Aug 23 Sen. Rubio urges Biden administration to reject a former warlord's extradition to Colombia By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to reject Colombia's request for extradition of a former warlord after he was named a peace envoy in the South American nation. Continue reading
Nov 08 Marco Rubio wins Senate race in Florida By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided Senate. Continue reading
Nov 08 Florida Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost becomes first Gen Z candidate to win House seat By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Frost, a 25-year-old gun reform and social justice activist, ran in a heavily blue Orlando-area district being relinquished by Democratic Rep. Val Demings, who challenged Republican Sen. Marco Rubio this year. Continue reading
Aug 23 2022 Florida Primary Election Results By Adriana Gomez Licon, Steve Peoples, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, setting him up to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republican incumbent sees as the first step toward a potential White… Continue reading
Jan 24 Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an impeachment trial, a sign of the dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:37 Capitol riot: The 'third world' trope offends, misreads history By Ivette Feliciano Condemning the Capitol Hill riot, President George W. Bush and Senator Marco Rubio likened it to political upheavals in “Banana Republics” and the “third world.” But Lucia Dammert, a Wilson Center Global Fellow and Professor at the University of Santiago… Continue watching
Jan 06 Trump doesn't ask backers to disperse after storming Capitol By Associated Press President Donald Trump encouraged supporters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday in protest of his reelection defeat to “remain peaceful," but he did not call for them to disperse. Continue reading
May 21 Cuba's top diplomat for U.S. relations says ties at new low By Andrea Rodriguez, Christopher Gillette, Associated Press Cuba's top diplomat in charge of relations with the United States says relations have sunk to a new low, and potentially could sink even lower with the appointment of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence… Continue reading
May 18 Rubio named acting chair of Senate intelligence panel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is taking over a powerful committee in Congress. Republican leaders announced Monday that Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Continue reading
Mar 11 Briefings on Russian attempts to sow U.S. discord leave Democrats with 'concerns' By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Democrats leaving the meeting said they had more questions and had heard conflicting evidence. Continue reading