JuicešŸŠā€”10.23.2023ā€” Donalds Poised to be First Black Speaker of Houseā€”Another Special Session in Tallahasseeā€”More...

JuicešŸŠā€”10.23.2023ā€” Donalds Poised to be First Black Speaker of Houseā€”Another Special Session in Tallahasseeā€”More...

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October 23, 2023

Byron Donalds Could Be the First Black Speaker of the House of Representatives

TheĀ successful protest vote taken by aĀ group of House Republicans to defeatĀ Conservative Rep. Jim Jordan in his bid to become the next Speaker of the...READ MORE

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Special Legislative Session

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner have called another special session to address Hurricane Idalia relief, support for the state of Israel (Duh), the expansion of sanctions against terrorist regimes (Duh), anti-semitism, Insurance costs, and education

Here is the tentative Senate schedule:

Florida Legislature
Florida Legislature

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Byron Donalds-Tonight, Iā€™m announcing my candidacy for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rep. Cory MillsĀ -The American people need a Speaker who can unify our country, especially during time of great turmoil.

@RepDonaldsPressĀ is a strong legislator who hasnā€™t spent decades in the Swamp making back door deals. I believe he is the best candidate to bring our Republican Conference together & get the job done for the American people.

Rep. Mike Waltz-Our country desperately needs leadership to hold Biden accountable and move our country forward.

Pleased to support fellow Floridian and conservativeĀ @ByronDonaldsĀ for Speaker of the House.

Letā€™s get back to work!

Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez-NEW: As a fellow Floridian and as an America First Republican, I am proud to endorse my friend and colleague Byron Donalds for Speaker of the House.

Byron is the present & future of our movement ā€” heā€™s the conservative leader we need to unite us as Republicans.

Rep. Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds Poised to be First Black House Speakerā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”The successful protest vote taken by aĀ group of House Republicans to defeat...

Other States Look to Florida in Big Tech Battleā€”By The Floridian's Jim McCoolā€”Across state legislatures, there has been a recent shift in passing legislation regarding content ...

Mast Calls Out American Media for their Coverage of Bombed Hospital in Gazaā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”On Oct. 17, a hospital in Gaza was hit by a rocket. Immediately the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)...

Moskowitz, Frankel Call for Bipartisan Deal to Elect a Speakerā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”The House of Representatives has moved into its third week without a speaker, and Democrats are calling for a bipartisan solution in order...

Gaetz and Others Risk Suspension from GOP Conference in Order to Elect Jim Jordan as Speakerā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Rubio Introduces Legislation to Reinforce Israel's Iron Domeā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”Following the horrific attack in Israel committed by Hamas which left 31 Americans dead, over 1,400 Israelis dead...

Eskamani Backs Pulse Memorial Effortā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molinaā€”Orlandoā€™s longest-serving mayor, MayorĀ Buddy Dyer, is backing the plan to build a permanent....

Byron Donalds Could Soon Announce House Speaker Candidacyā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”

Steube Warns Speaker Battle Could Cost Republicans 2024ā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Republican Voter Registration Surges in Floridaā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molinaā€”Ahead of the 2022 midterm election, Florida GovernorĀ Ron DeSantis (R)Ā ...

Mills Says Blame for Iran Arming Terrorists Cannot be Partisanā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakichā€”The nuclear capabilities of Iran seem only to grow stronger. Their funding of proxy militias has similarly increased. Is it the...

Congressional Republicans Rally in Opposition of Universities Supporting Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizationsā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Rubio Condemns Temporary Visa Holders in US who Publicly Supported Hamasā€™ Attacks on Israelā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Congressional Leaders React to Jordan Stepping DownĀ from Speaker Voteā€”By The Floridian's GraysonBakich

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Scott Demands Biden Focus on American Hostages in Gazaā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”Following the horrific attack in Israel committed by Hamas which left 31 Americans dead, over 1,000 Israelis dead...

Fine Calls Pro-Hamas Members of Congress 'Terrorists', Says Americans Should Prepare for Warā€”By The Floridian's Chris Nelsonā€”In an exclusive interview withĀ The Floridian, State Representative Randy Fine...

Moskowitz Calls Republican Speaker Battle 'Manufactured Crisis'ā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakichā€”The ongoing battle for a House Speaker has passed the two-week mark, and the RepublicansĀ cannotĀ get behind...

