Juice🍊—4.9.2024—DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl—MIA Airport Woes, Ladapo on Transgender Sports Ban—More...

Juice🍊—4.9.2024—DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl—MIA Airport Woes, Ladapo on Transgender Sports Ban—More...

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Javier Manjarres
Javier Manjarres
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April 9, 2024

Miami International Airport's Infrastructure Problems Persist

MIAMI— Because the City of Miami is such a tourist destination, the Miami International Airport’s airline footprint is outpacing many American airports even as the aging point of entry continues to struggle with infrastructure woes. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Caval... READ MORE

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Squeezers

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna-If the federal government will aid in reconstructing the Francis Scott Key Bridge, we must responsibly waive the burdensome regulations and red tape that unnecessarily make the process pricier and more prolonged.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor-No one should have to carry the burden of student loans for 20+ years.

With @POTUS

continued effort to offer our neighbors relief on these payments, young families, teachers, firefighters and other borrowers will have more money in their pocketbooks

Byron Donalds-Put politics aside, NO ONE is doing well under Biden.

Cities are OVERRUN with illegals

Our enemies are on the move

Businesses are struggling

Inflationary overspending has caused a cost-of-living crisis

We've fallen behind.

We need REAL leadership back in place on 11/5.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to ensure U.S. ports are able to mitigate these threats, strengthen supply chains, and expand American competitiveness.

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Miami International Airport's Infrastructure Problems Persist—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres

Biden Set to Cancel Billions of Student Debt in New Executive Plan —By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—President Joe Biden has announced he is renewing his administration’s debt-cancellation efforts after the US Supreme Court rejected his last initiative.

Waltz Blasts Hur, Garland for Protecting Biden in Classified Documents Scandal —By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Attorney General Merrick Garland was expected to hand over documents related to President Biden's keeping of classified documents Monday...

Florida Surgeon General Applauds State's Transgender Sports Ban—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—SANFORD, FL—During a press conference addressing Florida's fentanyl crisis, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo praised the Sunshine State's transgender sports ban in the wake of the Summer Olympics imposing new restrictions on transgender athletes.

Trump Says Abortion Laws Should be Left to the States—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo

'Huge Scourge': DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl Exposure, Expands Recovery Program—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—

Luna Announces Plans to Increase Federal Rape Sentencing, 'You Cannot Cure Predators'—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Over the weekend, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced on X (formerly Twitter) that she will introduce legislation this week increasing...

'Huge Scourge': DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl Exposure, Expands Recovery Program—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—Governor Ron DeSantis signed two fentanyl bills into law Monday morning, creating a second-degree felony for individuals who expose first responders to fentanyl...

Waltz Blasts Hur, Garland for Protecting Biden in Classified Documents Scandal—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Attorney General Merrick Garland was expected to hand over documents related to President Biden's keeping of classified documents Monday at noon...

Florida Surgeon General Applauds State's Transgender Sports Ban—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—During a press conference addressing Florida's fentanyl crisis, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo praised the Sunshine State's transgender sports ban in the wake of the Summer...

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2024 Hurricane Season Projected to be Worst Ever—By The Floridian's Jim McCool

Sabatini Falsely Claims Webster Does Not Have Trump's Endorsement—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Former State Representative and U.S. Congress hopeful Anthony Sabatini (R-FL) posted a picture...

Moskowitz Trolls Republicans with Bill to Rename Miami Prison After Trump—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—In the latest instance of his signature brand of humor, Representative Jared Moskowitz..

Salazar Secures $3 Million in Federal Aid for Miami-Dade College—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—US Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) recently unveiled $3 million in federal funding she secured for Miami-Dade College.

Mast Blasts Biden for Calling Upon Netanyahu to 'Work Toward a Ceasefire'—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Republican legislators around the country including Representatives Brian Mast (R-FL) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) are distraught by President Joe Biden’s...”

Scott Demands Transparency on Biden's 'Unfathomable' Waiver for Iran Sanctions—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Even as Iran continues sponsoring the Hamas terrorist organization as it wars with Israel, the Biden Administration recently approved a new sanctions...

FL CFO Patronis Determined to Shut Down IRS's Direct File—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Pregnancy Call Center Slams Abortion Amendment as Democratic Youth Moves to Raise Turnout—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—TALLAHASSEE, FL—In the wake of the Sunshine State's abortion decisions, a Tallahassee freshman is taking the initiative to register young women to vote—stressing the need for youth Democratic voters—while a pregnancy call center slams the "right to choice" amendment.

