Category: Congress
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Florida Supreme Court reject Renatha Francis now in line for lifetime federal judgeship
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Wounded but defiant, Gov. Ron DeSantis dangled the consolation prize of a federal judgeship for Renatha Francis at a zero-hour press conference where he named someone else to the Florida Supreme Court. Republican politics of the moment suggests Francis will secure that prize and possibly spend decades on the federal bench, along with a growing legion of conservative colleagues who, like her, will enjoy lifetime tenure. -
FBI seeks to hide its legal arguments in 9/11 case as Senators ask Justice’s IG to investigate ‘abnormalities’
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The U.S. is asking a federal judge to allow it to file secret legal arguments in the mammoth New York lawsuit against Saudi Arabia brought by 9/11 families and survivors. -
Trump’s push to fast track LNG by rail collides with LNG projects in Ukraine
By Ann Henson Feltgen and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
President Trump’s effort to ramp up rail transport of volatile Liquified Natural Gas in the U.S. collided spectacularly last week with his administration’s push to export LNG to Eastern Europe. -
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Star Safety Ratings, long helpful to car buyers, now languish in the breakdown lane
ByEric Kulisch
FairWarning
Grade inflation in school makes it difficult to distinguish who is actually achieving in the classroom. The federal government’s vehicle safety rating system suffers the same problem. -
U.S. judge orders release of FBI records in Sarasota probe that may tie Saudi royals to 9/11 hijackers
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A federal judge has ruled the FBI unlawfully withheld from the Florida Bulldog key sections of records of its investigation of a Saudi family that fled Sarasota two weeks before the 9/11 attacks – leaving behind cars, clothes, furniture, food and other belongings. -
Rick Scott uses Senate seat to push legislation benefiting his investments in natural gas pipeline companies
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is co-sponsoring a bill to expedite the exportation of liquid natural gas (LNG), an outcome that would benefit companies in his multi-million dollar personal investment portfolio.
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