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Javier Manjarres
Javier Manjarres
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September 26, 2023

DeSantis, Trump Both Support Military Force Against Cartels Despite Mexican President's Warning

As fentanyl and illegal immigration continue to flood  across the southern border, Republican candidates for President – Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former President Donald Trump (R) – have shared their plans to combat the cartels that facilitate the atrocities stemming from Mexico...READ MORE

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Rep. Matt Gaetz-GREAT NEWS! Following my letter to NPR & CPB on the use of taxpayer funds to play disgraceful Louis Farrakhan content, WEAA has decided to no longer air Farrakhan’s Final Call:

“Recently, following such an evaluation of its programming, WEAA-FM decided to remove Final Call, among other programs, from its schedule. The program is no longer available through the station.”

Cory Mills-September 30th is not a floating holiday. Congress has known about this date all year!

Representative Fentrice Driskell-For all who celebrate, Team Fentrice wishes you a blessed #YomKippur. The Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah in the Jewish faith. Shana Tova. #AGoodYear

Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez

Franklin Introduces Resolution to Combat USDA—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—In response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA...

DeSantis, Trump Both Support Military Force Against Cartels Despite Mexican President's Warning—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—As fentanyl and illegal immigration continue to flood across the southern border, Republican candidates for President – Governor Ron DeSantis...

Voters Less Concerned About Trump's Age in NBC News poll—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that President Donald Trump (R) is leading President Joe Biden...

Gaetz Says He Will 'Hold McCarthy to His Word' on Spending—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Florida Legislators Aim to Expand Medical Negligence Compensation Eligibility—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Things got heated between Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Maria Bartiromo during his appearance on Fox's Sunday Morning Futures discussing the ongoing...

Date Set for DeSantis vs Newsom Debate—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

DeSantis Unveils Declaration of Economic Independence—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has unveiled his declaration of economic independence. After releasing his...

Gimenez Calls Funding Resolution 'Really Good Compromise'—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The ongoing resolution battle among House Republicans spurred a heated discussion between Fox News's...

DeSantis Nixes Scholarships to Three Florida Schools Citing Ties to the Chinese Communist Party—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended the availability of school choice scholarships to four schools that he says have direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Trump Leads Biden by 10 Points, but Could DeSantis and Newsom Eventually Face-Off in 2024?—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—The latest ABC News/WaPo 2024 presidential public opinion poll shows that former President Donald Trump...

Greg Steube
Greg Steube

Morgan & Morgan Under Ethics Review by Florida Bar Over Advertising Scheme—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—Billboard attorneys have long been known for not being your conventional attorney. Now Morgan & Morgan...

Castor Announces $4.5 Million Grant for Hillsborough's Homeless Youth—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Hunter Pollack Says MSD School Building Needs to be 'Torn Down'—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Broward Schools has announced the demolition of Marjory Stoneman...

Steube Joins Republican Colleagues in Rejecting Further U.S. Funds to Ukraine—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Broward Schools has announced the demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building...

Menendez and Wife Indicted on Corruption-Related Charges—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez (D) and his wife have been indicted on corruption-related charge...

Gimenez Says Majority of Republicans Want to Avoid Government Shutdown—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—House Republicans continue their internal fight over spending as a government shutdown grows closer...

Waltz Says Biden Dragging US Into Endless Ukraine War—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Is the United States losing its will to continue aiding Ukraine in its war with Russia? It seems to be heading that way, as Representative Mike Waltz...

Rubio Introduces Legislation to Combat CCP Members from Receiving Asylum—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Mucarsel-Powell Scores Democrat Endorsements, Scott Frames them as 'Radical'—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont— Democrat Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s campaign is gaining traction as she...

Wasserman Schultz, Salazar Introduce VOICE Act—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina— A bipartisan effort in the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking to safeguard elections...

Big Pharma Pushes Petition to Block Florida Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Costs—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson— A bipartisan effort in the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking to safeguard elections in Venezuela. Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D)...

Federal, State Governments Failing to Keep Children Safe from Online Predators—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Miami—As more and more unfortunate news stories of children being abused online by sexual predators are being written and reported on, it appears as if federal and state governments...

Kat Cammack
Kat Cammack

Scott, Rubio Reintroduce Legislation to Stop Russian-Owned Companies from having access to U.S. capital—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the Halting Enrichment of Russian Oligarchs and Industry...

Access Act Introduced by Cammack and Steube to Dynamize Public Healthcare Subsidies—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—Washington, D.C.— Florida Representatives Kat Cammack (R) and Greg Steube (R) have jointly introduced the Access Act to make Health Savings Accounts (HSA) available for up to five million lower-income Americans.

