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The Republicans who want to be Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences

It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become the person they choose to help lead the country. But Ohio Sen.

The VP race’s Florida question: Would Rubio or Donalds have to move if Trump picks either of them?

Can a Floridian win the presidency? It hasn’t happened yet as Trump and DeSantis vie to be first

DeSantis fights to reset his stagnant campaign as Trump dominates the 2024 conversation

Senators: Officials blocking access to mishandled documents

History of White House hopefuls at the Iowa State Fair

The Iowa State Fair returns August 10, and with it comes a flood of presidential hopefuls who will make their pitch for why they deserve to be in the White House. (Aug. 10)

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Florida’s Marco Rubio wins 3rd Senate term, defeats Demings

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating U.S. Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided Senate.

GOP has advantage among Florida ballots already cast

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nearly 4 million people have already voted in Florida’s election and early numbers indicate Republicans could have a huge advantage once voting ends Tuesday.

A swing state no more? GOP confidence grows in Florida

Democrats are increasingly concerned that Florida may be slipping away this fall — and perhaps beyond — as emboldened Republicans seize on divisive cultural issues and demographic shifts in crucial contests for governor and the U.S.

Demings goes on attack against Rubio in Fla. Senate debate

Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Florida went on the attack in her first debate against Republican Sen.

Florida needs $33 billion for Ian recovery, Rubio says

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says an initial assessment of federal assistance needed to help Floridians recover from Hurricane Ian comes to about $33 billion.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Florida primary: Crist wins Democratic gubernatorial contest

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. and former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will try to derail Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bid for reelection in November after defeating state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in Tuesday’s primary.

Convicted Florida ex-congresswoman seeks return to House

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Democrat Russell switching from US Senate race to Congress

MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Ken Russell said Sunday he is switching from the U.S. Senate primary race against U.S. Rep.

Rubio urges more attention to China’s rise in Latin America

MIAMI (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio is urging the Biden administration to pay more attention to China’s growing influence in Latin America and the Caribbean even as another U.S. adversary, Russia, rattles its saber in the region amid rising geopolitical tensions over Ukraine.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

US Senators ask Mexico to do more to protect journalists

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two prominent U.S. Senators published an open letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday asking him to “urge the Mexican government to seriously improve efforts to protect journalists.”

Bill aims to arrest China, Russia influence in Latin America

MIAMI (AP) — Two leading voices in Congress on Latin America have introduced bipartisan legislation to spur closer U.S. security cooperation in the region and turn back what they see as the growing, malign influence of China and Russia.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Florida Democratic Rep. Murphy won’t seek reelection

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy says she will not seek reelection next year. The Florida Democrat is a leader of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition and member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Transplant bill would protect patients with disabilities

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire has helped introduce a bill that would prevent discrimination against patients with disabilities who are in need of an organ transplant.

DeSantis appoints new Florida chief resilience officer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida’s third chief resilience officer, a position aimed at tackling climate change that has been vacant for months.

Legislative push for permanent daylight saving time renewed

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Members of Congress are renewing the push to make daylight saving time permanent as most of the nation prepares to turn back the clocks one hour this Sunday.

Rubio takes Big Business to task a year before election

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is taking Big Business to task. In an op-ed published Monday, the Republican from Florida called corporate America “the instrument of anti-American ideologies.”

Embattled Nevada Democrats outraise midterm election foes

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada politicians are loading their campaign coffers with millions in contributions in preparation for next year’s midterm elections, setting the stage for a costly election year with advertising bombarding television, radio, social media and mailboxes.

Marco Rubio wants answers on Florida prison rape scandal

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told the director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons he’s “deeply concerned” over the failure to protect inmates at a federal prison in Florida.

Haley, Scott, Rubio advising group pushing for GOP diversity

A group intent on expanding Republican power across state-level offices is rolling out a national effort to diversify and broaden the GOP, with an advisory council headed up by a number of possible future presidential hopefuls.

Ex-Miami congressman countersues over work with Venezuela

MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who was once roommates with Sen. Marco Rubio has countersued a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela’s state oil company in a politically charged dispute over a $50 million consulting contract he signed with Nicolás Maduro’s government.

Florida’s Val Demings launches bid to oust Rubio from Senate

U.S. Rep. Val Demings has launched a bid for the U.S. Senate, raising hope among Democrats of ousting Florida’s Republican Sen.

Val Demings plans to challenge Marco Rubio in FL Senate race

Rep. Val Demings is planning to challenge Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, giving Democrats a boost in a competitive 2022 race that could decide control of the Senate.

Florida GOP senators: Too soon to weigh in on Gaetz’s future

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida’s two Republican senators are steering clear of voicing support for Rep. Matt Gaetz, branding sex trafficking accusations against him serious but calling it premature to say what should happen to their fellow Floridian and GOP lawmaker.

Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democrats may delight in their brightening prospects in Arizona and Georgia, and may even harbor glimmers of hope in Texas, but their angst is growing in Florida, which has a reputation as a swing state but now favors Republicans and could be shifting further out of reach fo

Ivanka Trump tells Rubio she won’t run for his Senate seat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump will not be running for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat in 2022 as she settles into life after Washington.