Laurel Lee Celebrates Passage of Holocaust Art Recovery Bill Into Law

Laurel Lee Celebrates Passage of Holocaust Art Recovery Bill Into Law

Grayson Bakich
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April 14, 2026
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) is celebrating the passage of her Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act into law, which allows Holocaust survivors and their descendants the opportunity to recover plundered cultural artifacts. The HEAR Act modifies existing laws so that claims of stolen art are decided on their merits rather than dismissed on legal technical grounds. Throughout […]
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Anna Paulina Luna Files Motion to Expel Eric Swalwell from Congress

Anna Paulina Luna Files Motion to Expel Eric Swalwell from Congress

Grayson Bakich
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April 13, 2026
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has filed a motion to expel Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from Congress, following accusations of sexual harassment and assault that continue to grow. The accusations began over the weekend, when four women, including social media content creator Ally Sammarco, came forward with allegations of Rep. Swalwell inappropriately touching them, sending […]
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Michael Carbonara Takes Moms for Liberty Pledge to Defend Parental Rights

Michael Carbonara Takes Moms for Liberty Pledge to Defend Parental Rights

Grayson Bakich
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April 10, 2026
Michael Carbonara, a Republican challenger to Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in the 25th Congressional District, is taking the Moms for Liberty Parent Pledge, a formal declaration to protect parental rights in education and medicine. The Moms for Liberty Parent Pledge holds the taker to "honor the fundamental rights of parents, including, but not limited […]
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Austin Rogers Raises $725K for Congressional War Chest

Austin Rogers Raises $725K for Congressional War Chest

Grayson Bakich
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April 9, 2026
Austin Rogers, who is one of several Republicans competing to fill in the outgoing Representative Neal Dunn's (R-FL) 2nd Congressional district seat, has managed to collect $725,000 in campaign funding in just over two months after filing to run on January 29, 2026. Rogers, a former general counsel to Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), personally supplied […]
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Mike Haridopolos Lauds 'Spectacular' Artemis II Mission

Mike Haridopolos Lauds 'Spectacular' Artemis II Mission

Grayson Bakich
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April 9, 2026
Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) gushed like a kid in a candy store discussing the Artemis II space mission during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria. The craft is expected to splash down near San Diego later this week. "It has been an amazing week here in Florida," Rep. Haridopolos beamed. "This proves that […]
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Vern Buchanan Spearheads Demand for HHS Kidney Research

Vern Buchanan Spearheads Demand for HHS Kidney Research

Grayson Bakich
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April 8, 2026
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is spearheading a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging increased federal efforts to research and treat chronic kidney disease (CKD). Rep. Buchanan is calling for the establishment of an Officer of Kidney Health and Transplantation within HHS, who will serve as […]
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Jimmy Patronis Wants Answers From OpenAI After FSU Shooting Allegations

Jimmy Patronis Wants Answers From OpenAI After FSU Shooting Allegations

Grayson Bakich
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April 7, 2026
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is demanding OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, face accountability after recent evidence surfaced showing Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner was in constant communication with the chatbot, which was allegedly helping him plan the attack. Ikner shot and killed two men, wounding five others, on the Florida State University campus on […]
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Carlos Gimenez Says Trump Must 'Finish the Job' with Iran

Carlos Gimenez Says Trump Must 'Finish the Job' with Iran

Grayson Bakich
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April 7, 2026
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) is standing with President Donald Trump as the threatened deadline for Iran to reach an agreement grows closer. Trump announced that if the Iranian regime does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday, April 7th at 8 pm Eastern Standard Time, the bombing campaign will shift to targeting infrastructure such […]
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Jimmy Patronis Slams 'Knucklehead' Senate Democrats Over DHS Funding

Jimmy Patronis Slams 'Knucklehead' Senate Democrats Over DHS Funding

Grayson Bakich
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April 6, 2026
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) called Senate Democrats "knuckleheads" in a recent appearance on Fox News as the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) drags on for over 50 days. While the Senate was able to pass a funding bill that excluded additional funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and […]
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Republican Hawatmeh Condemns 'Savage and Inhumane' Sharia Law, Vows to Join Sharia-Free America Caucus

