What Anthony Weiner could learn from Mark Sanford Anthony Weiner says he will soon decide whether to run for mayor of New York. As the former congressman weighs the pros and cons, he might want to keep an eye on Mark Sanford's comeback attempt in South Carolina. More
Six politicians plead not guilty in alleged NYC mayor's race plot New York State Sen. Malcolm Smith and five other politicians pleaded not guilty Tuesday to corruption charges in connection with an alleged plot to buy a line on New York City's mayoral ballot. The allegations revived public concerns about a documented culture of exploitation in Albany that has prompted officials to seek legal recourse to induce change. More
'A slick mess': Slimy, giant snails invade South Florida South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of the world's most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster. More
2-year-old loses feet when dad runs over her with lawnmower A 2-year-old Florida girl's feet were severed when her father accidentally ran over her with a riding lawn mower in a tragic mixup, officials said. The toddler, identified by police as Ireland Nugent, was running in her Palm Harbor yard on Wednesday evening as her mother, Nicole, yelled after her to stop, NBC affiliate WFLA reported. More
Couple accused of abducting kids returned to Florida, placed under arrest Police say Joshua Hakken tied his mother-in-law up around 6:00 a.m. last Wednesday in Tampa and drove off with the two children, who were still in their pajamas. After ditching a black pickup truck that was later recovered by police, the Hakkens apparently boarded a blue 25-foot sailboat and left John's Pass Marina in Madeira Beach, Fla., bound for Cuba. More
Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S. senator with a common touch, dies at 87 In an era when being from Miami-Dade County was no advantage, he chose a rural lawmaker — the late Lt. Gov. Wayne Mixson of ... approach that would guide his post-retirement push for civics ... 04/16/2024 - 9:52 pm | View Link
Florida Lottery numbers from April 10 drawings. Lotto ticket worth $11 million The ticket is worth $11 million. It's the third time this year, there was a winner in the Florida Lotto game. Two winning tickets were sold in February, including a $45 million ticket sold in New ... 04/10/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Trump campaign announces record $50.5 million haul at Florida fundraiser Donald Trump’s campaign said it raised $50.5 million at a Saturday fundraiser in Florida, a staggering sum as the former president’s political operation scrambles to close its big financial ... 04/7/2024 - 8:37 am | View Link
Florida fundraiser for Trump has raised $43 million so far A high-dollar fundraiser Saturday to benefit former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party has raised $43 million so far ... Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum — are listed ... 04/4/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation’s strictest abortion bans to take effect Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) holds up a law banning abortion after 15 weeks on April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla. The state later banned abortion after six weeks. (John Raoux/AP) Florida’s ... 04/1/2024 - 2:16 pm | View Link
“Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), a first-term progressive Democrat, won her primary contest in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, fending off a moderate challenger in a race that centered on her stance on the war in Gaza,” the New York Times reports.
“The primary, in Pennsylvania’s 12th District, presented one of this year’s first down-ballot tests of whether left-wing incumbents would be hurt by their opposition to Israel’s military campaign.”
NOTUS: Other progressives may use Summer Lee’s playbook.
The U. S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, 79 to 18, sending it to President Biden’s desk, the New York Times reports.
“The vote reflected resounding bipartisan support for the measure, which passed the House on Saturday by lopsided margins after a tortured journey on Capitol Hill, where it was nearly derailed by right-wing resistance.”
“And it capped an extraordinary political saga that raised questions about whether the United States would continue to play a leading role in upholding the international order and projecting its values globally.”
“Donald Trump took his boast about overturning Roe v. Wade to a critical swing state Tuesday, even as he was stuck in court in New York City,” Los Angeles Magazine reports.
Said Trump: “When you look at it and you look at what’s happening all over the country now, states are voting.
Reacting for the first time to Donald Trump’s vow to order the Justice Department to investigate his political opponents, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he would not allow his agents to conduct any investigation that doesn’t comply with “our rules, our procedures, our best practices, our core values,” NBC News reports.
Wisconsin U. S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R) missed a line in the Pledge of Allegiance at a recent appearance, skipping “one nation, under God” and going right to “indivisible,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Politico: “If the opening week of Trump’s hush-money trial laid bare the courtroom’s constraints on Trump, no single 24-hour stretch demonstrated the extreme asymmetry of the unfolding campaign more than Tuesday. There was Biden making campaign stops with fawning supporters of abortion rights in Tampa, Florida, while Trump was sitting in a “freezing” Manhattan courtroom, with barely any supporters in sight.”
Said Trump: “He’s out campaigning, and I’m here in the courtroom, sitting here, sitting up as straight as I can all day long.”
He added: “It’s a very unfair situation.