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Democratic presidential candidates from left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., former technology executive Andrew Yang and investor Tom Steyer participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) JOHN BAZEMORE | AP
Biden said what? Catch up on the big moments from Wednesday’s Democratic debate
Seventeen candidates remain in the race, but only 10 Democrats qualified to make it on stage in Atlanta for the fifth Democratic debate.
Earlier today• The Buzz
Marco Rubio’s bill supporting Hong Kong protests passes Senate
Marco Rubio
Rubio’s bill, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, would sanction Chinese officials involved in undermining ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and put the quasi city-state’s special...
Earlier today• The Buzz
Florida’s lieutenant governor wraps up Colombia trade mission
Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez. Gov. Ron DeSantis is in the background. [Wilfredo Lee | Associated Press] ASSOCIATED PRESS
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez said the mission was productive and companies are already following up on connections they made during their three days in the country.
Earlier today• The Buzz
GOP now controls Florida court sending cases to U.S. Supreme Court
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Barbara Lagoa, who is the first Hispanic nominated by President Donald Trump to be confirmed for a U.S. Court of Appeals vacancy out of 48 judges. Miami Herald
“Trump’s already had five appointees to the court, it’s already a much more conservative court than before and it might be the second most conservative court in the country,” said one law professor.
Yesterday• The Buzz

LATEST

  1. Florida’s Marco Rubio gains support for permanent Daylight Saving Time
    4 hours ago• Business
    Should we stop changing our clocks twice a year? CHARLES KRUPA | AP
    The Republican senator, along with Sen. Rick Scott, introduced the Sunshine Protection Act earlier this year.
  2. Florida’s lieutenant governor wraps up Colombia trade mission
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez. Gov. Ron DeSantis is in the background. [Wilfredo Lee | Associated Press] ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez said the mission was productive and companies are already following up on connections they made during their three days in the country.
  3. Marco Rubio’s bill supporting Hong Kong protests passes Senate
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    Marco Rubio
    Rubio’s bill, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, would sanction Chinese officials involved in undermining ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and put the quasi city-state’s special...
  4. Biden said what? Catch up on the big moments from Wednesday’s Democratic debate
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidates from left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., former technology executive Andrew Yang and investor Tom Steyer participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) JOHN BAZEMORE | AP
    Seventeen candidates remain in the race, but only 10 Democrats qualified to make it on stage in Atlanta for the fifth Democratic debate.
  5. GOP now controls Florida court sending cases to U.S. Supreme Court
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Gov. Ron DeSantis and Barbara Lagoa, who is the first Hispanic nominated by President Donald Trump to be confirmed for a U.S. Court of Appeals vacancy out of 48 judges. Miami Herald
    “Trump’s already had five appointees to the court, it’s already a much more conservative court than before and it might be the second most conservative court in the country,” said one law professor.
  6. Is this the Mayor Pete debate? What to watch for tonight in Atlanta.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) NATI HARNIK | AP
    The latest Democratic debate, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, will take place amid impeachment hearings in Washington.
  7. Don’t hear HB 7069 lawsuit, state lawyers tell Florida Supreme Court
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    The Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee. SCOTT KEELER | Times
    Department of Education attorneys say the lower courts ruled properly in tossing the case.
  8. Pam Bondi just said Gordon Sondland is the ambassador to Ukraine. He’s not.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 file photo, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after meeting with President Donald Trump about about responses to school shootings. Bondi is preparing to defend Trump against accusations that he pressured a foreign government to aid his re-election campaign. And she’s stepping down from a lobbying where she represented foreign interests (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE | AP
    The special advisor to President Trump incorrectly stated Sondland’s role while appearing on national TV ahead of the EU ambassador’s testimony.
  9. PolitiFact: Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there’s no way yet to clean it up
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    On the left, NASA graphic of space junk in low Earth orbit. On the right, the view from further out. (NASA ODPO) NASA ODPO
    The U.S. Defense Department is tracking over 22,000 objects about the size of a softball or larger.
  10. Ross Spano clings tightly to Trump
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    U.S. Rep. Ross Spano, R- Dover, when he served in the Florida House in 2017, SCOTT KEELER | Times
    Spano has become a vociferous Trump defender and is comparing the investigation of his own 2018 campaign financing to the impeachment, which he calls a partisan sham.
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