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Latino Democrats launch 'Our Lucha' war room using Spanglish to combat GOP

The campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling the new effort "Our Lucha War Room," or their fight for Latinos and boosting their representation in Congress.

WEKU

Jamie Raskin’s ‘Truth Squad’ of Democrats prepares for Biden impeachment inquiry

The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat has recruited a crop of young energetic freshmen to push back on the Republican investigation, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

Book bans use ‘parental rights’ as cover to attack civil liberties, Democrat warns

Florida congressman Maxwell Frost, who introduced the Fight Banned Books Act, says bans are ‘baseless attack on our civil rights’

The Guardian - US

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The Squad review: AOC, the rise of the left and the fight against dark money

Ryan Grim provides an exhaustive account of challenges faced – and sometimes failed – by the US progressive stars

The Guardian - US

‘It will save lives’: Biden and Harris launch gun violence prevention office

Vice-president to lead office tasked with coordinating mental and physical health services and exploring executive actions

The Guardian - US

Biden is creating a new White House office focused on gun violence prevention

Gun safety measures have stalled in Congress. Advocates have long pushed for a White House office to elevate the issue and coordinate administration efforts to reduce gun violence.

WEKU

Racist killings in Florida stoke outrage at state’s loose gun laws

White gunman who shot three Black victims legally acquired weapons after Ron DeSantis recently allowed permitless carry

The Guardian - US

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DeSantis is silent on whether he will visit Jacksonville after racially-motivated mass shooting

The governor was on the campaign trail in Iowa this week

The Independent UK

'We're not just voting. We're also running.' David Hogg launches young candidate PAC

Young voters are growing as a dominant portion of the electorate. At the same time, more are becoming eligible to launch their own bids for office. Now, a new PAC wants to help them run — and win.

WEKU

Parents of teen killed in Parkland shooting visit Pulse memorial as they begin bus tour

ORLANDO, Fla. — Growing up, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver was “always worried about community issues,” recalled his mother, Patricia Oliver.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida congressman shouts ‘f*** Ron DeSantis’ on stage at Paramore concert

Maxwell Alejandro Frost took aim at the Florida governor after joining Paramore singer Hayley Williams for a performance of “Misery Business” in Washington DC on Friday

The Independent UK

In play to GOP base, House votes to block student loan relief

The House approved a measure to block President Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt, which courts have already postponed.

Roll Call

US Rep. Frost to DeSantis: Why didn’t Florida take anti-gun violence money from feds?

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost of Orlando is asking Gov. Ron DeSantis why the state never asked for federal funds that could be used to enforce the state’s red flag law that’s designed to prevent gun violence.

Orlando Sentinel

‘People will die’: why is Ron DeSantis loosening gun laws that most Floridians support?

Bill passed by Republican-controlled state legislature to allow permitless carry reflects a rightward lurch in Florida’s politics

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Democratic lawmaker hails Parkland parents as ‘American heroes’ and slams GOP after arrest outside hearing

Maxwell Frost spoke out after Manuel Oliver was arrested by Capitol police outside of a committee hearing

Tribune News Service

Parkland dad detained in DC after being removed from hearing

Authorities on Thursday detained Parkland father Manuel Oliver, who was attending a committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on gun rights, according to U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, who shared footage of the encounter on Twitter.

The Independent UK

Outrage as Parkland father violently arrested on Capitol Hill after hearing protest

‘You took my soon away from me,’ Patricia Oliver reportedly shouted at a Republican committee chair in the hearing room

Tribune News Service

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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost focuses on gun violence in first bill

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Orlando Sentinel

New Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost focuses on gun violence in first bill

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, Orlando’s new Gen Z congressman, is making gun violence the focus of his first bill.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis is engaging in ‘fascism’, says Florida Democrat

‘He’s acting on scapegoating vulnerable communities due to his failures,’ freshman congressman says

The Guardian - US

How Florida’s Republican supermajority handed Ron DeSantis unfettered power

The governor – expected to mount a 2024 White House bid – is ramping up an extremist crusade

Tribune News Service

Parkland youth activists find new ways to fight back against gun violence

You know them from their passionate speeches at the nation’s capital or from their faces on the cover of Time magazine.

The Independent UK

This Parkland dad has a history of interrupting Biden. But he found the GOP’s behaviour at SOTU ‘offensive’

Manuel Oliver lost his son, 17-year-old Joaquin ‘Guac’ Oliver, in the February 2018 school shooting in Florida. He tells Sheila Flynn what it was like attending his second State of the Union address

WEKU

Two new kids in class share their State of the Union first impressions

They might be new to school, but two freshman congressmen have plenty of insight to offer on Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

Axios

Top Dems vs. McCarthy’s GOP firebrands on House Oversight Committee

"I think I’m going to have a lot of fun on this committee,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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