Bill Nelson

Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions

2013-05-08 16:51:00

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...

Senators briefed on the latest from the International Space Station

2013-05-07 15:12:00

WASHINGTON -- Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took a break from earthly political matters Tuesday to talk to NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, one of two Americans aboard the International Space Station. Marshburn, who has been at the...

Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate

2013-04-16 15:03:00

WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...

Hagel approved by Senate committee in party-line vote

2013-02-12 15:12:00

WASHINGTON -- After a sometimes contentious debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted on party lines and narrowly approved the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense, moving the bitter fight over President Obama’s...

The challenging math of passing immigration reform

2013-01-28 10:54:00

WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

Former Marine back in the U.S. after months in a Mexican prison

2012-12-22 15:36:00

After spending months in a Mexican prison for attempting to carry his great-grandfather’s shotgun into the country, a former Marine has been released and is back in the United States. Jon Hammar, 27, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,...

Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate

2012-11-07 00:50:00

WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...

Reaction to the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong

2012-08-26 00:00:00

Saturday reaction to the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong, who became the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969: "When I think of Neil, I think of someone who for our country was dedicated enough to dare greatly. ... He showed a skill and...

Threatened by giant snakes, U.S. will ban import of 4 species

2012-01-17 16:36:36

Weekend TV Talk Shows for July 9th - 10th

2011-07-08 21:37:09

Sunday shows: Sessions, Pawlenty, Geithner, Nelson

2011-07-09 16:36:37

Quinnipiac poll finds support for Florida's senators but not for Gov. Rick Scott

2011-05-26 08:57:00

Connie Mack, Republican, a congressman from Fort Myers, the conservative son of a U.S. senator and the great-grandson of a baseball legend, who lost a Senate race against Democrat Bill Nelson.

2012-11-09 13:56:00

Sen. Bill Nelson celebrates with his wife Grace, and daughter Nan Ellen Nelson, at his campaign party, in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday night, November 6, 2012.

2012-11-07 08:11:00

Sen. Bill Nelson celebrates at his campaign party, in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday night, November 6, 2012. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate ID # B582494660Z.1

2012-11-07 00:00:00