House Republicans push for Trump to receive Congressional Gold Medal over ‘exceptional leadership’
A group of House Republicans are rallying together to try and get the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to former president Donald Trump.
Political news from state Florida
Pickup driver with lengthy record held in Florida bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to driving under the influence-manslaughter in the deaths of eight Mexican farmworkers whose bus was sideswiped by his pickup truck in central Florida. Dozens more were injured.
Republicans probing Jan. 6 investigation asks star witness Cassidy Hutchinson for more documents
WASHINGTON — A GOP-controlled House committee investigating the special committee that probed the Jan. 6 attack and Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election sent a letter Wednesday to that panel’s star witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, asking her to hand over numerous communications with key Jan. 6 figures, as well as those related to her book deal.
'Really Embarrassing': Trump And Pals Mocked Over Cringeworthy New Money Plea
Donald Trump and his allies are being mocked on social media over an awkward new fundraising video filmed at the courthouse where he is on trial in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.
Boat Seized After 15-Year-Old Ballerina Killed In Hit-And-Run At Sea
A boat has been located matching the description of the vessel that fatally struck a teenage Florida ballerina over the weekend in an alleged hit-and-run incident at sea, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, announced in a press release Tuesday.
Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter.
Trump's Boeing 757 clipped parked plane while landing at Florida airport Sunday, FAA says
The wing of the Boeing jet used by former President Donald Trump struck a parked plane at a Florida airport after landing safely and taxiing early Sunday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday. It is not known if Trump, who had held a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday, was on his Boeing 757 when its winglet struck the rear elevator of a parked VistaJet in West Palm Beach. No injuries were reported in the collision. The FAA notice about the incident, which occurred at 1:19 a.m. ET on Sunday, gives the tail number of Trump's aircraft, N757AF. In a statement, the FAA said, "A privately owned Boeing 757 landed safely at West Palm Beach International Airport around 1:20 a.m. local time on Sunday, May 12." "While taxiing, its winglet contacted a parked and unoccupied corporate jet," the FAA said. "The inci
Giuliani bankruptcy judge frustrated with case, rebuffs attempt to challenge $148 million judgement
The judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case said he was “disturbed” so little progress has been made in sorting out his finances, and refused Tuesday to lift a legal barrier that has kept the former New York City mayor from appealing a $148 million defamation judgment.