
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump wins the South Carolina Republican primary, a second-straight victory for the billionaire real estate mogul after his first-place finish in New Hampshire. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in close race for second.
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Former President Donald Trump coming to Fort Myers in April
Former President Donald Trump will make an appearance in Lee County in April.

Investigating Donald Trump’s 2018 Florida governor’s election fraud claims
Commissioner Nikki Fried called on the Department of Justice to investigate former President Donald Trump’s actions in the 2018 Florida elections after Trump posted a string of claims about the election on social media. In the letter Fried wrote, she said there was no widespread election fraud in 2018 and adds it’s a serious charge […]

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims involving DeSantis
There is a feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump brewing. It began just days after the election. Trump posted a string of criticisms against DeSantis on his “Truth Social” account. But, he mainly focused on the 2018 election and what he claimed kept DeSantis on top. There’s nothing new about politicians […]

Republicans win in traditionally democratic counties across Florida
Florida Democrats lost out to their Republican opponents at the polls on Election Day. Major flips came from historically democratic counties like Palm Beach and Miami-Dade. The swing poses the question; are Democrats done for in Florida? One of the things that led to the change in representation was the Republican base voted in big […]
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