<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[J & Washington LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[J & Washington are political innovators committed to solving the critical issues.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/the-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:52:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.j-washington.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Man for the Job… in Venezuela: Why Samuel Vilchez Santiago is Too Big for Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA["When a tyrant falls and a homeland calls, where does a patriot’s duty truly lie?"]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/the-best-man-for-the-job-in-venezuela-why-samuel-vilchez-santiago-is-too-big-for-florida</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d25bf893b8ca0edfc905c</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Strategy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_5dfa12bf9270468697736471bce97919~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Down Tuesday's Election Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[LiveNOW from FOX Democrats had major victories during Tuesday's elections. What does this mean for President Trump, midterm elections and the future of the Democratic party? Political analyst David Washington, of  J &#38; Washington , joins Christy Matino, of LiveNOW from FOX, to break it down for us. Watch HERE]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/breaking-down-tuesday-s-election-results</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690bc25c10581b7a365ed95b</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_829ae397637c4b5f836d6d94a4948b71~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Washington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 14-Vote Gap: Predicting the Chapin-Tanna Runoff with PolyDavid]]></title><description><![CDATA[J &#38; Washington, in collaboration with the T8020 Community, is proud to preview the future rollout of PolyDavid—our proprietary predictive market engine designed specifically for the granular chaos of local politics.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/the-14-vote-gap-predicting-the-chapin-tanna-runoff-with-polydavid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6937069108b2ad15d700c5c6</guid><category><![CDATA[Prediction Model Markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Strategy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Interest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:43:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cebdae_23fa3105d42e4cef8221b2966a519c70~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida DOGE Audits: The Full Story from Subpoenas to Final Numbers – How Much Money Can Stay in Your Pocket in 2026?`]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you own a home in Dr. Phillips, rent an apartment in Pine Hills, run a small business in Lake Nona, or just drive our roads every day, this story is about one thing: your money. ]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/florida-doge-audits-the-full-story-from-subpoenas-to-final-numbers-how-much-money-can-stay-in-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692649fc9d4a2f7c5b2a1af3</guid><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:43:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_424e42636ecc4fd7920185e9c0043aaa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_888,h_499,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sean King</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Ways Orlando Is Failing Its Homeless—And It's Not What You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hard Hat Tour event hosted by the Christian Service Center for the Homeless on November 20, 2025, which serves as a special thank-you to donors and partners.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/three-ways-orlando-is-failing-its-homeless-and-it-s-not-what-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691e4e2bf9f8bb90ab792f1d</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Interest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_16122218bf9e40eaa9f722c8767a85cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS: CFO Ingoglia Unveils Initial Findings in Orange County Audit, Alleges Widespread "Wasteful Spending"]]></title><description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, FL  – In a bombshell press conference  held today in Orlando, Florida's Chief Financial Officer, Blaise Ingoglia, pulled back...]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/breaking-news-cfo-ingoglia-unveils-initial-findings-in-orange-county-audit-alleges-widespread</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c86ae2e1614c4b7ebe3cce</guid><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:34:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_87d4a3ce7c7e4e3e8c82f183b26624f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 1: The DOGE Audits – Who's Watching Your Wallet in Orange County and Orlando?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is auditing Orange County and the City of Orlando's spending due to concerns about rising property taxes and alleged misuse of funds. Key players include Governor Ron DeSantis and CFO Blaise Ingoglia on the state side, and Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer locally.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/part-1-the-doge-audits-who-s-watching-your-wallet-in-orange-county-and-orlando</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b06de1083118f1daa8e4c3</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_32809f38370d4d5f9facba568ca1a441~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_889,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Your Vote Still Count? Texas and California Redistricting Efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Washington, J &#38; Washington CEO, joins anchor Stephanie Coueignoux, of LiveNOW from FOX.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/does-your-vote-still-count-texas-and-california-redistricting-efforts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ab8bb2e0731e332669b386</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:21:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_e1c7bfc2ebf34674855dae57f0aa0728~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_710,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Washington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS: Decoding the Power Maps: How This Year's Redistricting Will Impact Your Wallet and Your Voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[How will new political maps impact your vote for the next election cycle? I'm joining Stephanie Coueignoux on LiveNOW from FOX today around 1 PM EDT to discuss the high-stakes world of redistricting in the age of big data &#38; AI.