Tag: Florida

President Trump listens in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Trump ‘disappointed’ with farm bill’s failure in the House

Gabby Morrongiello · May 18, 2018 7:15 pm

David Hogg, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. addresses a community rally at Temple B'nai Abraham on Feb. 25 in Livingston, N.J.

David Hogg: Get ready for ‘politicians acting like they give a s–t’ after Texas school shooting

Katie Leach · May 18, 2018 6:57 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds a press conference.

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Republican leaders cornered on immigration

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · May 18, 2018 3:25 pm

"We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism. Mike Pence is that man," Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo)

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The major immigration battle brewing in the House

Susan Ferrechio · May 17, 2018 4:00 am

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2015, file frame from video from Broward County Public Schools, school resource officer Scot Peterson talks during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. Meadow Pollack was among the 17 killed on Valentineâs Day in a freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Her father, Andrew Pollack, said Peterson, the former sheriffâs deputy and the schoolâs resource officer, is his main target in the wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday, April 30, 2018, in Broward County.

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The Parkland school deputy is getting a pension worth more than $100,000 year

Tim Worstall · May 16, 2018 5:38 pm

President Donald Trump, left, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, right, listen as Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a meeting with state and local officials to discuss school safety, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Washington.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi praises Trump for fulfilling Jerusalem embassy promise

Mandy Mayfield · May 14, 2018 9:35 pm

Tropical weather disturbance in Gulf of Mexico precedes start of 2018 Atlantic hurricane season

Daniel Chaitin · May 13, 2018 10:18 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, center, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., right, and other conservative Republicans discuss their goal of obstructing the Affordable Care Act as part of a strategy to pass legislation to fund the government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19.

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Next week: GOP tests the waters on food stamps work requirement

Susan Ferrechio · May 12, 2018 1:00 pm

Shooting instructor Frankie McRae illustrates the grip on an AR-15 rifle fitted with a "bump stock" at his 37 PSR Gun Club in Bunnlevel, N.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. The stock uses the recoil of the semiautomatic rifle to let the finger "bump" the trigger, making it different from a fully automatic machine gun, which are illegal for most civilians to own.

Connecticut governor to sign bill banning ‘bump stocks’

Melissa Quinn · May 9, 2018 8:09 pm

Gov. Rick Scott (AP Photo)

Rick Scott holds lead over Bill Nelson in Senate race: Poll

Mandy Mayfield · May 9, 2018 8:00 pm

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Broward school officials were wrong: Parkland shooter was shunted to alternative disciplinary program

Siraj Hashmi · May 7, 2018 7:47 pm

A United States government Treasury Check used to pay Social Security or Medicare benefits lies on top of the opened envelope used to mail it to the recipient. The envelope has warnings of criminal penalties for anyone who fraudulently endorses the check. It also warns that if the recipient is deceased, the check should be placed in the return mail. The distinctive green checks feature an engraving of the Statue of Liberty and the Treasury Seal.

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Five states know how to stop welfare fraud — what is everyone else doing?

Jonathan Ingram · May 3, 2018 9:27 pm