A Tampa-based NOAA crew including Chris Kern, left, Paul Darby and Pat Didler flies towards what was at the time Tropical Storm Hermine. Hurricanes Hermine and Matthew caused more than $100 million damage in Florida last year.
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Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Republicans’ new health-care bill is a mass transfer of wealth that cuts taxes for the wealthiest Americans while cutting federal benefits for the middle and working class. Just two provisions in the Republican plan would allow the richest households to pay an average of nearly $200,000 less under the Republican plan, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
How protesters forced Rubio out of a second Florida office
A second office landlord in Florida has kicked Republican Sen. Marco Rubio out due to continued protests outside the two buildings both officials said were interfering with building operations. On Monday, Rubio’s spokesperson said the landlord at his Jacksonville office had alerted them that the month-to-month lease would be discontinued due to the distracting activity taking place out front of the facility.
Housing a Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks
Ben Carson just referred to slaves as ‘immigrants’ Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson referred to slaves as “immigrants” while speaking Monday to department employees. Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: http://usat.ly/2mxkV0Q “That’s what America is about, a land of dreams and opportunity,” Carson said.
Jennifer Burns:
Ayn Rand is dead. It’s been 35 years since hundreds of mourners filed by her coffin , but it has been only four months since she truly died as a force in American politics.
An angry weekend follows on heels of frustrations for Trump
President Donald Trump started his weekend in Florida in a fit of anger over his young administration getting sidetracked just days after his most successful moment in office. He returned to the White House late Sunday derailed – again.
Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false
Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false Trump’s accusation of Obama wiretap at Trump Tower is disputed Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: http://usat.ly/2n2Vfp8 James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, says there was no court order to monitor Donald Trump’s phones. WASHINGTON – Former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper said Sunday he would have known and that there were no wiretaps at Trump Tower or against Donald Trump or his campaign during his tenure.
GOP unity on Trump and Russia looks fragile
Questions about Russian influence over the presidential campaign have united Democrats in pursuit of President Trump, while Republicans are defending him warily. The president escalated the partisan war of words this weekend when he alleged that his predecessor, former President Obama , may have wiretapped Trump Tower during the campaign.
The Latest: Senator: Intel panel to look at alleged wiretap
The Latest on President Donald Trump’s claim that then-President Barack Obama had Trump’s telephones tapped during last year’s election : A Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee says he believes President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated allegations that his predecessor ordered wiretaps of Trump Tower will become part of the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says, “We’re going to follow the facts wherever they lead us.
Politics | “The Sunday Political Brunch” – March 5, 2017
It’s never a dull moment in the world of politics, and this past week was no exception. President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress, and there is certainly a lot to chew on.
Is advancing human rights a priority for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson?
The State Department released its annual human rights report Friday, an exhaustive encyclopedia produced by its employees around the world after thousands of work-hours that details the worst abuses and crimes by state and non-state actors. But there was one thing noticeably absent from the roll-out this year — the secretary of state himself.
Today in History: March 3, 2017
On March 3, 1931, “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the national anthem of the United States as President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution. In 1887, Anne Sullivan arrived at the Tuscumbia, Alabama, home of Captain and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher for their deaf and blind 6-year-old daughter, Helen.
We thought Gen X was a bunch of slackers; now they’re the suits
The Great Ideological Wars of 2017 have pitted grey-hairs against snowflakes, the we-liked-it-the-old-way boomers, more than half of whom cast their ballots for Donald Trump, vs. the idealistic millennials, who would prefer it if Grandpa kept his paws off their rights. Their very name conjures images of underemployed slackers, of flannels and Kurt Cobain and Elizabeth Wurtzel, the medicated and nihilistic symbol of the Prozac Nation.
Sen. Rubio booted from building after protests upset tenants
Vocal crowds of demonstrators making weekly visits to the Tampa, Florida, office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio have gotten the Miami Republican evicted from the building. The owner of the nine-story office center notified Rubio’s office on Feb. 1 that it will not renew the lease.
Marco Rubio: We can get something done on immigration if Dems are realistic
Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that reforms can be made to the U.S. immigration system if Democrats avoid “unrealistic” demands like blanket amnesty for illegal immigrants. “You have to enforce your laws,” Mr. Rubio , Florida Republican, said on “Fox & Friends.”
Trump declares US ‘ready to lead’ even as he warns of engagements’ costs
President Donald Trump said in his first address to Congress that the US was “once again ready to lead” internationally amid concerns that his ‘America First’ policy and moves to curtail the State Department budget will do the opposite. “Our allies will find that America is once again ready to lead,” Trump said in an address that was largely dominated by domestic concerns.
Protesters force Rubio out of his Tampa office
The owner of an office building in Tampa, Fla., is evicting Republican Sen. Marco Rubio this Friday as a result of continued protests outside the facility. Jude Williams, president of America’s Capital Partners, which owns the nine-story Bridgeport Center at 5201 Kennedy Boulevard, said it contacted Rubio’s office on Feb. 1 to say it would not renew its month-to-month lease due to the demonstrators’ disruptiveness.
Rubio Skips Town Halls: Paid Activists Will Just ‘Heckle And Scream At Me’
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio opted not to host a town hall when he returned to his Florida district last week, because he said paid activists would “heckle and scream” at him. “They are not town halls anymore,” Rubio told a local CBS outlet Sunday .
Rubio says holding a town hall wouldna t be productive
Sen. Marco Rubio said he has not held an open forum with constituents because the room would be packed by “liberal activists” and wouldn’t be productive.
