Somewhere in Tallahassee, at the turn of the millennia, a young Byron Donalds stood in the parking lot of his local Cracker Barrel — then his place of employment — and contemplated the man atop the wood-and-whimsy pancake palace. It was in that moment, staring into the gold and brown …
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This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. As a hurricane intensified by hot ocean water now threatens to destroy the Tampa Bay region, Florida Republicans bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry are pushing legislation …
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Republicans scrambled as they tried to defend former president Donald Trump’s racist lies about Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president. Trump, at an appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists last week, launched a racist attack against Harris by falsely accusing her of misrepresenting her racial …
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Rep. Byron Donalds called for the Supreme Court to intervene and overturn Donald Trump‘s conviction for falsifying business records related to his hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Daniels’ comments echo those made by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who told Fox News the day after Trump’s conviction, …
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The influential Florida Family Policy Council, a fixture in Tallahassee since its founding in 2004, likes to claim credit for such political triumphs as the state law banning gay marriage, defunding Planned Parenthood, and forcing the state board of education to teach students evolution is merely a theory, not a …
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Rep. Byron Donalds, without evidence, accused President Joe Biden of being “jacked up” and using “injections” in order to appear “coherent.” There is no evidence that Biden uses or has used drugs. The Republican congressman lobbed the baseless speculation Sunday during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who …
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