Levine Cava Applauds Extended TPS for Venezuelans—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Steube Rejects Idea of a Continuing Resolution Before Government Shutdown—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—With a government shutdown looming at the end of the month, Representative Greg Steube (R-FL)...

Rubio Reiterates Importance of Inquiry Before Impeachment—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden will have its first hearing on September 28th. Senator Marco Rubio...

Moody Announces Charges Against Former Leaders of Domestic Violence Non-Profit—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Felony charges were announced today for two former leaders of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, according to Attorney General Ashley Moody.

DeSantis Suspends Another Republican Public Official After Arrest for Kickback Scheme—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Scott Rounds Up Nearly Every Republican Senator to Blast Schumer Dress Code Change—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

DeSantis Plummets in new CNN Poll—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—A new poll could potentially spell trouble for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R). The Florida Governor has been a close second to President Donald Trump...

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Gaetz Interrogates Garland over Joe and Hunter Biden—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) clashed with Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week...

DeSantis Unveils Freedom to Fuel Energy Plan—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has released his Freedom to Fuel energy plan. With the plan, Gov. DeSantis vows to ensure that the price of a gallon of gasoline will be at $2 by 2025 if he is elected President of the United States.

Donalds Explains Continuing Resolution as Stopgap for Appropriations Bills—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced a continuing resolution (CR) on government spending that became the subject of an X (formerly Twitter) battle with...

Fox News Power Rankings: DeSantis Holds Second Place but Faces Increasing Competition—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamonte — Fox News’ recently unveiled ‘Power Rankings’ showing that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is preserving his lead ahead of most Republican...

Scott Says China is a 'Bully You Do Not Appease'—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Tensions between the United States and China continue to boil, and solutions seem out of reach. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) said...

Waltz Demands Support for Iraqi Allies—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich — Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) has sent a letter to President Joe Biden (D) demanding that he “end the unacceptable treatment of Iraqi Kurds...

Newsom Calls Biden Administration ‘a Masterclass’—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina — California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is going to bat for the Biden administration. During an interview with CNN...

Governor Ron DeSantis

Filling DeSantis' Cowboy Boots Could Be a Heavy Lift for Democrats, Republicans—The Floridian's Javier Manjarres

Gimenez Congratulates Florida House Speaker-Designate Danny Perez—The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Salazar Urges State Department to add Sandinistas to Blacklist—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) is calling on the State Department to add the Sandinistas to the department’s blacklist...

FIU Ranked 64th Public University by US News—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—Florida International University has done nothing but impress the nation recently with their academic endeavors. The school is now ranked 64th according to US News among public schools, and 124th overall including private institutions.

Scott Wants New Fed Governors to Cut Spending—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The Federal Reserve has confirmed three new members to its Board of Governors: Lisa Cook, Ariana Kugler, and Philip Jefferson, appointed in January by President Biden. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has written letters to each of the new Board members congratulating them on the posts. More importantly, inquiring if they are willing to act transparently and accountably.

Steube Dismisses Hunter Biden's IRS Lawsuit—By The Floridian's Grayso Bakich—Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), claiming the whistleblower testimony by Gary Shaple...

Castor Commends the Tampa Bay Rays for Staying in St. Pete—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—After years of going back and forth, the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team has decided to stay in St. Petersburg. The organization flirted with the aspeGov. Ron DeSantis

ct of moving the team closer to the city of...

DeSantis Says Senate 'Dumbing Down' Standards for Fetterman Who Has 'A Lot of Problems'—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Governor Ron DeSantis does not have a high opinion of the Senate changing their dress code to accommodate Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman.

Donalds and Gaetz Fight Over Continuing Resolution—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—As a government shutdown looms, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has spearheaded a continuing...

Scott Wants Congressional Delegation to Visit China and Address Human Rights violations—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Waltz Calls on Biden to Clarify Strategy in Ukraine—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) has penned an op-ed for Fox News, calling on Europe to step up regarding the war between Ukraine and Russia...

DeSantis Doubles Down on Disdain for McCarthy's Leadership—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—While holding a press conference to hand out bonuses to first responders in Jacksonville, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) ...

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DeSantis Suspends Republican Miami Commissioner Charged with Corruption—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

Trump Says DeSantis Made 'Terrible Mistake' With Florida's 6-Week Abortion ban—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—In an exclusive interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” former President Donald Trump stated that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...

2024 GOP Presidential Candidates Missing in Action on Veterans' Issues—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—With the 2024 Republican presidential primary race in full swing, all of the announced candidates, including former President...

