Lauren Book warned

Lauren Book warned "culpable" Deputy Peterson may go free

Javier Manjarres
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October 30, 2019
Democratic state Senator Lauren Book is wagging her ‘I told ya so’ finger at Republican legislators after defense attorney’s for former Broward Deputy Scot Peterson filed a motion in court  to dismiss criminal charges against  their client after the Florida Senate voted that former Broward Sheriff Scott Israel was ultimately responsible for the February 14, 2018 school shooting.
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Affordable Care Act still popular among Floridians

Affordable Care Act still popular among Floridians

Daniel Molina
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October 29, 2019
Florida Democrats have been tackling certain health care concerns their constituents have clamored against while pursuing an impeachment process against President Trump.
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Stephanie Murphy introduces bipartisan statehood for Puerto Rico bill

Stephanie Murphy introduces bipartisan statehood for Puerto Rico bill

Javier Manjarres
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October 29, 2019
The notion of making Puerto Rico the 51st state of the union is very popular among both Republican and Democratic lawmakers, but will ever come to pass, even as President Donald Trump opposes the idea?
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Trump announces ISIS #2 leader

Trump announces ISIS #2 leader "terminated by American troops"

Javier Manjarres
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October 29, 2019
A day after announcing that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. special operations raid in Northern Syria, President Donald Trump has announced that al-Baghdadi's second in command was also "terminated by American troops" over the weekend.
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GOP Chairman Gruters facing mounting pressure to resign

GOP Chairman Gruters facing mounting pressure to resign

Javier Manjarres
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October 29, 2019
 The news that the Republican Party of Florida has canceled or postponed their annual Statesman’s Dinner fundraiser has Democrats licking their chops, and believing that Republicans are in bad spot financially, and calling the group “so disorganized” for canceling the event.
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Trump admin to shut down Homestead immigration detention center

Trump admin to shut down Homestead immigration detention center

Javier Manjarres
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October 28, 2019
The Homestead detention center that infamously housed illegal alien children may be shut down for good, as it’s been reported that Caliburn, the company that administers the center, will not have their contract renewed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Fried supports paying college student athletes

Fried supports paying college student athletes

Javier Manjarres
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October 28, 2019
As more and more and state legislatures consider passing “pay to play” legislation similar to the bill signed into law in California, could the end of College football be a few touchdown passes away?
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House Democrats refuse to acknowledge Trump for killing ISIS leader

House Democrats refuse to acknowledge Trump for killing ISIS leader

Javier Manjarres
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October 28, 2019
As House and Senate Democrats continue to be in disbelief over President Donald Trump refusing to inform them that he had ordered a U.S military raid in Syria that resulted in the death of the most sought after Islamic terrorist, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, congressional Republicans are praising the efforts of both the president and the military personnel that...
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Trump on death of ISIS leader : “He died like a dog, he died like a coward

Trump on death of ISIS leader : “He died like a dog, he died like a coward"

Javier Manjarres
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October 27, 2019
After weeks of being surveilled by U.S. forces, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a special operations raid on his compound in Northern Syria Saturday night.
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Wasserman Schultz: Trump

Wasserman Schultz: Trump "gave new life" to white supremacy

Javier Manjarres
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October 25, 2019
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) is not repeating her assertion that President Donald Trump gave “permission” to “white supremacists and hateful violent bigots to come out from the shadows and act on their hatred,” but she is saying that the president is still saying that the president’s “bigotry continues to stew hate in America.
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Rubio wants Trump to designate Maduro regime a

Rubio wants Trump to designate Maduro regime a "terrorist organization"

Javier Manjarres
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October 25, 2019
As Republican and Democratic members of Congress continue to tussle over the impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., and as Turkey has grabbed center stage over their invasion into Northern Syria, it seems as if legislators have taken their eye off the ball in regards to Venezuela.
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Mucarsel-Powell and Shalala called

Mucarsel-Powell and Shalala called "frauds" over Venezuela

Javier Manjarres
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October 24, 2019
It’s campaign season and both Republicans and Democrats are closely watching (and attacking) what each is doing and saying. Florida, as is the case every four years,  is ground zero in the 2020 presidential election cycle with several congressional races taking centerstage when voters go to the polls. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) is one of […]
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Florida Senate officially ousts Broward Sheriff Scott Israel

Florida Senate officially ousts Broward Sheriff Scott Israel

Javier Manjarres
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October 24, 2019
Less than two days after the Senate Rules Committee in the Florida legislature voted 9-7 to uphold former embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel’s suspension from office, the entire state Senate then voted 25-15 for permanent removal.
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Democrats demand DeSantis return donations from jailed Ukrainians

Democrats demand DeSantis return donations from jailed Ukrainians

Yendi Alvarez
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October 23, 2019
In Florida, earlier today, FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo called on Governor Ron DeSantis to return money raised at events hosted by Lev Parnas. Mr. Parnas served on two host committees for DeSantis' campaign fundraisers in 2018 and is under investigation, along with Igor Fruman, for campaign finance charges.
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House Republicans storm

House Republicans storm "Schiff Show" in U.S. Capitol

Javier Manjarres
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October 23, 2019
In a massive show of frustration of House Democrats secretly moving forward with a not-so-transparent impeachment inquiry into President Trump, House Republicans stormed the Capitol interview room, or Schiff, demanding to be allowed to sit in on today's questioning of another Trump administration witnesses.
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Florida's education standards in jeopardy, DeSantis proposes changes

Florida's education standards in jeopardy, DeSantis proposes changes

Javier Manjarres
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October 23, 2019
The Florida Standards Listening Tour that currently touching all corners of the state is meeting some resistance from educators, as teachers and “stakeholders” are expressing their concerns over a new proposal to change existing school education standards.
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Wasserman Schultz faces another primary election challenger

Wasserman Schultz faces another primary election challenger

Javier Manjarres
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October 23, 2019
Law Professor Tim Canova first challenged Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) in a heated and historic 2016 Democratic congressional primary election, and while Canova has announced at a third run against the veteran lawmaker from “Westonzuela”  or Weston, Florida and new challenger to Wasserman Schultz’s seat has emerged in the 2020 presidential election cycle.
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Biden hypocritically used the term

Biden hypocritically used the term "lynching" in CNN interview

Javier Manjarres
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October 23, 2019
President Donald Trump’s use of the term “lynching” has caused a firestorm of condemnation from Democrats and has also managed to take a couple of those politicians down to the mat for their hypocrisy in condemning the president’s use of the word.
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