Former Kentucky governor to give response to Trump’s congressional address
Former Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear will make the case for Obamacare during the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s first joint address to Congress on Tuesday. Beshear is expected to address the need for Trump to create more jobs and improve education, but much of his speech will challenge the Republican push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Marco Rubio says people “get rude and stupid” at town…
In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during Tillerson’s confirmation hearing before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio’s moment of truth is at hand as a Senate committee prepares to vote on Tillerson.
Explosion rattles Bogot , one policeman killed
An explosion in the center of Colombia’s capital killed a police officer and injured more than two dozen others, according to media reports and eyewitnesses. Andres Felipe Arias Leiva, Colombia’s former agriculture minister who faces possible extradition for alleged corruption, said Tuesday that the case is of a political nature because he opposed the strategy of the current Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, to agree with the Forces Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia .
Republicans hang on for Donald Trump’s wild ride
After almost one month of the wild, raucous White House of President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress are still certain they will get the many policies he promised — even if they are a little worn out from the rollercoaster ride. “It’s been four weeks so it’s not like we’re talking about four months — I know it might feel like four months — but it’s been four weeks,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who dined with Trump Wednesday night.
Donald Trump and the pitfalls of a social media presidency
There was U.S. President Donald Trump, in the middle of his Mar-a-Lago resort, conferring with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on decisions with national security implications over iceberg wedge salads. The club members snapped photos and posted them to Facebook with detailed narratives about what they were seeing unfold before their eyes Saturday night in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump presidency gets social with detailed posts, photos
President Donald Trump speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens as they both made statements about North Korea at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. President Donald Trump speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens as they both made statements about North Korea at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.
Column: Rubio’s important speech
Mitch McConnell’s decision to silence Elizabeth Warren on the Senate floor drew massive media attention – and outrage among partisans of all stripes. By contrast, few people paid much attention to the speech Florida Sen. Marco Rubio gave in the aftermath of the shushing of Warren.
Video: Marco Rubio pleads for civility on the Senate floor
A few days old, having come in the wake of Elizabeth Warren’s attack on Jeff Sessions, but worth watching. He understands this issue as only a man who made dick jokes about his presidential primary opponent possibly can.
Donald Trump suggests Russia and US morally equivalent
Speaking to Fox News in a taped interview, he appeared to suggest that Russia and the US are morally equivalent. When told that Putin is a “killer”, Trump brushed it off, saying: “We’ve got a lot of killers.
Republican backlash as Trump praises Putin, attacks judges
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Bannon’s power puts Republicans on edge
Republicans on Capitol Hill are on edge over what they view as Stephen Bannon’s growing influence inside President Trump’s White House. The White House counselor’s elevation to being a permanent member of the National Security Council has deepened the debate, as has the furor surrounding Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration.
Despite Putin’s dark human rights legacy, some US conservatives praise him
Putin has ballooned into a huge issue in the confirmation hearing for Rex Tillerson, nominated by Trump to be secretary of state. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, grilled Tillerson over human rights violations in Russia in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, CNN reported.
Sen. Marco Rubio talks citrus in Immokalee
Sen. Marco Rubio met with with members of the Gulf Citrus Growers Association at the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center on Friday. Citrus farmers across the state have lost 500,000 acres of orange groves to citrus greening, a disease killing local crops.
Durbin obstructs pro-Israel bill condemning UNSC
Sen. Dick Durbin has delayed a Senate bill assailing the United Nations Security Council for a resolution criticizing Israel, according to fellow Democrat Tom Udall . The New Mexico legislator told Jewish Insider outside of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing that Durbin has placed a “hold” on the measure, but if the Democratic Whip were to remove his objection, Udall would offer his own independent opposition.
Locals represent in Washington
Two locals represented the Florida panhandle in the nation’s capital last week at very different events — one at the inauguration celebrations and one during the Women’s March on Washington. Miramar Beach resident Suzanne Harris went up early in the week to attend the Florida Ball as the guest of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.
White House opens door to military cooperation with Moscow, but it would be illegal
The White House indicated Monday that President Trump would be open to military cooperation with Russia to fight Islamic State , a move that would be a big policy change for the U.S. government, and one that would run afoul of current law. “I think if there’s a way that we can combat ISIS with any country, whether it’s Russia or anyone else, and we have a shared national interest in that, sure, we’ll take it,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters, using an acronym for the militant group.
Senate panel narrowly backs Trump’s choice for top diplomat
In this Jan. 11, 2107 file photo, Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from TPP
US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders withdrawing America from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and instituting a government hiring freeze. In an Oval Office ceremony, Mr Trump delivered on his campaign promise to formally withdraw from the TPP, which was negotiated by Barack Obama between 12 countries including Australia.
With Rubio’s support, Tillerson’sa
Former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson is almost certain to become the next Secretary of State, thanks to a lukewarm endorsement from the most pivotal senator in the confirmation process. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, announced on Monday that he would back the native Texan for the post as the chief American diplomat.
The Latest: Ryan applauds Trump move to pull out of TPP
In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, CIA Director-designate Rep. Michael Pompeo, R-Kan. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Rubio faces moment of truth on secretary of state vote
All eyes are on Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as a Senate committee is poised to vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state. The nomination of Rex Tillerson got a boost on Sunday after two influential Republican senators – John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina – offered tepid endorsements of the former Exxon Mobil chief.