Lincoln Diaz-Balart News

The ousting of Honduras President Manuel Zelaya caused a late-breaking Republican effort to punish the Organization of American States for its support of the coup.

TALLAHASSEE - The Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate campaign today announced that total contributions to his senatorial campaign amounted to more than $4.3 million as of the quarter ending June 30.

Havana, Jul 8 Hunduran de facto government representatives traveled to the United States to meet with US politicians on a visit organized by Republican senator John McCain.

The Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate Campaign July 6th announced the endorsements of Congressmen Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart. "Charlie Crist understands that freedom is under attack and it must be protected with clarity and firmness by the United States.

Gov. Charlie Crist appears on his way to securing the blessings of most of the state's top Hispanic Republicans in his U.S. Senate race.

In Washington's polarized times, a remarkable thing happened last week. Both of Florida's senators - one Democrat and one Republican - and 22 of the state's 25 House members - 12 Republicans and all 10 Democrats - signed a letter to the congressional leadership agreeing on the same issue.

A day after two schools for migrant children were padlocked, Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho vowed to do everything in his power to reopen them.

The leader of a national Latino political organization wasn't happy with the results of the June 25 Thursday's immigration policy meeting at the White House between the president and congressional leaders.

U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart says the $787 billion stimulus package has been "a flop", basing his criticism on the rise of unemployment in Florida and in the U.S. in the recent months.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. Let the "Dockery for Governor" talk heat up just a tad.

Undocumented Haitians living in the United States should be allowed to stay while their country recovers from hurricanes, Florida lawmakers say.

While President Obama and Congressional leaders come together today to talk about comprehensive immigration reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discusses her commitment to bringing that debate to the floor.

Why do our politicians suck so bad? John de Groot doesn't always try to answer that question, but he's usually digging up evidence to prove the premise.

A dozen members of the U.S. Congress delivered a letter Friday to Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, and Timothy Geithner, secretary of the U.S. Treasury calling on the two to reclassify boats and recreational vehicles as an asset class in the Fed's Term Asset-Backed Securities Lending Facility, and to hurry up.

" Twelve Congressional representatives sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to express their concern with elements in the Term Asset-Backed Securities Lending Facility that could be deterring participation for non-auto floorplan asset-backed securities last Friday.

Dave Weigel has a good round-up of the debate that just transpired on the House floor over Iran.

By Scott Bland Washington - The House of Representatives passed a resolution Friday to show support for opposition protesters in Iran that echoed President Barack Obama's words, despite criticism from Republicans that Obama has not responded forcefully to the situation.

A Bipartisan delegation from South Florida is preparing to leave for Haiti Monday morning.

On June 15, the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization heard much testimony about the political status of Puerto Rico, and then passed a consensus resolution calling on the United States to expedite some means for Puerto Rico to determine its future status.

The House passed a tough resolution on Iran Friday morning with overwhelming bipartisan support, even though the language was slightly softer than what Republicans originally proposed.