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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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WASHINGTON -- Sixty years ago, American politics was embittered by an accusation couched as a question: "Who lost China?" The implied indictment was that America had fumbled away a possession through incompetence or sinister conniving.
When a nation fights for its life, ideology goes by the board.
Today, Im proud to present Floridas first jobs budget. A budget that is designed to reduce state spending, lower taxes and hold your government accountable.
The Senate will resume with the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill for the second week after conducting a few votes last week regarding the health care repeal issue.
Most campaign rhetoric and political punditry is underpinned by an assumption that perfect solutions are possible, if only people would have the good sense to adopt the candidate's or the pundit's course of action. Alas, that is not always so.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In 1997, when Republicans controlled the U.S. House of Representatives and John Kasich chaired the Budget Committee, he set his sights on the GOP's 2000 presidential nomination because "there just aren't enough hours left in my life that I can get everything done that I want to get done." He was 44.
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By Kevin Derby
Coy Koontz's heirs, and the American people, may have scored a major property rights victory with today's landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in the case ofKoontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, but that doesn't mean the case is dead.
By Kevin Derby
In a historic ruling that signals an end to more than 40 years of federal elections law, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that require certain states and other jurisdictions to get federal preclearance before changing their voting laws.
Five of those jurisdictions are in Florida.
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National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, who has been playing hide-and-seek with the U.S. government, has been reported to be in a transit zone at the Moscow Airport, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia said they had no plans to extradite Snowden to the United States earlier on Tuesday.
The Obama administration has been pressuring the Russian government to send Snowden back to the United States. But Sergey Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, said Russia has no intentions of backing down to pressure from the U.S. government.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., is facing major heat from an election scandal which even led to the resignation of his chief of staff. But Garcia still has allies among top national Democrats, as was seen on Tuesday when political strategist and pundit James Carville went to bat for him.
Carville sent out an email to supporters on Tuesday, urging them to contribute to Garcias campaign.
By Kevin Derby
In a landmark ruling that strengthens Americans' property rights protections, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a 2011 decision by the five Florida Supreme Court justices commonly accused of being liberal activists.
By Kevin Derby
John Bolton, whom former President George W. Bush appointed as ambassador to the United Nations for 16 months (despite never winning confirmation in the U.S. Senate), is considering running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, according to a report from Robert Costa over at National Review.
U.S. Supreme Court: Five Florida Counties No Longer Need Federal Preclearance for Voting Law Changes
By Kevin Derby
The U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional Section 4 of theVoting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965; five Florida counties --Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough, and Monroe -- will no longer need to receive federal preclearance before implementing new voting laws.
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By Kevin Derby
During her tenure as chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., joined ranking Democrat U.S. Rep. Howard Berman of California to ask the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate relief efforts in Haiti which is still recovering from a major earthquake in 2010. On Tuesday, after the GAO released a critical report of efforts led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Ros-Lehtinen released a statement on the lack of progress.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., the chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Financial Services and General Government, weighed in on Monday after receiving the IRSs 30-day report on targeting conservative and tea party groups. Crenshaw also spoke with IRS Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
Appearing on Greta Van Sustrens show on Fox News on Monday night, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the Senates approval of the Hoeven-Corker amendment to the immigration reform bill will improve border security.
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