Waltz Notes 'Avalanche of Evidence' Against President Biden—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich-House Republicans continue to sound the alarm on the impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden (D). Although Democrats have pushed back, expressing that there’s no evidence of President...

Castor Announces $1 Million Grant for Tampa Forestry—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Florida's Python Challenge Gives Hope to Veterans—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

DeSantis Sustains Crushing Defeat Within State GOP as Miami GOP Chair and 'Influencers' Trash Trump—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres-Volusia Republican Victor “Vic” Baker has coined the phrase that best describes the ongoing, bitter, and divisive political cage match between former...

Salazar Recommends Adoption of Americas Act in Trade War—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Rubio Pushes for Transparency, Continuation of Sanctions Against China and Venezuela—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—As Dictator Nicolás Maduro and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in Beijing to secure the strength of Venezuela’s economic funding as well as declare an “all-weather partnership” uniting the nations...

Mom of Proud Boys Chair Sentenced to 22 Years Says Trump Has Not Reached Out—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—The mother of former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio says former President Donald Trump has not reached out to her.

Gaetz Attends Vigil for J6 Prisoners, Vows to Release Tapes—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich-A vigil was held for those imprisoned in Washington, D.C. for their presence on January 6th. Representative Matt Gaetz...

Rick Scott Praises Senator Mike Lee on Bald is Beautiful Day—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—As September 13th marks, "Bald is Beautiful" day, many men struggle to accept that they have lost their hair or are bald. However, US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) ...

Rep. Laurel Lee
Rep. Laurel Lee

Laurel Lee Says American Families Are Paying the 'Ultimate Price' due to Human Trafficking, Fentanyl Crisis——By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—At a House Committee Hearing known as “An Unbearable Price: The Devastating Human Costs of the Biden-Mayorkas Border Crisis...

DeSantis Calls Trump 'Pathetic' for Denying Knowledge of Fauci's Presidential Commendation—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called former President Donald Trump’s remark about not knowing who gave Dr. Anthony Fauci...

Donalds Reacts to Hunter's Gun Charges: 'About Damn Time'—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—After news broke that President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden had been indicted on three gun-related charges by the Department...

Rubio and Scott File Bill to Expand Florida's Miccosukee Reserved Area—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Scott Demands Answers on CIA Bribing Agents Over COVID Origin—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Were the origins of COVID-19 covered up by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)? Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined with...

Donalds Mocks Democrats Demanding Vote on Impeachment Inquiry—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—House Democrats are hammering on Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) decision to open an impeachment inquiry against President Biden without a vote. Representative Byron Donalds...

Salazar Meets with President of Guyana, Discusses Shared Security Priorities—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

RFK Says Democratic Party has ‘Lost its way’—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (D) has been a polarizing figure in the 2024 presidential election cycle. With the announcement that President Joe Biden (D)

Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio

NCAA Denies FSU Football Player's Waiver Appeal Despite Bipartisan Effort—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—After a bipartisan effort at almost all levels of Florida government, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker has denied Florida State University...

Florida Representative Edmonds Continues Pushing for Public Housing Assistance—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Gaetz's Gambit puts Florida Republicans in Check—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—After a very active day in the United States Congress which included a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden (D)...

Rubio Demands Wray Explain FBI Targeting of Catholics—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had been monitoring what they called "radical traditionalist Catholics," sparking outrage...

Wasserman-Schultz: no Evidence for Biden Impeachment Inquiry—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) has endorsed an impeachment inquiry for President Joe Biden (D), and Democrats are pushing back. With Republicans...

Florida Man Arrested for Flying Antisemitic Banner on Highway—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—This morning, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents, with the assistance of the Florida Highway Patrol...

Trump Celebrates Romney's Retirement—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Florida First State to Recommend Against COVID-19 Boosters for People Under 65—By The Floridian's Chris Nelson—Florida will be the first state in the country to recommend against COVID-19 boosters for people under 65 years old.

Fentanyl Drug Overdoses Drop in Florida, but Rise in Miami—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Miami, Florida—The War on Drugs continues. The Project Opioid Florida non-profit...

Wasserman Schultz Calls McCarthy 'CEO' of Trump Campaign—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Gimenez on Impeachment Inquiry: 'If I Were Biden, I'd Be Scared'—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

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Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres is a nationally renowned award-winning political journalist and Publisher of Floridianpress.com, Hispolitica.com, shark-tank.com, and Texaspolitics.com He enjoys traveling, playing soccer, mixed martial arts, weight-lifting, swimming, and biking. Javier is also a political consultant and has also authored "BROWN PEOPLE," which is a book about Hispanic Politics. Follow on Twitter: @JavManjarres Email him at Diversenewmedia@gmail.com

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