby
Adrian Wyllie, the favorite for the Libertarian nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott, went on the attack on Wednesday, going after the two chief candidates in the race.
By Kevin Derby
From his perch on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has been sharply critical of the Venezuelan regimes crackdown on protesters in recent days, praised the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday for gearing up to take action against that South American nation -- and asked President Barack Obama to lobby OAS members.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., will be looking to ensure the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) increases transparency and stays out of politics on Wednesday.
Crenshaw, the chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, will be leading a meeting on Wednesday as Congress listens to testimony from the IRS. The First Coast congressman will be pushing the IRS for more transparency and to ensure the IRS does not target political activists. The IRS was in the news last year for going after conservatives and the tea party movement.
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