Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and RCP senior elections analyst Sean Trende start with a review last night's prime-time address by President Joe Biden about his legacy and accomplishments.
Tampa company iGas USA filed a petition against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 which is being defended by the U.S. Justice Department.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled a comprehensive plan to address illegal immigration and public safety during a press event hosted by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Joined by state officials, law enforcement leaders,
“My overriding objective will be to return the Department of Justice to its core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously prosecuting criminals,” Bondi said. “That includes getting back to basics: gang, drugs cartels, our border and our foreign adversary.”
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who started her career as a prosecutor in the office Lopez oversees and who was recently selected by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Justice Department, helped administer the oath of office to Lopez. She was joined by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, a former Tampa judge.
As Florida attorney general last decade, Pam Bondi played a central role restricting voting rights for felons and served on a state board that sparingly granted inmates second chances.
Here are five key takeaways from the first day of Bondi’s confirmation hearing: Accusing President Joe Biden of coordinating political prosecutions, Bondi said that she would only bring cases based on “facts and law” and said she has not discussed starting investigations of Trump’s enemies with the president-elect.
Hillsborough County State Attorney Suzy Lopez is being sworn in for her first full term on Tuesday, with Governor Ron DeSantis among those in attendance.