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National Politics

The Scoop: Wed. Nov. 6th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th president. AP called the race on Wednesday morning after Trump won the key state of Wisconsin.
Political reporter William March

Billionaire donors pour money into DeSantis-led campaign targeting Andrew Warren

A dormant political action committee recently received $2.5 million from two prominent GOP mega-donors to help finance a campaign to prevent suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren from regaining his seat in the 2024 general...

Local Democrats In Competitive Races for U.S. Congress

Two local Democrats, Whitney Fox and Pat Kemp, are running for Congress in competitive races in Pinellas and Northeast Hillsborough, parts of Polk and Pasco Counties. They joined us on MidPoint one week...

The Scoop: Wed. Oct. 30th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Clearwater pleads for visitors and tourists to return to beaches WMNF’s Chris Young reports, officials plead for tourists who might be second-guessing their beach vacations to come back. Losses from Milton top $2.8 billion The...

USF survey: Voters worried about democracy but support dictator who reflects their views

A majority of voters nationally are not satisfied with how democracy is working in the U.S. but are open to a dictator who reflects their views, according to a new survey by the Center for...

Counting The True Costs Of War – Gaza Update. Antisocial – Boundaries Erased.

Norman Solomon – War Made Invisible: How America Hides The Human Toll Of Its Military Machine The paperback edition of War Made Invisible is now available, Norman Solomon has written an Afterword about the Gaza...
Woman in black dress stands at podium in front of three American flags.

Nikki Fried says GOP is misrepresenting voter numbers

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried spoke to nearly 500 people in a virtual town hall on Wednesday.  Fried didn’t even let a lightning strike setting fire to her home’s attic stop her from participating...
Jill Stein

Lesser known candidates for the highest office talk about why their run is important

On Tuesday Café, WMNF's Meghan Bowman and Chris Young spoke with candidates for the presidency and vice presidency.

Presidential debate, Uhuru and tribute to heroes

Ruth Hodges (left) stand. with former Tampa police chief Bennie Holder

The Scoop: Tues. Sept. 3rd, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

WhistleBlowers, jill stein, Strikes, and much more on todays scoop.
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein at WMNF

Presidential candidate Jill Stein says the Green Party has transformed political agendas

Dr. Jill Stein is the Green Party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election. She talks politics and her platform this election cycle.

DNC dynamic speeches, war and economics

Korey Wise (center) and New York Councilman Yusef Salaam (left) and two other exonerated men with Rev. Al Sharpton.
It's The Music Monday
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