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(02/01/15 10:49pm)
On Friday, the political world was rocked when former presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced he would not be seeking another run at the White House. During a conference call to donors and supporters, Romney said: “After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I’ve decided it’s best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee.” He went on to say he believes he could beat the eventual democratic nominee but has decided not to run because he’s had his chance, and it’s time to move on. And I couldn’t agree more.
(01/28/15 12:40am)
Hundreds of Cuban spies infiltrated the U.S. when up to 125,000 Cubans immigrated to Florida in 1980.
(01/28/15 12:17am)
Any time I hear news regarding immigration policy in Arizona, I hold my breath. First, they passed a bill allowing police officers to demand documentation from people who prompt “reasonable suspicion” of being in the country illegally. Then, they banned Latino literature and ethnic studies from the classroom because it supposedly fosters racial resentment — as if banning an entire culture from the classroom doesn’t kindle any resentment. Thursday, however, I exhaled a sigh of relief while reading about Arizona in The New York Times. U.S. District Judge David Campbell issued a permanent injunction requiring the state to issue driver’s licenses to immigrants who have been deferred from deportation under President Obama’s DREAM Act.
(01/25/15 11:41pm)
Last week Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, announced that he will be addressing a joint meeting of Congress in early March to discuss actions to be taken against Iran’s nuclear program should the diplomatic approach prove fruitless. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, invited the prime minister to make these proposals to Congress with little excitement from the White House. Josh Earnest, the Obama administration’s press secretary, said that Obama will not be meeting with Netanyahu when he visits in March because they want to steer clear of him during Netanyahu’s election campaign. Earnest went on to explain that they want to avoid “the appearance of any kind of interference with a democratic election.”
(01/25/15 11:39pm)
Every year after the State of the Union speech, the president of the United States goes on a cross-country tour to make a case for his agenda.
(01/23/15 1:05am)
On the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, pro-life supporters celebrated a victory rather than a loss.
(01/22/15 11:59pm)
Following President Obama’s sixth State of the Union address this week, the Republicans once again provided an official response to Obama’s speech. And once again, it was stilted, filled with talking points and sounded more like a sketch from Sesame Street than an address meant for millions of American adults. This year’s victim was recently elected U.S. senator from Iowa, Joni Ernst.
(01/22/15 11:44pm)
This week’s headlines were splattered with all kinds of hectic news: takes on the State of the Union address, renewed culture-war skirmishes surrounding “American Sniper,” and — let’s not forget — balls. Here’s this week’s edition of...
(01/21/15 1:03am)
President Barack Obama suggested ways to expand educational opportunities and make education more affordable during his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
(01/20/15 10:38pm)
Amir Avin, 20, Jenna Goldman, 21, Joe Andreoli, 23, and Christina Marshall, 19, all UF students, watch President Obama’s State of the Union Address in Murphree Commons at the College Democrats' watch party Tuesday night.
(01/19/15 11:55pm)
We are now three weeks into the New Year, which means move aside 2015 — 2016 is the star. It’s the year when we finally get to have another presidential election, and not one of those boring ones where one of the candidates is an incumbent. We start with fresh contenders from both parties.
(01/13/15 12:24am)
It’s the week leading up to President Barack Obama’s next-to-last State of the Union Address, so he’ll be revealing his policies for the coming year. It also means there will be a lot of rather sassy reactions to his stated plans, so get ready for a week full of some salty political news. See, for example, the president’s announcement this weekend of the plan to make community college tuition free, and the gleeful takedowns that followed.
(01/12/15 1:19am)
A plan from President Barack Obama to make the first two years of community college free has some Santa Fe academics and students at odds.
(01/12/15 12:32am)
Good morning, Gators, and welcome back from what we hope was a good weekend. Between the first days of a new semester and the awful things that happened around the world this week, we all needed a break. Now that we’re all back in the groove, let’s start the new week with a controversial yet much less dismal piece of national news: President Barack Obama’s proposal regarding tuition in community colleges.
(01/12/15 12:24am)
Last week, President Barack Obama unveiled a proposal to make the first two years of community college tuition free for students who uphold certain standards.
(01/09/15 12:21am)
Earlier this week, The Associated Press reported that Republican Governor of Maine, Paul LePage, spent almost $53,000 on attorneys in an attempt to exorcise thousands of young people from Medicaid. The attempt failed. What’s even more frustrating about Gov. LePage’s actions is that Maine’s attorney general informed the governor’s office that the lawsuit would likely fail. [1]
(01/07/15 10:26pm)
In the turbulence surrounding Seth Rogen and James Franco’s “The Interview” emerged a stereotypical, well, Rogen-Franco movie full of frat-boy humor — not a movie worth intense political debate and hackings.
(01/06/15 12:56am)
Despite threats of war and attacks on venues, some movie theaters in Alachua County showed the controversial comedy movie “The Interview” over Winter Break.
(01/06/15 12:52am)
A local nonprofit organization will now be able to provide better humanitarian aid to Cuba after a recent decision by the White House to repair relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
(12/08/14 2:00am)
Democrats are generally known for favoring education spending by the federal government, whereas Republicans tend to oppose such expenditures. Many prominent Republicans, including Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and former Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas), have expressed support for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education altogether.
