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Joe Biden grants clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who is imprisoned an hour north of Tampa

There was never any evidence that Peltier killed FBI agents.

by Ray Roa January 20, 2025February 18, 2025

There was never any evidence that Peltier killed FBI agents.

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Florida Democrats call on Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment before leaving office

Public opinion polls taken over the years have shown strong support from American voters for the ERA.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix December 16, 2024April 2, 2025

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Florida Gov. DeSantis is upset over newly confirmed ‘leftist judge’

Kidd has been a magistrate judge in the federal Middle District of Florida in Orlando since 2019.

by News Service of Florida November 22, 2024August 5, 2025

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Trump likely will abandon Biden’s plan to protect workers from extreme heat, experts say

Community organizations like the Farmworker Association aren’t waiting for politicians to protect workers in their communities.

by McKenna Schueler November 19, 2024January 7, 2025

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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he supports term limits for U.S Supreme Court, if congress does it too

“If you’re going to do it, do it for everybody in office,” he said.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 30, 2024December 22, 2024

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‘All in’: Jill Biden tells Tampa democrats that her husband is staying in the race for re-election

A growing number of Democratic members of Congress have called for the president to withdraw.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 9, 2024May 27, 2025

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Photos: Everyone we saw when Jill Biden stopped by Tampa’s American Legion Seminole Post 111

by Ray Roa July 9, 2024

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Florida Gov. DeSantis banned local heat protections for workers. Now, the Biden administration may step in

The proposed rule, in part, would require employers to develop plans to prevent heat-related illnesses or injuries and monitor heat conditions.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 3, 2024November 30, 2024

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Feds push back on Florida’s effort to block rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs

Florida is among four states seeking a preliminary injunction against the rule, which is designed to help carry out Title IX

by News Service of Florida June 10, 2024November 15, 2024

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‘Trump-era immigration policies’: Florida Immigrant Coalition slams Biden’s border closure plan

The policy is similar to what former President Donald Trump attempted to do in 2018, before being shut down by the courts.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 5, 2024May 2, 2025

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Florida Gov. DeSantis says Gaza refugees are not wanted, and would bring ‘blood feud’ to country

Several national news outlets reported Wednesday that U.S. agencies have discussed resettling Palestinian refugees from Gaza.

by News Service of Florida May 3, 2024September 23, 2024

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Florida AG Ashley Moody challenges Biden Administration rule closing gun-sale ‘loopholes’

The rule stems from a 2022 law that made changes in the background-check system.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida May 1, 2024July 11, 2024

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Photos: Biden bashes Florida’s abortion ban, while Tampa protestors hammer him on Palestine

by Ray Roa April 24, 2024

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Federal court orders Florida to explain its standing in immigration suit against Biden

Moody and DeSantis have made a high-profile issue of criticizing the federal government’s handling of immigration issues

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida April 11, 2024June 25, 2025

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Florida AG Ashley Moody joins lawsuit to block Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan

“This is American taxpayer money. This is Floridian taxpayer money.”

by News Service of Florida April 10, 2024September 6, 2024

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Biden campaign wants Floridians to see a new attack ad featuring Trump’s call for national abortion ban

The ad will air on local broadcast and cable stations in Florida, as well as key battleground states across the country.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 3, 2024April 25, 2024

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‘President Biden’s opening in Florida’: Democrats say abortion could affect races up and down November ballot

Political insiders had largely written off Florida for Democrats in this year’s elections.

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida April 3, 2024August 12, 2024

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Biden Aministration urges court to uphold ruling on Florida transgender law

In part, the brief pointed to what it described as “nondiscrimination requirements” in the Affordable Care Act.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida December 7, 2023January 4, 2024

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Biden approves disaster declaration for 7 Florida counties hit by Hurricane Idalia

DeSantis earlier requested a major disaster declaration for 25 counties.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida August 31, 2023September 7, 2023

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‘The candidate who needs a safe space’: Critics roast DeSantis’ botched Twitter campaign launch

“Glitchy. Tech issues. Uncomfortable silences. A complete failure to launch. And that’s just the candidate!” the Trump campaign said in a release.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida May 25, 2023January 14, 2025