Last Squeeze🍊— 1.9.2026 — Gimenez Wants U.S. to set Sights on Cuba After Maduro's Arrest — Donalds Goes After 'Delusional' Omar — and More...

Last Squeeze🍊— 1.9.2026 — Gimenez Wants U.S. to set Sights on Cuba After Maduro's Arrest — Donalds Goes After 'Delusional' Omar — and More...

Florida's Last Political Squeeze of the Day

Daniel Molina
Daniel Molina
January 9, 2026

Carlos Gimenez Says Cuba is ‘Very Close’ to Collapse Following Maduro’s Arrest

Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) appeared on a FOX News interview where he discussed Cuba’s financial and economic position after losing support from Venezuela, following former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest. READ MORE.

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Squeezers

Rep. Cory Mills: "Proud to support the blue and our LEO family."

Governor Ron DeSantis: "Propose bad tax policy, erode economic base, take in less revenue, keep spending like drunken sailors, and propose additional bad tax policy to get out of the fiscal hole. Rinse and repeat."

Senator Ashley Moody: "Congratulations @CanesFootball! You made our great state proud last night!"

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "Laughing that the Congressional Hispanic caucus did not invite me to their Press conference. I guess I'm the wrong type of Hispanic. This is a pro-Maduro press conference."

 

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FIU
Rep. Carlos Gimenez
Rep. Carlos Gimenez

 

Blaise Ingoglia Adds 58 to Endorsement War Chest — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that an additional 58 state lawmakers and leaders have endorsed his bid for a full term as CFO, bringing the total number to 72, in a campaign release this week.

Byron Donalds Excoriates Ilhan Omar's 'Delusional' Response to Minneapolis ICE Shooting — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) utterly excoriated Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her "delusional" response to the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co.

ICE Officer Shoots and Wounds Two in Oregon — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — A Federal Immigration and Customs (ICE) agent shot and injured two individuals in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, according to authorities.

Is Thailand Becoming a Safe Haven for Child Abduction? — OPINION — Over the last three years, close to a dozen American children have been kidnapped by a parent and moved to or retained in Thailand.

Trump to Meet with Oil Executives at White House for Investment Deal — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — President Donald Trump is set to meet with more than a dozen oil executives at the White House on Friday to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela.

 

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FPL

Carlos Gimenez Says Cuba is ‘Very Close’ to Collapse Following Maduro’s Arrest — By The Floridian's Adrian Morgade — Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) appeared on a FOX News interview where he discussed Cuba’s financial and economic position after losing support from Venezuela, following former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest.

Hochul and Mamdani Unveil Free Child Care for NYC — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a plan on Thursday to increase funding for childcare beginning this year, to provide universal childcare throughout the state for children under the age of 5.

Florida Council of 100 Outlines Positive 2026 Outlook for Business in Sunshine State — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Florida CEOs are expressing greater economic optimism in the state compared to their national counterparts, according to data from The Florida Council of 100’s Q4 2025 CEO Economic Outlook Index this week.

Ben Albritton Reiterates Senate Not Working on Congressional Redistricting Despite Governor's Call — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Florida Senate President Ben Albritton is pumping the brakes on Gov. Ron DeSantis's plan to call for a special legislative session from April 20th to 24th to change Florida's congressional map, stating there is no "ongoing work" for the plan in a memo to senators this week.

 

The Last Squeeze is posted by Daniel Molina and Javier Manjarres

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Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina

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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