Mucarsel-Powell Takes Aim at Scott's Pro-Life Record After Supreme Court Ruling—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo

Planted Evidence and a Dismissed Juror: Tallahassee DUI Case Turns Up the Heat—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—A viral bodycam video alleging a Tallahassee Police Officer planted DUI evidence has led to an angered police chief, a removed juror, and bipartisan...

Waltz Tells Biden to 'Save the Righteous Indignation' Over Accidental Israel Drone Strike—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) mistakenly killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in their war with Hamas recently, which earned...

Twenty Senior US Officials Push Back After Biden Admin. Signals it will not Impose Sanctions on Venezuela—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—President Joe Biden is expected to not reinstate oil sanctions imposed on Venezuela during President Donald Trump’s term...

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Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz
Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz

Gigapower Announces Expansion of its Fiber Network into Historic Eatonville —By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Registered Republicans in Florida Close to 900,000 —By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Mast Calls for Leadership Change after Homicide Occurs at West Palm VA Hospital —By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) is looking for accountability for the failures at the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital after a series of terribly unfortunate events occurred there. The Florida congressman is calling for new leadership of the medical center.

Lawmakers Allege FEMA Decision Could Ravage Florida's Lee County —By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—Lee County officials recently publicly criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to remove Lee County’s residents’ eligibility for flood insurance discounts.

DeSantis Worries Florida Will 'Smell Like Marijuana' If Ballot Initiative Passed —By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis is worried that if marijuana (pot) is legalized in Florida, the whole Sunshine State will smell like pot.

'Radical' Accusations Fly at Abortion Ban, Abortion Amendment: Who's Right?—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—Two Florida Supreme Court decisions targeting opposing sides of the abortion debate are causing a deeper party split within the Sunshine State...

Florida Lawmakers on Edge Following Maduro's Targeting of Journalists Abroad—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—US lawmakers have denounced Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro allegedly ordering the extrajudicial detainment of Venezuelan journalists...

Diaz-Balart Warns Republicans to Not Take Florida for Granted in November—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Former President Donald Trump is leading in the polls against President Joe Biden with seven months left before the 2024 Election in November...

Bilirakis Co-Sponsors Bill to Cut VA Red Tape—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) recently co-sponsored the Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act (HR 7793), a bill designed to cut red tape regarding the VA Board of Veterans’...

Battle over Big Oil Mergers Festers in Senate—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—Senate Democrats and Republicans are at loggerheads over recently announced mergers in the oil industry. Last year, reports emerged of planned mergers between

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Scott Rips Biden's Proposed Medicare Cuts —By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The Biden Administration recently announced plans to cut Medicare Advantage payouts for the second year in a row. In response, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) released a statement criticizing the decision, accusing the President of having "no plan to protect Social Security, and now he just cut Medicare benefits."

Waltz Accuses Biden of 'Telegraphing' Actions Against Iran—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—As part of Israel's war with Hamas, the Jewish State struck the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, killing two Iranian generals and five other officers...

'Illegal and Not Constitutional': DeSantis Slams Biden For Flying Immigrants into Florida—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—POLK COUNTY, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis slammed President Joe Biden Wednesday morning for flying over 300,000 migrants into Florida, accusing the president of enacting secretive and illegal precedents.

Florida Senate First Gentleman John Passidomo Passes Away at 72—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—NAPLES, FL—First Gentleman to Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, John Passidomo, passed away Monday afternoon following a sudden fall in Bryce Canyon National Park.

DeSantis Signs Off On $2.5 Billion to Overhaul I-4 Highway—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo

DeSantis Re-Assigns 'Tooth Fairy Heist' Case to Gainesville State Attorney—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued an executive order last week to re-open the investigation regarding the “Tooth Fairy Heist...

Mysterious Russia-Linked 'Havana Syndrome' Tied to Florida Keys Arrest—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Trump Leads Biden in 6 of 7 Swing States—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Political Disarray Over Reports of Humanitarian Worker Deaths Following Israeli Bombings—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—US lawmakers are responding to reports that an Israeli airstrike killed several humanitarian aid workers in Gaza earlier this week.

The Juice is squeezed by Javier Manjarres, Jim McCool, Liv Caputo,  and Daniel Molina

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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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