‘He’s not on Ozempic, he’s getting starved:’ In Tampa, 100-plus groups call on Rubio to free Florida teen from Israeli prison

He’s related the 20-year-old Palestinian-American Tampa resident who was killed last month by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix August 26, 2025September 1, 2025

He’s related the 20-year-old Palestinian-American Tampa resident who was killed last month by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

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Marco Rubio is working to bring home man wrongly deported to El Salvador

Bringing ‘C’ back would contradict the Trump administration’s long-running argument in the courts and to the public that El Salvador has custody over hundreds of men sent there in March, not the U.S.

by Ariana Figueroa and Florida Phoenix June 4, 2025June 8, 2025

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Florida Gov. DeSantis taps Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in U.S. Senate

DeSantis said he wanted an appointee who would be strong on immigration enforcement, support cutting the federal bureaucracy and fight “the woke agenda.”

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida January 16, 2025February 24, 2025

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DeSantis says he won’t appoint himself to replace Rubio in the Senate

“I was never in consideration for that,” DeSantis said

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix January 10, 2025April 6, 2025

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‘Clown show’: Florida Democrats respond to Rubio, Scott and DeSantis RNC speeches

The three took the stage during the second day of the convention in Milwaukee.

by Jay Waagmeester and Florida Phoenix July 18, 2024June 13, 2025

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Florida Democrats are really bad at this

We look forward to the 2026 gubernatorial race between Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Randy Fine.

by Alex Galbraith November 9, 2022November 20, 2024

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Demings and Rubio spar over abortion, immigration and gun rights in Florida Senate debate

“I’m really disappointed in you, Marco Rubio, because I think there was a time when you did not lie in order to win. I don’t know what happened to you.”

by Troy Myers, Carissa Allen, Elena Barrera and Fresh Take Florida October 19, 2022September 15, 2024

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ’embarrassed’ for James Taylor after White House performance

“I’m going to be honest, I don’t know a lot about James Taylor. I guess he’s won some awards and sold a lot of records…”

by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics September 14, 2022January 8, 2024

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Val Demings says Marco Rubio is ‘not comfortable’ talking with diverse communities

‘He goes into very scripted environments.’

by Jesse Scheckner and Florida Politics September 9, 2022August 10, 2023

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Democrats are ‘criminalizing and dehumanizing’ Republicans

”If you criticize them, they will claim that you are putting them in danger.”

by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics September 1, 2022October 22, 2023

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio bashes student loan ‘bailout’, pushes reform bill

“There are better ways to help borrowers with surging interest rates and staggering debt.”

by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics August 24, 2022August 3, 2023

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Sen. Marco Rubio says historians who met with Joe Biden are ‘snobs’

‘These are elitists completely insulated from the consequences of the things they support.’

by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics August 12, 2022August 1, 2025

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Don’t tell Marco Rubio, but helping drug users stay alive isn’t the same as supporting their addiction

Informed Dissent.

by Jeffrey C. Billman February 15, 2022February 4, 2025

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Florida Sen. Rubio sides with Mike Pence in breach with Donald Trump

Trump has argued Pence could have reversed the election, as a statement Saturday indicated.

by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics February 7, 2022August 17, 2023

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Cuba Now

A lot has happened since our last issue on our neighbor to the south.

by Kate Bradshaw and CL Staff July 6, 2017August 3, 2023

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Marco Rubio

‘He’s not on Ozempic, he’s getting starved:’ In Tampa, 100-plus groups call on Rubio to free Florida teen from Israeli prison

Marco Rubio is working to bring home man wrongly deported to El Salvador

Florida Gov. DeSantis taps Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in U.S. Senate

DeSantis says he won’t appoint himself to replace Rubio in the Senate

‘Clown show’: Florida Democrats respond to Rubio, Scott and DeSantis RNC speeches

Florida Democrats are really bad at this

Demings and Rubio spar over abortion, immigration and gun rights in Florida Senate debate

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ’embarrassed’ for James Taylor after White House performance

Val Demings says Marco Rubio is ‘not comfortable’ talking with diverse communities

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Democrats are ‘criminalizing and dehumanizing’ Republicans

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio bashes student loan ‘bailout’, pushes reform bill

Sen. Marco Rubio says historians who met with Joe Biden are ‘snobs’

Don’t tell Marco Rubio, but helping drug users stay alive isn’t the same as supporting their addiction

Florida Sen. Rubio sides with Mike Pence in breach with Donald Trump

Cuba Now

Pinellas Indivisible group is raising money to pay for a billboard aimed at trolling Marco Rubio during his May visit

They’ve got mail But there are plenty of other ways to bug your elected representatives

Want to pay a visit to Marco Rubio’s office? Hope ya don’t mind getting ticketed

On heels of Trump MacDill visit and protests, activists call on Marco Rubio to reject Betsy DeVos

More than 70 protest Trump’s Secretary of State pick outside Rubio’s Tampa office