Biden Easing Oil Sanctions on Venezuela Could Lead to free Presidential Electionsā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”The Biden administrationĀ announced WednesdayĀ that it was partially lifting the economic sanctions it has maintained against Venezuela following...

Diaz-Balart Backs Scalise for House Speakerā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Could Jordan Failing to Capture Speakership for a Second Time Open the Door for Donalds?ā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”The second vote to elect a new Speaker of the House saw Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) fall short yet again...

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Mast Files Resolution to Halt all US Aid to Palestineā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamontā€”House Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) introducedĀ legislationĀ this past week to stop the flow of US aid into Palestinian-controlled territories.

Bipartisan Coalition of House Lawmakers Demand Hamas Release all Hostagesā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Rubio Chastises Media Believing Hamas' Narrative on Hospital Explosionā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakichā€”A new focal point in the Israel-Hamas war is the news that a hospital was struck by explosives...

DeSantis Agrees with Rubio, Calls for Revoked Visas of those who Support Hamasā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis ...

Lee Blames Biden Administration for Crime Spike In DC, Says ā€˜We Need to do Moreā€™ā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamontā€”

DeSantis Announces Two Cargo Planes, 85 Pallets of Necessary Items Supplied to Israelā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”After announcing that the State of Florida rescued nearly 300 Americans from war-torn Israel, Governor Ron DeSantis

Sen. Pizzo Faces Biggest Political Challenge of his Careerā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”While Democratic lawmakers in Florida face almost insurmountable challenges after enduring a significant election...

Waltz Presses Gates Over Alleged Hamas Tiesā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Wasserman Schultz Praises Bidenā€™s Response to Venezuelan Sanctionsā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Rubio Files Legislation to Honor Airline that Provided Support to U.S. Special Forces during Vietnam Warā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation that would honor the employees...

Sen. Rick Scott
Rick Scott

Abortion Inches Closer to Being on Florida's 2024 General Election Ballotā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”Floridaā€™s Abortion rights activists like Floridians Protecting Freedom...

Miami-Dade County Commission, Again, Tries to Give no-bid Contract to a Chinese Camera CompanyĀ ā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has unequivocally expressed his opposition to the oppressive Communist Chinese ...

Scott Leads Senate Republicans Asking Biden to Rescind $6 Billion Iran Hostage Dealā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamontā€”Washington, D.C.- Today, Senators Rick Scott (R-Fl) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with 18 Republican senators...

Moskowitz Responds to Tlaib's Palestinian Flag by Raising Israeli Flagā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”It appears Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) has thrown a not-so-subtle jab toward his colleague Representative...

Florida Democratic Leadership Affirms Solidarity With Israelā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molinaā€”Leaders of the Democratic party have joined forces to release a statement onĀ Hamasā€™ attack...

Salazar Condemns Statement on Israel by Colombian President Petroā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”Representative Jim Jordan...

Multiple Florida, Texas Republicans Refrain from Voting for Jordan Speakershipā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”Representative Jim Jordan (R-FL) failed to meet the threshold in the first Speaker of the House Vote...

Gimenez Explains Vote for McCarthy as Speaker, Calls Ousting 'Insane'ā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Florida Freedom Summit Draws Rumble Partnershipā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molinaā€”Rumble has grown in popularity as a response to social media. Seen as a platform to host opposing views...

Miami Republican Joins Florida Democrats in Calling for Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Marriagesā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamontā€”Tallahassee, Fl- Miami Representative FabiĆ”n Basabe (R)...

House Democrats and Republicans Join Forces to Demand Biden "Cut off" Iranā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

DeSantis Reports Nearly 300 Americans Rescued in Israelā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

Jordan Speakership Gains Momentum as Republicans Start to Flipā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”More and more House Republicans are rallying behind Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker of the House as the GOP...

Senator Pizzo Could be Prepping the 2028 Gubernatorial Landscape, Announces Tour of Collegesā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”He's not even the Senate Minority Leader in the Florida Senate, andĀ SenatorĀ Jason Pizzo (D) is already making strategic...

Waltz Blames Iran for Funding Hamasā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Waltz Warns Robert Malley Was 'Just the Tip of the Iceberg' of Iran Sympathizers in US Govtā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Luna Questions Opposition to Jim Jordan in House of Representativesā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molinaā€”The search for a new speaker of the house continues, and Republican lawmakers are beginning to get frustrated...

