Remember those taxpayer-funded Homeland Security ads starring Kristi Noem? The one with her on horseback at Mount Rushmore? You paid for that. Here’s what we’ve learned so far: DHS spent $220 million on ads featuring then-Secretary Noem, using no-bid contracts the department justified by citing “urgency.” [1] The...

Last week there was a firehose of terrifying and shocking news stories surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI): An AI safety researcher claimed major AI labs like Anthropic and OpenAI are “gambling with our lives” and the people building this tech believe it could kill all humans by the end of the decade. [1] An AI...

Today, I had the honor of speaking at the North Florida Central Labor Council’s press conference to honor our working families. Sadly, today’s Congress caters only to the greedy billionaires and the Epstein-class. Members of Congress — including our opponent John Rutherford — turn a blind eye to massive corruption...

My name is Tom Gustafson. I served for 14 years in the Florida House of Representatives and had the honor of serving as Speaker. I learned that good government is about showing up, doing the work, and answering to the people you represent. I do not lend my name to campaigns lightly. I’m writing because Rachel Grage...

“… Trump’s war on Iran has ‘driven the US military into a severe financial crisis’… the U.S. Navy, which is bearing the brunt of the operation, is transferring money from payroll to combat operations, creating shortfalls. Officials are covering that shortfall by raiding other accounts…” — Heather Cox Richardson,...

What a night! Thank you to those entrusted us with their votes, to our volunteers and our campaign team! And to my family, especially my four children, thank you for sharing me with this campaign. We are honored and humbled to be the Democratic nominee for Congress in Florida’s 5th District. Today, our work...

This is it! There is just one day left of Early Voting in St. Johns (this Saturday) and two days left in Duval (Saturday & Sunday)… and then the Primary Election is Tuesday! Winning on Tuesday is the first step toward showing John Rutherford the door! Over and over voters are telling us this election is not about...

We hear a lot about what Artificial Intelligence (AI) can do. Read a scan faster than a radiologist. Cut years off drug discovery. Write your emails for you. We hear a lot less about where any of that actually happens. It happens in buildings the size of a shopping mall, drawing power like a small city, going up a...

Last night, we were delighted to participate in a candidate forum sponsored by the St. John’s Democratic Party. One of the questions was about “electability.” Well, we like to leave the political punditry to the pundits, so I reported on what voters are telling us: This election is not about left vs. right, or...

CD 5 candidate Rachel Grage calls for ICE to be ‘dismantled,’ says agents are ‘unqualified, bloodthirsty’ | Florida Politics … Rachel Grage, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 5th Congressional District, wants to “dismantle” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling ICE agents “unqualified” and...

Contact: Grage for Congress Press Office [email protected] JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rachel Grage, Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida’s 5th District against Republican incumbent John Rutherford, raised $87,177 in the second quarter of 2026, far outpacing both of her primary opponents. To date she has...

“I tried to stop.” Those were reportedly Joan Sebastion Guerrero’s last words as he lay bleeding out on a suburban Maine street while his three-year-old daughter — still in her Bluey pajamas — watched. [1] Last week in Houston, ICE murdered Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a construction worker and 35-year resident of the...

Eight of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were born outside of the American colonies. Eighteen were born to parents not originally from the colonies, meaning nearly one-third of the entire Continental Congress that approved the Declaration were men who were either immigrants or the direct children of...

The cost of corruption and the absolute arrogance of the Epstein class is on full display right here in Jacksonville in real time. On May 9, 2026, 25-year-old Anthony Elrod was killed while conducting maintenance on a self-propelled modular transporter at the BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Jacksonville shipyard. [1]...

We have incredible news! Our campaign is officially on the ballot for Florida's 5th Congressional District! This didn’t happen because of billionaire corporate donors or party machinery. It happened because of people like you. Our volunteer-led team collected 2,666 verified petition signatures by showing up at No...

After dozens of candidate forums, community meetings, and knocking on doors, the one thing we’ve learned is the voters of our district are not thinking in partisan terms. There is no red vs. blue, or left vs. right — it’s right vs. wrong. Trump’s war against Iran is wrong. The rising costs of gas, groceries, rents,...

“This is a theft far worse than Watergate… They are stealing $1.78 BILLION dollars to pay Trump’s allies…” — The Intercept Donald Trump’s immoral justification for stealing $1.7 billion dollars of our tax money to create a slush fund to pay off January 6th felons is that “loyalty outranks law.” [1] [2] “Because in...

Having raised four children I’ve learned how to say “no.” No, you cannot have ice cream before dinner… No, you are not getting a new PlayStation… No, you cannot stay home from school today… Moms understand how to say “no” to their children. But, MAGA Republicans like John Rutherford are too cowardly to tell our...