| News Tipoffs - Florida Editors Newsletter for Sunday January 11, 2026 ( 10 items ) |
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DNC Slams Ron DeSantis for Calling Special Session to Rig Florida's Congressional Map
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026:
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DNC Slams Ron DeSantis for Calling Special Session to Rig Florida's Congressional Map
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called a special legislative session for April on mid-cycle redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
For months, DeSantis and other Trump allies in Florida have been looking at rigging the state's Congressional map by adding additional Republican s
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House Ethics Committee Leaders Issue Statement on Rep. Mills
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2026, regarding Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida:
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Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
The Committee on Ethics (Committee) previously issued a statement indicating that it voted on Novem
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LULAC ISSUES NATIONWIDE PLEA ON BEHALF OF PREGNANT MOTHER FACING DEPORTATION AMID MEDICAL CRISIS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release:
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LULAC ISSUES NATIONWIDE PLEA ON BEHALF OF PREGNANT MOTHER FACING DEPORTATION AMID MEDICAL CRISIS
Nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization calls for compassion, due process, and a reset of immigration enforcement priorities
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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is issuing a nationwide call to action on behalf of Cecil Quinonez, a young immi
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MDP Statement on Trump's Trip to Detroit as Costs Skyrocket Across the State
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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MDP Statement on Trump's Trip to Detroit as Costs Skyrocket Across the State
In response to President Trump's planned visit to Detroit next week to push an agenda that's ripping away health care and spiking costs for working families, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement:
"After spending months claiming that affordability was a 'hoax' and creating a
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No Labels Issues Commentary: Who Was Really Backing Maduro?
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- No Labels issued the following commentary:
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Who Was Really Backing Maduro?
China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran's role in financing, arming, and shielding Venezuela's dictatorship
By Peyton Lofton
When American forces arrested Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, four countries immediately and unequivocally denounced the U.S.:
China called it "illegal and bullying." Russia felt "deep concern and condemnation." Cuba said it was "cowardly" and "blatant imperialist and fa
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PNNL Team Backs Sweep-Locking Design
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued 'Axion Dark Matter Experiment Cavity Locking; System Development and Testing' (PNNL-30639), authored by Christian R. Boutan, Matthew S. Taubman, and Noah S. Oblath for the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment (ADMX) Collaboration under U.S. Department of Energy contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. The report, dated April 2018, evaluates competing techniques for frequency-locking multiple microwave cavities in future ADMX runs and r
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Seven Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Their Participation in Transnational Telemarketing Scheme That Defrauded Victims of More Than $12 Million
BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Seven Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Their Participation in Transnational Telemarketing Scheme that Defrauded Victims of More Than $12 Million
Defendants Laundered Funds Fraudulently Obtained by Co-Conspirators Who Falsely Told Victims That Their Money Would Be Safe From Hackers if the Victims Sent Checks to Them
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Earlier today, in federal court in
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U.S. Attorney Waterman Meets With Attorney General Pamela Bondi at U.S. Attorneys' Orientation
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026:
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U.S. Attorney Waterman Meets with Attorney General Pamela Bondi at U.S. Attorneys' Orientation
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa David C. Waterman met with Attorney General Pamela Bondi on January 7, 2026, in Washington, D.C., during the U.S. Attorneys' Orientation.
The orientation brought together newly appointed and returning
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UF Researchers Collaborate With NASA's Deep Space Logistics Team to Reduce and Repurpose Mission Waste
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Jan. 10 -- The University of Florida issued the following news:
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UF researchers collaborate with NASA's Deep Space Logistics team to reduce and repurpose mission waste
* UF researchers are addressing how to minimize waste generating in space through biomanufacturing to recycle packing materials from missions to space.
* This research shows a significant opportunity for the new Florida University Space Research Consortium to collaborate with NASA's Deep Space Logist
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WXC Tallahassee 26 Kicks Off Action-packed Year of Global Athletics
ANTOINE-IER, Monaco, Jan. 10 -- The World Athletics, formerly the International Association of Athletics Federations, issued the following news release:
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WXC Tallahassee 26 kicks off action-packed year of global athletics
The opening press conference for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Tallahassee 26 brought together past and present champions and provided World Athletics President Sebastian Coe the perfect platform to reinforce the importance of the event and the discipl
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