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/breaking-news-decoding-the-power-maps-how-this-year-s-redistricting-will-impact-your-wallet-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ab2521689a6f23610ffe82</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:50:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_08b91edc851542e98e8c3bda1256d9e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS: J&#38;W and LiveNOW from FOX talk Redistricting ️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephanie and David discuss the ongoing redistricting battles that are occurring across the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/j-w-and-livenow-from-fox-talk-redistricting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a864c912a9126f7a99ef41</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Strategy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_240de859a993405abb9d22bc647763f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing the Lines: Orange County's Map Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The process of redistricting is a cornerstone of our democracy, designed to ensure fair and equitable representation for all citizens.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/drawing-the-lines-orange-county-s-map-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a3e8a134b07f0731c5b11d</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:55:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/48b94d_1d12cfb1676947f390fdce67d56d82d3/720p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>J &amp; Washington Editorial</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So now I ask you again: Where is the outrage? And what are you going to do with it?]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/where-is-the-outrage-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689f51ce0729bc3690b9b599</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Strategy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Interest]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:27:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_be5a06812b7b447983c35541fd49e82d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Crystal Negron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The economic pain we feel as parents doesn’t stop with us. It bleeds into the future of our children, and it shows up loudest in one place: education.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/where-is-the-outrage-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689d16326aa481be49206487</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:03:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_62fb8c2b2eaf4f8283101bc9adf915bb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Crystal Negron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central Florida is home to more than 2.7 million people. Roughly one in three is Hispanic. We are the workforce behind Orlando’s booming tourism economy, behind the hospitals, the construction sites, the schools. And yet, our average household income still lags tens of thousands of dollars behind.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/where-is-the-outrage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a122645f49f7c61539b22</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Interest]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:00:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_12d6f358ba7247839365eb4c5db0d5f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_512,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Crystal Negron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange County Government Under Fire: A Pattern of Poor Spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orange County leaders are in hot water. Governor Ron DeSantis and state officials are taking a hard look at how local Democrats have been spending taxpayer money. What they found is not good news for families who work hard to pay their taxes.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/orange-county-government-under-fire-a-pattern-of-poor-spending</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688d3fc0b00b0ea0c740f0a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_3ded0690fb914893a90f0b324460085d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_501,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Washington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part II: Transforming Culture Into Power—Backed by Real Economic Strength]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Crystal Negron's compelling series. Now, in Part Two, "Transforming Culture Into Power—When the Numbers Speak, We Must Act," Crystal delves deeper into the real-world barriers that Hispanic entrepreneurs face, providing data that underscores systemic challenges in accessing capital. ]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/part-ii-transforming-culture-into-power-backed-by-real-economic-strength</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687feb867a5bc82a93624dc6</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_5e13afb47bdb479baf3c3acd8eefede8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Crystal Negron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part III: Transforming Culture Into Power — When the Numbers Speak, We Must Act NOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal Negron concludes her transformative three-part series not with soaring rhetoric, but with a battle cry backed by hard data and harder truths. Part Three strips away any remaining illusions about the barriers facing Central Florida’s Hispanic community—revealing that 44% of Hispanic-owned businesses are denied loans compared to just 34% of white applicants, and that Florida deliberately obscures these disparities by not requiring banks to report lending outcomes by race or ethnicity.]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/part-iii-transforming-culture-into-power-when-the-numbers-speak-we-must-act-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68828beebeae6f9e1aef36c3</guid><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_11c10af99c0340d0a893d73c33957762~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Crystal Negron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming Culture Into Power—Backed by Real Economic Strength]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Part One of a  compelling three part series, Crystal makes a powerful case that goes beyond traditional political rhetoric. 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A Justice Department request to...]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/trump-administration-seeks-release-of-epstein-records</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687e74f38ff0b4dee92bc737</guid><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_717bf72968b145d3ba3bcb3f840d0dcd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Washington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions About Key Witness Could Impact Orlando District 5 Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't be surprised by the election's outcome this November. ]]></description><link>https://www.j-washington.com/post/questions-about-key-witness-could-impact-orlando-district-5-race</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6876a0e783d668a97de777f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48b94d_a39fb4bdeba24ba491b7a277aeba20da~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Washington</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>