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After their call for a special legislative session failed, Florida Democrats say they will continue to seek "common-sense" regulations on the sales of weapons to people on federal watch lists. With only a single Republican joining with Democrats, initial numbers released by the Florida Department of State indicated there wasn't enough legislative support for a requested special session to deal with gun control as a reaction to the mass shooting last month at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
Donald Trump may be down in the polls, but Republican Senate candidates are still faring relatively well, suggesting - at least for now - that they may escape being drawn down by the whirlpool that analysts predicted would drown all who surround the billionaire businessman. While presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tops Mr. Trump in matchups in Florida, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, incumbent Senate Republicans are all ahead in polling in their own races, building significant leads.
Eric Sorenson pays his respects as visitors continue to flock to the roadside memorial at the Pulse nightclub on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. 49 people were shot and killed by a gunman in the largest massacre in U.S. history, on June 12. less Eric Sorenson pays his respects as visitors continue to flock to the roadside memorial at the Pulse nightclub on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Orlando, Fla.
Little doubt exists about whom the Republican and Democratic national conventions will nominate for president later this month. The real question is whether a party will have a "good" convention, giving their ticket a boost, or a "bad" convention that hurts their ticket.
" An impromptu meeting between Bill Clinton and the nation's top cop could further undermine Hillary Clinton's efforts to convince voters to place their trust in her, highlighting perhaps her biggest vulnerability. Attorney General Loretta Lynch expressed regret on Friday that she met with the former president earlier in the week at the Phoenix airport while the Justice Department's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices nears a conclusion.
Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even... Sign if you agree: Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should the Senate.
Second, it is easier to forgive defective judgment than deficient honor. Trump is out whining like the spoiled little princess he is and always has been that his fellow Republican presidential contenders, having been vanquished, are not making good on their promise to support the GOP nominee, presumably himself.
File-This March 8, 2014, file photo shows former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has begun formally vetting prospective vice presidential picks.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's last-minute decision to run for re-election - and a television take down of Democrat Rep. Patrick Murphy questioning his credentials and resume - is threatening to upend a crucial battle for Senate control, Politico reports . According to Politico, Republicans are looking to damage Murphy so badly that Democrats will be forced to overspend on his behalf ahead of the state's Aug. 30 primary, or abandon the race.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, as Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk, the U.S. representative to the anti-Islamic State coalition, testified before the committee.
PASADENA >> Sarah Palin used her extensive stage time at Politicon on Sunday to stump for Donald Trump, blast the Republican establishment and promote gun rights in her blunt, riffing style that her fans love and her critics love to make fun of. The former Alaskan governor and vice presidential nominee eight years ago was an early supporter of the real estate mogul and used her first speech of the day to lay out the reasons why he is the GOP's presumptive nominee after besting a broad field that included such big names as Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.
Libertarians in Florida will have more to choose on Primary Day than just issues, they will select their candidate for U.S. Senate -- a first for Florida Libertarians. The match-up is between Augustus Invictus and Paul Stanton who both qualified this week which ended at Noon on June 24, 2016, for all candidates running in Florida.
Social Security is the most influential social program the federal government has ever offered. Today, it is the primary source of income for Americans aged 65 and older.
Businessman Todd Wilcox is dropping out of Florida's Senate race and will back Marco Rubio, who decided at the last minute to run for re-election. That leaves only Carlos Beruff in the GOP primary against Rubio, who dropped out of the presidential election in March and insisted he wouldn't seek a second term.
Businessman Todd Wilcox is dropping out of Florida's Senate race and will back Marco Rubio, who decided at the last minute to run for re-election. That leaves only Carlos Beruff in the GOP primary against Rubio, who dropped out of the presidential election in March and insisted he wouldn't seek a second term.
If you only read one thing: Donald Trump drew rare praise in GOP circles Wednesday with a measured, yet blistering, critique of Hillary Clinton's record. Reading from a teleprompter at the Trump SoHo in New York, Trump attacked Clinton's foreign policy vision, highlighted allegations of pay-for-play, and argued she was only in the race for herself.
" Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him. His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble " though much smaller " to get out of the Senate race.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him. His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble - though much smaller - to get out of the Senate... Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him. His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble - though much smaller - to get out of the Senate... Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him.