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'Cannot Be Complicit': South Florida Venezuelans Urge Trump to Act on Democratic Transition Amid Earthquake Crisis

South Florida's Venezuelan community urges Trump to pair earthquake humanitarian aid with a push for democracy, warning against corruption by interim leaders.

Latin Times

Rick Scott Says Democrats' Housing Bill 'Does Nothing' to Fix Affordability, Pushes Tax-Free Savings Plan

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) argued that the Democratic housing proposal fails to address the underlying drivers of rising home prices, while promoting his own plan to help first-time buyers save for a home tax-free.

Benzinga

Residents in Houston neighborhood rage as raw sewage floods the streets after storms: ‘Literally straight up just raw s***’

One resident said she called the Houston City Council after she had to ‘manually’ remove human feces and toilet paper from her yard

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America's Most Wanted Venezuelan Official? Florida Republicans Want Trump to Capture Diosdado Cabello After Clash With U.S. Rescuers

Florida lawmakers are urging the White House to move against Diosdado Cabello, one of the most powerful men in Venezuela and one of the most wanted Venezuelan officials in the United States, after an angry exchange with American rescue workers deployed to help after twin earthquakes devastated the country's northwestern…

Latin Times

Timeline at risk for next GOP reconciliation package

While lawmakers had been hoping to work this month on a third budget resolution that would set the framework for another filibuster-proof reconciliation bill, some suggested Wednesday that a budget blueprint might slip into July. “I don’t think we’ll do a markup before July,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a…

Roll Call

Trump shuts down Congress — again — after tense closed-door meeting

ANALYSIS: Meeting with Senate GOP included a shouting match and, writes John Bowden, threats to blow up Congress’ first (and maybe only) bipartisan pre-midterms win

The Independent UK

No peace deal for Trump and GOP at Senate lunch

Republicans on Capitol Hill had been hoping to spend the summer touting a rare bipartisan legislative feat, but Donald Trump and his growing anger toward Senate Republicans torched that effort Wednesday. And more trouble could lie ahead, if a tense in-person meeting was any indication. Trump descended on the Capitol…

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People get shocked when I tell them about OPT: Florida senator moves to end pathway to H-1B

Florida senator Rick Scott has brought a bill, Prioritizing American Talent Act', to end the Optional Practical Training Program that serves as a pathway to the H-1B visa. Scott said Americans should have the first right to American Dreams and he is proud to introduce the bill against OPT which…

The Times of India

Senators want a briefing as Trump touts Iran ‘deal’

President Donald Trump used a press conference at the end of the G7 summit Wednesday in France to laud a war-ending pact with Iran, as senators back home criticized a lack of information about the deal and questioned his declaration the previous day that U.S. relations with Iran are “normalized.”…

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Pam Bondi recovering after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer: report

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The Independent UK

Pam Bondi diagnosed with cancer after she was ousted by Trump: report

Bondi has undergone treatment and is recovering from the disease, according to the report

The Independent UK

Trump could face foreign policy squeeze in Senate after primary ruckus

New questions have emerged about whether President Donald Trump has lost sway with some Republican senators as they mull action related to a number of thorny foreign policy matters after they have clashed with Trump over the Iran war, the White House ballroom and his targeting of respected incumbents. Trump’s…

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Venezuela Admits Man Died in Custody in 2025 Despite Telling his Mother He Was Alive for Almost a Year

Venezuela's prisons ministry has admitted that a man whose 82-year-old mother spent months searching for him until this week had already died in state custody in July 2025. In a statement released on May 7, the ministry said Víctor Hugo Quero Navas had died of medical complications.

Latin Times

Florida Sen. Rick Scott Breaks With Trump and Marco Rubio on Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez: "She Is Despicable"

Sen. Rick Scott publicly broke with the Trump administration's Venezuela policy Saturday, rejecting Washington's recognition of Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela's leader and calling her "the head of a cartel" as opposition leader María Corina Machado urged Venezuelans around the world to mobilize for political prisoners.

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‘Cut up the credit cards:’ Members of Congress are getting brutal about ‘embarrassing’ $39 trillion national debt

“It’s only going to get worse until we cut up the credit cards and get serious.”

The Independent UK

Trump and Hegseth argue Iran war ceasefire stops the clock on 60-day deadline for congressional war powers approval

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Senate on Thursday argued the ceasefire paused the deadline for war powers review, which would start today

Latin Times

Rick Scott Calls for Sanctions Against Delcy Rodríguez After Amnesty Ruling For Prisoners is Annuled in Venezuela

Florida senator Rick Scott called for sanctions against Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, following the reported annulment of an amnesty law in the South American country, escalating pressure from U.S. officials on key figures within President Nicolás Maduro's government.

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Senate agrees to take up budget resolution for immigration funds

The Senate voted Tuesday to take up a budget resolution that is designed to provide enough funding for immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. On a strictly party-line vote of 52-46, the Senate agreed to proceed to a GOP-written budget resolution that marks the first…

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Senator who criticized Disney for being ‘too woke’ spotted at Disney World

Holy hypocrite.

The Independent UK

Republicans turn on their own over shutdown and call on Congress to cancel their spring break

ANALYSIS: Republicans are turning on each other — delicately — as they can’t figure out how to break a DHS funding logjam without handing Democrats a win, writes John Bowden

Fortune

Washington and Silicon Valley have found their common enemy: China

Lawmakers and tech executives may not agree on how to regulate AI, but they agree who the enemy is.

Roll Call

Reconciliation bill preparations get underway despite doubts

Work on the second reconciliation bill of the 119th Congress took a baby step forward Wednesday as the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs met to review plans for the first step in the process: drafting a budget resolution. Despite considerable doubts among Republicans that they can unify for a…

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‘Byrd rule’ poses challenge for voter ID bill in reconciliation

Republicans have started talking seriously about using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to get the GOP voter ID bill — a top priority of President Donald Trump — through the narrowly divided Senate. But budget experts say the effort faces long odds due to the complexities of the Senate’s “Byrd rule.” The House-passed bill…

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In the Senate, Thune resurrects idea of reconciliation

For Senate leaders, pursuing another budget reconciliation bill this year was once considered a no-go. But in a matter of days, it’s become a distinct possibility. Using the often arduous budgetary maneuver would represent a shift for both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, necessitated by Republican needs to reopen the Department…

Axios

Republican Sen. Rick Scott sues Booz Allen Hamilton over leaked tax returns

Scott's tax returns were leaked by an IRS contractor working through the firm.

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