Matt Gaetz: 'No Gaza Refugees in the United States'ā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”As Israelā€™s ground incursion into Gaza to root out Hamas terrorists appears imminent, Rep. Matt Gaetz...

House Republicans Propose to Ban Immigration of Palestinian Citizensā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont

Rubio Demands Revoking Visas of those who Support Hamasā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

A-10/Air Force
A-10/Air Force

U.S. on Brink of Being Dragged into Israel's War Against Hamasā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”We are in the second week of Israelā€™s holy war against radical Islam, and all signs point in the direction that the...

Republican Politician in Florida Calls Israeli Government 'Corrupt'ā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”As the war inĀ IsraelĀ enters its second week, the overwhelming majority of lawmakers and candidates for elected office in the U.S. have expressed their unwavering sup port for Israelā€™s...

Salazar Urges Biden to Redesignate TPS for Nicaraguaā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Cherfilus-McCormick Says Stabilizing Haiti is Needed for Overall Regional Securityā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakichā€”While much of America is preoccupied with the war in Israel, policy for other regions is still being worked on in Congress...

Rubio Demands Pro-Hamas Foreign Nationals Expelled From U.S.ā€”By The Floridian's Michelle Rosenbergā€”In the aftermath of the devastating attack led by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hamas...

With Scalise Out, What's Next for House Republicans?ā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Kennedy Voices His Support for Israel at Miami Campaign Stopā€”By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

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Senator Garcia Proposes Police Supervision of Florida Ballot Boxes During Electionsā€”By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamontā€”Miami-DadeĀ County Senator Ileana Garcia (R) filed aĀ billĀ that would require Law Enforcement Officials to supervise ballot box transportation on election days.

Florida Lawmaker Calls For Pro-Hamas Students to be Expelledā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres

Republicans Back Jordan for House Speakerā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Rubio Says Hamas Must be Wiped Out, 'They Do Not Value Life'ā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich

Breaking: Israel Orders Evacuation of Northern Gaza, Plans for Incursion on 'Global Day of Jihad'ā€”By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Scott and Rubio Join Congressional Efforts to Punish Iran for Nuclear Agreement Violationsā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

DeSantis Exploits War in Israel by Promoting Campaign During Fox News Appearance?ā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres

House Republicans Propose Transferring Frozen Iranian Assets to Israelā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Congress Needs to Fund Federal Government, Farm Billā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres

Governor Ron DeSantis
Governor Ron DeSantis/ The Floridian

Donalds Supports Legislation to Re-Freeze $6 Billion Allocated to Iranā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”After the horrifying terrorist attack in Israel committed by Hamas which leftĀ 1,300 Israelis dead...

DeSantis Authorizes Mission to Israel to Bring Home Stranded Floridiansā€”By The Floridian's Chris Nelsonā€”Governor Ron DeSantis signed anĀ Executive OrderĀ today that will enable planes to be sent to Israel to bring home stranded Floridians and deliver supplies to the Jewish state.

Senate Democrats Pressed to Pass Critical Military Funding to Israelā€”By The Floridian's Javier Manjarresā€”WASHINGTON, D.C.ā€”After the House Republican Conferenced failed to come to a consensus on who they...

DeSantis Calls Out AOC for Comments Surrounding Israel-Palestine Warā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakichā€”After the horrifyingĀ terrorist attack in Israel...

Cammack Condemns Omar and Tlaib, Says They Have a Problem as a 'Human'ā€”By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

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Cherfilus-McCormick Condemns Hamas, Stands with Israelā€”By The Floridian's Grayson Bakichā€”Israel's retaliation for the horrific violenceĀ inflictedĀ by Hamas over the weekend is underway...

Randy Fine Censored for Pro-Israel Post on Xā€”By The Floridian's Jim McCoolā€”The current Israeli and Palestinian conflict has sucked the air out of world room...

DeSantis Hits Trump for 'Attacking Israel' and 'Praising Hezbollah'ā€”By The Floridian's Chris Nelson

idate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) went onĀ MSNBCā€™sĀ ā€œMorning Joeā€ with Joe Scarborough to discuss the political landscape surrounding...

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Javier Manjarres

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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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