Is Marco Rubio the key to Donald Trump’s demise?
Donald Trump could face a stiffer challenge securing 1,237 delegates to win the GOP presidential nomination and avoid a brokered convention because forces close to Marco Rubio are involved in the Ted...
View ArticleMarco Rubio mocks Washington Post in Twitter rant
Donald Trump isn’t the only Republican with a late-night Twitter habit. Former presidential candidate Marco Rubio went off on a social media rant Monday night, mocking Washington Post stories that...
View ArticleRubio says he apologized to Trump over ‘tiny hands’ dig
WASHINGTON – Marco Rubio said Sunday he offered a private mea culpa to Donald Trump for mocking the tycoon’s “small hands.” “I apologized to him for that,” Rubio told “State of the Union.” “I said:...
View ArticleMarco Rubio reconsiders future after Orlando massacre
Marco Rubio, who announced his retirement from the Senate in March, said Monday he might consider running for re-election in the wake of the Orlando massacre. The Florida Republican told radio host...
View ArticleMarco Rubio changes his mind about retirement from Senate
WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio announced Wednesday he will run for re-election to the Senate from Florida, reversing his retirement plans under pressure from GOP...
View ArticleRubio wins GOP primary after changing mind on retirement
Sen. Marco Rubio has earned the support of Florida’s Republican voters to seek a second term, a decision he made at the last minute after his failed presidential bid. Rubio beat millionaire developer...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner’s addiction, Marco Rubio’s road to recovery and other comments
Analyst: We Need to Question Candidates’ Health Jack Shafer at Politico says it’s no surprise people are questioning the presidential candidates’ health, given that both Donald Trump and Hillary...
View ArticleHow Democrats could blow their chance to capture the Senate this year
The Republicans hold just a five-seat edge, and most of the 34 seats up for election or re-election are in states that are either tossups in the presidential contest or lean to the left.
View ArticleFlorida re-elects Marco Rubio to US Senate
Republican US Sen. Marco Rubio has won re-election in Florida, while US Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, is projected to capture a Senate seat from Illinois. Duckworth’s victory over incumbent Sen....
View ArticleRepublicans are practically handing Hillary the presidency
It’s possible Hillary Clinton clinched the November election Tuesday night — and not because of her victories, but because the Republican Party is likely to be hit by a maelstrom in a few months that...
View ArticleTrump has a super Tuesday — but nomination not locked up yet
Donald Trump won a crushing victory in Florida’s winner-take-all Republican presidential primary Tuesday — and also captured delegate-rich contests in North Carolina and Illinois. But Ohio Gov. John...
View ArticleMarco Rubio’s loss is Ted Cruz’s gain in new poll
Marco Rubio’s loss is Ted Cruz’s gain, a new poll shows. The Texas senator will benefit most from Rubio’s exit from the presidential race, according to new Morning Consult polling. Among 412 Rubio...
View ArticleDonald Trump speaks like a fourth-grader
Donald Trump connects with voters by using simple, commanding language that even a fourth-grader could understand, a report says — and the style has been so successful that his competitors are copying...
View ArticleJoe Biden throws support behind Florida senate hopeful
The veep attended a lunch fund-raiser for Florida Democrat Patrick Murphy Monday in Coral Gables, Fla.
View ArticleRubio won’t be president of the United States and he can’t spell it either
It hasn’t been a good spell for Marco Rubio, who managed to botch the name of the United States in a letter. The senator from Florida, who bowed out of the Republican presidential race after his home...
View ArticleRex Tillerson, Trump don’t see eye to eye on Russia
Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state on Wednesday took a tougher stance on Russia than the president-elect — calling the country dangerous because of its global ambitions and bombing of...
View ArticleMarco Rubio: Why the Senate is dying
Excerpts from Sen. Rubio’s remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday after the “silencing” of Sen. Liz Warren. One of the great traditions of our nation is the ability to come forward and have debates. But...
View ArticleMarco Rubio booted from office building after protests upset tenants
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was evicted from his Florida office due to the weekly protests that have occurred outside the building. Jude Williams, the president of America’s Capital Partners and the...
View ArticleTrump calls education ‘civil rights issue of our time’ during school visit
President Trump got to work on the “civil rights issue of our time” Friday — which, in his words, is education — visiting a Catholic school in Florida to rally support for his policies. Trump’s visit...
View ArticleTrump’s first foreign speech gets mixed reviews
WASHINGTON – President Trump’s carefully scripted first foreign speech on Sunday won solid praise for his commitment to take on terrorism, but drew some criticism from failing to call out human...
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