Biden gets campaign boost from coalition of youth voters Endorsement from 15 groups marks launch of Students for Biden-Harris amid concerns over president’s age The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2024
GOP sticks gun measure into funding bill This "could result in 20,000 new seriously mentally ill individuals being able to buy guns each year," Dem says Salon · Mar 7, 2024
Is Biden’s student debt action enough to win back young voters angry over Gaza? The president wants young voters to know he hasn’t given up on fixing student debt – but convincing them he has a decent track record is proving challenging The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2024
New Congressional War Room Targets Hispanic and Latino Voters in Key Races Through Spanglish "Our Lucha" war room is one of the latest efforts by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to connect with Hispanic and Latino voters Latin Times · Feb 16, 2024
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 · Feb 15, 2024
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 · Dec 28, 2023
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 · Dec 21, 2023
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 · Dec 9, 2023
‘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 · Sep 23, 2023
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 · Sep 21, 2023
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 · Aug 30, 2023
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 · Aug 27, 2023
'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 · Aug 9, 2023
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 · Jul 4, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023 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
Roll Call · May 24, 2023 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.
Orlando Sentinel · Apr 19, 2023 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.
The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2023 ‘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
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023 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 · Mar 23, 2023 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 · Mar 23, 2023 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 · Mar 22, 2023 News briefs Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost focuses on gun violence in first bill
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 22, 2023 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 · Mar 6, 2023 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 · Feb 18, 2023 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