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By Ted ScoutenHOLLYWOOD (CBS4) – On the streets of Venezuela, protestors are demanding change, rallying against soaring inflation, food shortages and dwindling rights.Venezuelans who now call South Florida home have also protested in recent weeks as they look to the lawmakers in Washington for help.“The United States has always stood as a moral leader against human rights… Read more »

By Anthony ManThe U.S. could impose limited, targeted sanctions as a way to make things difficult for the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolas Maduro, U.S. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston said Monday. But she warned such an action would have to be taken with great care.“Fanning those flames through sanctions, the concern is [with] such a terrible economic situation… Read more »

By Derek WallbankCongress has run aground and Port Everglades doesn’t want to.Officials at the Southeast Florida seaport have a simple request: They want to deepen and widen a harbor already home to some of the world’s biggest cruise ships to handle massive new Mediterranean Shipping Co. freighters and other vessels making passage through a widened Panama Canal in order to… Read more »

By Hannah HessWith their Reagan-era radios now retired, the Capitol Police have begun communicating over a modernized, encrypted digital radio system.The long-delayed upgrade means better signal strength, less static and the end of the “dead zones” that once hindered communication in the Capitol’s thick-walled tunnels and parking garages. It will also prevent outsiders… Read more »

By: Kevin DerbyThe Florida delegation split along party lines, as the U.S. House voted Tuesday night to raise the federal debt ceiling with no conditions until March 2015. The measure passed 221-201, with 28 Republicans sticking with U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to support it. Only two Democrats joined 199 Republicans in opposing the measure.Boehner announced to the House… Read more »

By Nikki SchwabRep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., was the first Muslim elected to Congress and it's not always been an easy ride. Monday, on book tour duty for his new tome, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” he spoke at the Center for American Progress about being a member of a religion that's often treated as the "scapegoat du jour." For instance, even before… Read more »

By Emily ShireA group of Waco-based anti-abortion activists have launched a boycott of Girl Scout cookies—and all because the Girl Scouts of America tweeted a Huff Po list featuring Wendy Davis.The new gluten-free shortbread cookies should have been the most controversial part of the 2014 Girl Scout cookie campaign.Instead, pro-life groups across the country have banded together to… Read more »

By William E. GibsonTo the dismay of Florida Democrats and Gov. Rick Scott, the U.S. House voted 225 to 193 on Tuesday to reject an attempt to delay most rate hikes in flood insurance for four years.  “Today I spoke with House Speaker John Boehner and encouraged him to take up legislation to fix the unfair national flood insurance rate hikes,” Scott said. “For too… Read more »

By Ted ScoutenSome drivers say it’s a never-ending line of traffic on Interstate 95.   Even at off-peak hours, the interstate has been known to be packed, frustrating drivers to no end.  ”It’s a catastrophe!” said driver Deborah Brown. “It’s the worst experience I ever had!” exclaimed another I-95 driver.The construction on the… Read more »

By Michele GillenMIAMI (CBSMiami) — Flying in from Washington DC and an experience of a lifetime on Capital Hill, Brandon Burke  arrived at the CBS 5  Super Kid reunion  all smiles and wearing  success well.From the moment he  first met with CBS 4 Chief Investigator Michele Gillen, Brandon shared  his  hope to someday run for US Congress and devote… Read more »