Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

Joe Biden has a new message in Florida, where one in five residents receives Social Security: President Donald Trump is jeopardizing the retirement benefit with his new move on payroll taxes. Trump on Aug. 8 directed the Treasury secretary to withhold the payroll tax that funds Social Security for a few months. The measure was […]

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has had a lower profile than other Democrats, but now is a contender to be Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate. That higher profile is coming with more scrutiny of her past positions, including her positions on Cuba.  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said if Bass becomes vice president she […]

President Donald Trump floated the idea of delaying the Nov. 3 election, pointing to unsubstantiated concerns about mail-in voting. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can […]

As thousands of communities wrestle with reopening their schools this fall, President Donald Trump said he would be comfortable sending his son or a grandchild back to school. Pressed on whether he understood why some districts would see that as too risky, Trump had reassuring words about COVID-19 and students. “A lot of people are […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration have provided mixed messages about schools amid soaring COVID-19 cases, calling for them to reopen in August but also offer an online education option.  But DeSantis has been consistent in his assurance that schoolchildren aren’t spreading the virus to adults. “I think it has been found over and […]

Politicians and the American public seem to agree that immigrants known as “Dreamers” should be given a chance to stay in the country permanently and legally. For nearly two decades, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have crafted versions of legislation that would offer immigrants who came here as children a path to U.S. citizenship. Presidents […]

The latest outpouring of anger and frustration about centuries of systemic racism has renewed calls for reparations for African Americans. House Democrats have introduced bills since 1989 to develop proposals for reparations. But those efforts languished.  Now, supporters of reparations are optimistic about new awareness since the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd. […]

It’s time to let go of old ideas about how election night will work. This November, there’s a good chance we won’t have a clear winner in the wee hours of the morning. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many states are urging residents to vote by mail, and election officials are bracing for a more time-consuming […]

The outpouring of Americans demanding an end to police brutality and racism after the death of George Floyd recalls the turbulent 1960s fight for civil rights. Charlamagne tha God, host of The Breakfast Club radio show, said he hopes more change will come from the 2020 demonstrations. “Things will change after this moment,” he told […]

As many states take steps to encourage voting by mail amid the pandemic, President Donald Trump has frequently falsely linked voting by mail to fraud and criticized the practice of “ballot harvesting.” “Get rid of ballot harvesting, it is rampant with fraud. The USA must have voter I.D., the only way to get an honest […]

About half of voters in Lee County, Fla., decided to cast their votes by mail in the past two statewide elections. Elections supervisor Tommy Doyle expects that to climb to 70% in November due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Doyle, a Republican in a conservative-leaning county, home to Fort Myers, has encouraged voters to […]

President Donald Trump left Washington for his first major trip in nearly two months, and also left the relative safety of a Fox News interview by sitting down with ABC News’ David Muir during a visit to Arizona on May 5. Muir was criticized for not pushing back harder on some of Trump’s specific claims […]