Obamacare premium surge lays bare America’s economic divisions
Mike Schwarz, sole proprietor of Mike Schwarz Photography, poses for a Feb. 9 photo in Tampa, Florida. Schwarz is a self-employed business owner who buys his own health insurance.
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78 terrorist attacks the White House says were under-reported
President Trump on Monday said that news outlets are covering up terrorist attacks without citing any evidence that supports that claim. He made the comment in a speech to U.S. servicemembers at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida after receiving a briefing and eating lunch with troops.
Anti-Trump protests complicate start of his presidency
President Donald Trump supporter Peter Chianchiano, right, clashed with Donna Davis, co-founder of the Tampa chapter of Black Lives Matter, at a "Trump Not Welcome" protest in Tampa, Fla. WASHINGTON>> Scrappy as ever, Donald Trump dismissed polls showing low approval ratings as "fake news" today.
Obama’s Outgoing Attitude on War and Terrorism: Do as He Says, Not as He Did
It looks like President Barack Obama will be leaving office the same way he arrived: overestimating his actual commitment to rule of law and government transparency. That's one takeaway from the president's counterterrorism speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Florida, yesterday.
Obama Campaigning Full-Time For Clinton: Trump
In a sharp attack on Hillary Clinton, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said, US President Barack Obama is campaigning full-time for Clinton as the Democratic nominee's rallies do not attract many people. "This guy is campaigning full-time," Trump told his supporters in Tampa, Florida a theme he repeated in his other rallies during the rest of the day yesterday.
Trump and Clinton fight to win Florida
CAMPAIGN kiss: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kisses his wife Melania as she introduces him at a campaign rally yesterday, in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. - Photo: AP Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton traded barbs as they entered the last three days of campaigning in the US presidential election with competing events on Saturday in Florida, a swing state that could prove decisive in Tuesday's vote.
Globalization has not been good for all Americans: Joe Biden
Acknowledging that globalisation has not been good for everyone in the US, Vice President Joe Biden said that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton knows how to benefit from it, for the country and its people. "She knows that globalization hasn't been good for everybody; that we've got to do something about changing the way in which we deal with the world, and without cutting back on engaging the world," Biden said an election rally in Tampa, Florida, a battleground state."
Donald Trump holds double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton among military and veteran voters: poll
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Dorald Trump leads his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 19 points, 55 percent to 36 percent, among military and veteran voters, according to a poll issued Wednesday. The two candidates will each spend a half-hour Wednesady night talking about their military readiness at an event for veterans and active service members.
Clinton on Trump’s taxes: – He clearly has something to hide’
TAMPA, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged Donald Trump to ''come clean'' about his finances and said she would continue to press the Republican to release his tax returns until Election Day, declaring that ''he clearly has something to hide.'
Primary victors prepare for battle over Hillsborough’s District 6 commission seat
Two years after they both ran unsuccessfully for a countywide Hillsborough County Commission seat, Republican Tim Schock and Democrat Pat Kemp now find themselves in a head-to-head battle for another spot on the same board. Schock easily won the Republican nomination last week to Hillsborough's open District 6 office, while Kemp coasted to victory in a four-way Democratic field.
Donald Trump calls Hillary Clinton a ‘bigot’ who only wants votes
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. (Loren Elliott/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)
PHOTO: Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida,Aug. 24, 2016.
Donald Trump said he would "work with" undocumented immigrants during a Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity taped on Tuesday, the second half of which is airing tonight at 10 p.m. When asked whether he would allow an exception for someone to stay in the U.S. who's proven to be a fair citizen, Trump said, "No citizenship. Let me go a step further -- they'll pay back-taxes, they have to pay taxes , there's no amnesty, as such, there's no amnesty, but we work with them."
Donald Trump calls Clinton email server ‘premedicated’
During a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida, Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton's email server was used with "premedication" instead of "premeditation." During a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida, Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton's email server was used with "premedication" instead of "premeditation."
In Senate District 19 Democratic primary, newcomer paints his foes as Republicans
Augie Ribeiro thinks he's the only "true Democrat" running for Florida Senate District 19 - and he's spent at least $141,000 on mailers alone to tell voters that. His glossy ads land in mailboxes with an uncommon frequency.
GOP says U.S. command manipulated IS intel reports
Intelligence assessments approved by senior leaders at U.S. Central Command exaggerated the progress of anti-terrorism efforts they ran against Islamic State militants, a House Republican task force said in an initial report released Thursday. The report detailed what the task force described as "persistent problems" in 2014 and 2015 with the command's analysis of U.S. efforts to train Iraqi forces and combat the extremist group in Iraq and Syria.
Clinton and Kaine to debut as Democratic ticket in Florida
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reaches out to touch Orlando City Commissioners Patty Sheehan's arm during a roundtable discussion with community leaders at the Holden Heights Community Center in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 22, 2016 to speak about the attack on the Pulse nightclub.
Trump Offered Fear, Anger But No Solutions: Clinton
Describing Donald Trump's speech at the Cleveland convention as a "dark and divisive vision", Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said her Republican rival offered a lot of fear and anger but no solutions about anything that he talked about. "I heard about Donald Trump's dark and divisive vision.
Hillary Clinton in Florida on Friday
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton was in Florida Friday afternoon at a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Hall in Tampa, Florida. Earlier, Clinton held a round table discussion with community leaders and met with the victims of last month's shooting at an Orlando nightclub at a club Pulse memorial.
Securing flights to Havana opens doors for Tampa Bay region
It is heartening to see the Tampa Bay region come together for a cause and win, as happened this month with the announcement that Tampa International Airport will likely host daily commercial flights to Havana as early as this fall. The list of those who should take a bow is long.
Trump’s no-apologies campaign tour hits hard on Romney, Warren
Donald Trump on Saturday kicked his unapologetic presidential campaign into high gear -- saying he won't apologize for his personal attacks on Sen. Elizabeth Warren and extending his feud with GOP establishment leader Mitt Romney. "The guy's a stone cold loser, a choker," Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, said about Romney at a rally in Tampa, Fla.