by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Debra Heine U.S. Attorney John Durham on Friday announced his resignation from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, but he will reportedly be staying on as special counsel in the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. John Durham has...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Brad Polumbo President Biden has proposed $1.9 trillion in additional COVID-19 spending. He’s asking Congress to authorize another round of checks, more expanded unemployment benefits, a $15 minimum wage, and much, much more. Over the weekend, House...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Jeffrey A. Rendall Ever since Ronald Reagan’s 70’s and 80’s campaigns we’ve heard a lot about “Reagan Democrats”. More recently, with the rapid rise of the inimitable Donald J. Trump, the term“Trump Democrats” has also been a common refrain, even among...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Debra Heine In their prime time news broadcasts last night, five major broadcast networks reportedly neglected to cover the explosive sexual harassment allegations made by a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D). ABC, CBS, and NBC, MSNBC, and...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci At least 13.9 million of the nation’s small businesses are at serious risk of shuttering their doors by April 1, a recent industry report found. Forty-four percent of the country’s 31.7 million small businesses are at risk of closing by the...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Chuck Ross The founder of a front group for the Chinese Communist Party appeared at an event at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in May 2016, where he pushed a pro-Beijing argument regarding a decades-long stalemate over control of the South...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Democrats aren’t allowed to attach a provision increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour to their coronavirus relief package, a top Senate official ruled, according to reports. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 27, 2021
by Nicole Iuzzolino Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert has died by suicide at 63 years old after being charged with human trafficking, the New York Post reported. On Thursday, Geddert was charged with crimes including sexual assault, human...
by Chris Butler | Feb 27, 2021
Georgia’s chamber of commerce interests have donated $4,250 to Georgia State Rep. Bonnie Rich (R-Suwanee) since 2018, shortly before she took office. As reported this week, Georgia State Rep. Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) said she suspected members of the Georgia...