Last Squeeze🍊— 1.2.2026 — DeSantis Announces $209 Million for Rural Health Care — Maduro Wants to Negotiate Agreement With U.S. — and More...

Last Squeeze🍊— 1.2.2026 — DeSantis Announces $209 Million for Rural Health Care — Maduro Wants to Negotiate Agreement With U.S. — and More...

Florida's Last Political Squeeze of the Day

Daniel Molina
Daniel Molina
January 2, 2026

DeSantis Announces $209 Million in Funding to Boost Rural Health Care

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that the State of Florida has been awarded $209 million through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) this week. READ MORE.

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Squeezers

Governor Ron DeSantis: "The 'warmth' of collectivism that always requires coercion and force. How many dead over the past 100 years due to collectivistic ideologies?"

Secretary Marco Rubio: "Radical Islam has shown that their desire is not simply to occupy one part of the world and be happy with their own little caliphate, they want to expand."

State Rep. Juan C. Porras: "My family fled Cuba after politicians like Mamdani promised collectivism and delivered rationing, repression, and communism instead. You protect working families by defending freedom and opportunity, that is what makes America great."

Senator Rick Scott: "Deeply disturbed to see @NYCMayor Mamdani purposefully undo anything that stands up for the safety of Jewish New Yorkers. Antisemitism is concerningly high. Now is the time to speak out firmly, not back down."

 

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FIU

Governor Ron DeSantis

 

Trump Administration Rolls Back on Several Tariffs — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve executive order delaying increased tariffs for a year on select items.

Maduro Says Venezuela Is Open to Negotiate Agreement With U.S. — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to talks with the United States to negotiate an agreement.

DeSantis Announces $209 Million in Funding to Boost Rural Health Care — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that the State of Florida has been awarded $209 million through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) this week.

Florida Welcomes 34.3 Million Visitors in Third Quarter — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Florida welcomed an estimated 34.3 million travelers in the third quarter of 2025, continuing impressive year-over-year growth after a 0.3% increase in visitation from the third quarter of 2024, according to VISIT FLORIDA.

 

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FPL

U.S. Military Confirms Five Killed in Strike on Alleged Drug Boats — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — The U.S. military revealed Wednesday it struck five suspected narco-terrorist vessels over the course of two days.

Byron Donalds Calls for Elimination of Senate Filibuster as Second Shutdown Concerns Rise — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) urged the U.S. Senate to eliminate the filibuster as concerns of a second government shutdown at the end of January loom, calling it "destructive" in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Kudlow.

Carlos Gimenez Compares Minnesota Daycare Fraud to 'Organized Crime' — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) compared the recently uncovered Minnesota daycare fraud scandal to organized crime in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., adding that government collusion must have been a factor in its perpetration.

DeSantis Continues Miami Hype as Hurricanes Move to National Semifinal — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis is continuing to hype up the University of Miami after the Hurricanes' big win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on New Year's Eve.

 

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Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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