Republican Hawatmeh Condemns 'Savage and Inhumane' Sharia Law, Vows to Join Sharia-Free America Caucus

Grayson Bakich
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April 6, 2026
Ola Hawatmeh (R), one of several Republican hopefuls looking to replace Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) in Florida's 19th Congressional District, held nothing back in condemning the traditional Islamic legal theory of Sharia law, saying it is "savage and inhumane" while vowing to join the Sharia-Free America Caucus if she gets sent to Washington in November. […]
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Mike Haridopolos Calls Iran Conflict 'Hinge Point' to end Iran Regime

Mike Haridopolos Calls Iran Conflict 'Hinge Point' to end Iran Regime

Grayson Bakich
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April 3, 2026
Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) discussed the Iran conflict in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit, saying "this is our opportunity, our hinge point," to end the threat of the Iranian regime permanently. Oil and gas prices spiking as a result of the Strait of Hormuz being blocked has been the most immediate effect of […]
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Byron Donalds Rips Lawsuits Filed Against Florida SAVE Act

Byron Donalds Rips Lawsuits Filed Against Florida SAVE Act

Grayson Bakich
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April 2, 2026
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) roundly denounced several lawsuits that have been filed in the wake of Governor Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) signing of the Florida SAVE Act during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., claiming Democrats are opposed because they want to cheat in elections. Gov. DeSantis signed the bill into law on Wednesday, […]
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Randy Fine Remains Unbowed After Iranian Cyberattack

Randy Fine Remains Unbowed After Iranian Cyberattack

Grayson Bakich
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April 1, 2026
Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) has revealed that he was targeted in an Iranian cyberattack operation earlier this year, declaring, "I will not be intimidated or back down." In February, shortly after the attacks on Iran began, an apparent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operative posed as a reporter for Newsmax, emailing Rep. Fine's staff and […]
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Scott Franklin Urges EPA Review of Emerging Citrus Resilience Technology

Scott Franklin Urges EPA Review of Emerging Citrus Resilience Technology

Grayson Bakich
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April 1, 2026
Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging reviews of emerging technologies that help protect Florida citrus production, especially by improving the plants' resilience to diseases. Rep. Franklin specifically highlighted citrus greening disease, known as huanglongbing (HLB), which has devastated citrus production since its discovery in […]
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Jimmy Patronis Blasts Court Ruling Obstructing Florida Construction

Jimmy Patronis Blasts Court Ruling Obstructing Florida Construction

Grayson Bakich
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March 31, 2026
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is unhappy with a recent ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding Florida construction projects, calling it another example of "Washington's overreach." In 2020, Florida sought to streamline construction permitting by conducting its own environmental and wildlife protection reviews when wetlands are polluted or paved over. Environmentalists sued, arguing […]
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Gus Bilirakis Leads Effort to Protect Mental Healthcare for Foster Children

Gus Bilirakis Leads Effort to Protect Mental Healthcare for Foster Children

Grayson Bakich
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March 31, 2026
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced bipartisan legislation protecting mental healthcare access for America's foster children and other vulnerable children. The Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act corrects an unintended effect of the 2018 Family First Prevention Services Act, which created Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) to provide mental healthcare for kids […]
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Trump's Hungary Ambassador Pick Suing Trump White House to Keep Medicare Money

Trump's Hungary Ambassador Pick Suing Trump White House to Keep Medicare Money

Grayson Bakich
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March 25, 2026
Benjamin Landa, President Donald Trump's nominee for Ambassador to Hungary, is suing the very same administration over Medicare payments made to a nursing home he co-owns. For additional context, Landa, a big-name Trump donor, co-owns Pinnacle Multicare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which received $31.2 million in Medicare overpayments. The Department of Health and Human Services […]
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Rick Scott Questions Democrats' Opposition to 'Bipartisan' SAVE America Act

Rick Scott Questions Democrats' Opposition to 'Bipartisan' SAVE America Act

Grayson Bakich
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March 19, 2026
During a Senate GOP press conference, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) did not hold back in rebuking Democrats' opposition to the SAVE America Act, saying they are the only group of people in America that are opposed to it. "I have been up here for seven years. This is probably the most bipartisan thing I have […]
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