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During the February 15 airing of Face the Nation, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) said the push to arm teachers for self-defense is just a “distraction.”

Sen. Bill Nelson says AR-15s are “not for hunting,” but ATF Associate Deputy Dir. Ronald Turk says ARs are “standard for hunting activities.”

Sen. Bill Nelson justified his call to reconsider the legality of AR-15s by suggesting that an “AR-15 is not for hunting, it’s for killing.”

Thursday on the Senate floor. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) spoke about the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL that resulted in 17 deaths and multiple injuries. After a moment of silence, Nelson said, “At some point, we’ve got

Shepard Smith and Sen. Bill Nelson scolded Congress for lack of gun control before number of fatalities in school shooting was even known.

Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger is hosting a $32,400 per person elite fundraiser for six Democrat senators facing tough re-election bids in 2018.

Reps. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) did “nothing” to keep an illegal immigrant killer in custody following his arrest for killing two paramedics, said an Angel wife.

Deborah Wesson Gibson, the woman who alleges that she engaged in a legal and consensual but inappropriate relationship with Republican senatorial candidate Roy Moore, has boasted about doing work for Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats.

Monday, the Tampa Bay Times reported incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) will hold a fundraiser next month featuring Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) in the Tampa suburb of Thonotosassa, FL at the home of former Florida chief financial officer Alex Sink,

According to a new poll out this week, Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) is in a statistical tie in a proposed matchup with incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in 2018. A University of North Florida

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) will join Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) for a luncheon and fundraising effort next month to help him in his reelection bid in the Sunshine State.

Saturday as the state of Florida prepared for Hurricane Irma to hit, the state’s senior U.S. Senator, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), blamed greenhouse gases for the rise in sea levels. “[T]he measurements, not forecasts, show that up to eight inches

WASHINGTON—As senators prepare to vote on the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday highlighted several key facts to the public to inform the nationwide discussion as the Senate increasingly appears headed to a historic outcome one way or the other.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and incoming Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are among 21 senators who have signed onto legislation that rejects the United Nations Security Council’s Resolution 2334, which calls Israeli construction in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem “illegal.”

The Democratic Senate Whip Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) told reporters that the most important thing about the No-Fly-No-Buy amendment proposed by Sen. Susan Collins (R.-Maine) is the opportunity to drive a wedge between the Republican Party and the National Rifle Association.

Monday in an interview that aired on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) said it was time for Congress to declared on war on ISIS in the wake of the Orlando shooting that resulted in the

Senator Bill Nelson of Florida reiterated to reporters in front of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub Sunday night that the shooter responsible for the deadliest mass murder in American history at that club Sunday morning was a “lone wolf,” and he could not confirm “with certainty” that Islamic jihadist ideology led the shooter to perform his crime.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday on CNN that according to local law enforcement sources, Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen made a “pledge of allegiance” to ISIS prior to killing 50 people and wounding 53 others during Sunday morning’s attack at the Pulse night club.

TEL AVIV – A top Islamic State-tied jihadist in the Gaza Strip claimed in an interview on Sunday that he “knows” that Omar Mateen, the Orlando club shooter, was a member of a terrorist organization. Abu al-Ayna al-Ansari, a Salafist

The “establishment” has been slow to grasp the public’s rejection of an increasingly distrusted political class.

Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would cut the annual number of H-1B visas by 15,000 and allocate the visas to the highest-paying employers.

During a speech in Chicago last week, Rubio emphasized the false narrative that a lack of skilled American workers is the cause of these massive layoffs, using the phrase “skills gap” as his hook; a code phrase which is also employed by Microsoft, Southern California Edison and other companies. In reality, there is a surplus, not shortage, of skilled U.S. workers and not enough STEM jobs to accommodate these citizens.

In an interview set to air on Friday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough ruled out a potential 2016 bid for the White House. However, he didn’t rule out the possibility of running for

Moves by some key allies of Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) show that he is nearing a decision about running for President, with plans being made to find a suitable successor to run for his Senate seat and an announcement expected to come within just a few weeks.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Reid Report,” Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) signaled there could be upcoming trouble for the Obama administration’s deal that exchanged five Taliban terrorists for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is being accused by his fellow soldiers

Much has been made about former Congressman Allen West’s recent statement that he would “consider” running for higher office, fueling the speculation that he would run for President. West has been hinting a run for office for sometime now, but

(AFP) — Warm sunshine and sandy beaches make south Florida and its crown city, Miami, a haven for tourists, but the area is increasingly endangered by sea level rise, experts said Tuesday. During a special Senate hearing held in Miami

On Wednesday, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) told Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to punish contractors who were responsible for the malfunctioning HealthCare.gov website, saying there is “no excuse” for the website not working.   During a Senate Finance

Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Bill Nelson are trying to outlaw plastic guns.

Senator John McCain not-so-ambiguously chided his colleague today in the Armed Services Committee. Senator Bill Nelson leveled a charge at Senator Ted Cruz saying that he questioned the patriotism of Secretary of Defense Nominee Chuck Hagel during his rejection statement.

Democrat Senator Bill Nelson started his speech in support of Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel by slamming Republican Senator Ted Cruz during the Armed Services Committee hearing today. Senator Nelson said that Cruz’s statements about Hagel were “over the line”

Senator Bill Nelson tried to garner sympathy for Chuck Hagel, who is up for Secretary of Defense, during a confirmation hearing today after a harsh round of questioning from Senator McCain. Nelson said he wanted Senators to “get to know”