With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signaling support for SB 254, which would ban gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy for minors, transgender activists spoke their piece against the bill this week during the 2023 legislative session. One individual accused the Governor of "genocide" and "wanting trans people dead" during the hearing, while another […]
The collision of an American MQ-9 drone and a Russian fighter jet has sparked concerns about an escalation between the United States and Russia as we continue aiding Ukraine. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) expresses this troubling sentiment in a recent statement, saying this is precisely why the U.S. must seek to end the conflict and […]
The Department of the Treasury has released suspicious activity reports connected to Hunter Biden's foreign business deals. In response, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) stated, "The fear of accountability should not be why Biden does the right thing, but unfortunately, deceit and nebulous conduct remain par for the course under the Biden administration." House Oversight Committee […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) continues to assert his belief that left-leaning and "legacy" media outlets have it out for him, as he did in January. But in a recent interview with Glenn Beck on The Blaze, Gov. DeSantis said the negative coverage is "backfiring" and drawing more supporters into his camp rather than driving […]
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has sent a bipartisan letter to the Biden Administration demanding the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans in the United States. As DictatorDaniel Ortega tightens the iron grip with which he rules Nicaragua, thousands of migrans have sought refuge in the US and elsewhere. Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick's letter has backing from […]
Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) fought back hard against the narrative the so-called "Twitter Files" suggests of cooperation between Big Tech and the Federal government to censor conservatives, calling journalist Matt Taibbi a hypocrite and attention-addict in a recent Weaponization Subcommittee hearing. The Hill provides wider context, as Democrats accuse Taibbi and journalist Michael Shellenberger of reporting […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is officially back in action with a new bill he introduced covering concealed weapons carried by Congressional employees. Specifically, the Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act would require the installation of weapons lockers at the entrances of House Office Buildings. Because of a Catch-22 in Washington, D.C. concealed carry […]
Freshman Representative Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) first sponsored piece of legislation that tackles sexual assault in the military, has been introduced to Congress. Named the "Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military" (SOS) Act, Rep. Luna's bipartisan bill, was cosponsored by Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). would mandate monthly self-defense against sexual assault for servicemembers. Sexual […]
Prior to the House Foreign Affairs Committee's first hearing on the infamous 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) had harsh words for President Biden on Fox's Mornings with Maria, saying the President "singlehandedly armed one of the world's worst terrorist organizations." "Biden ‘singlehandedly’ armed one of the world’s worst terrorist organizations," stated The Mornings […]
Representative Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) War Powers Resolution to withdraw US troops remaining in Syria has been voted down. With a vote count of 103-321, Rep. Gaetz's measure was rejected by both parties. Rep. Gaetz introduced the resolution in late February, which initially required the withdrawal of all 900 troops stationed in Syria within 15 days […]
Legacy media and Democrats have been hard at work seeking to discredit Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) efforts and actions against inappropriate material in the classroom. Gov. DeSantis pushes back against the narratives in a press conference named "Exposing the Book Ban Hoax." Gov. DeSantis began the conference highlighting the Duval County "empty bookshelves" incident and […]
Over the past weekend, protests against Atlanta's "Cop City" training facility turned violent. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) issues a statement on the attack, saying that "The attacks on Atlanta law enforcement officials by lawless anarchists are abhorrent & speak to the real-life impacts of the Defund The Police movement." "The attacks on Atlanta law enforcement […]
Since winning the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers have been focused on passing meaningful bipartisan legislation, and on taking on the Democratic colleagues and the Biden administration. In one of his weekly legislative wrap-up addresses, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the threat from China and on curbing President Joe Biden's Executive […]
The 2024 Republican Presidential primary race could turn out to be contentious for former President Donald Trump if Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) enters the contest. Does President Trump have a significant foreign policy advantage over Gov. DeSantis, if the two men face off in the 2024 GOP presidential contest? In 2015, The Floridian Publisher Javier […]
More members of Congress are rethinking the U.S. economic relationship with China. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) appeared on Fox Business' Cavuto Coast to Coast, and said that "America can’t be 100% reliant on any foreign power, including China." "America can’t be 100% reliant on any foreign power, including China. Diversifying our trade relationships is key […]
As the border crisis continues, so too will the fentanyl crisis killing thousands of Americans. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody excoriated the Biden Administration in a recent appearance on Fox Business, saying that "there has been no bigger benefactor to Mexican drug cartels than @JoeBiden and his soft-on-crime, open-border policies." "On @FoxBusiness discussing the border […]
State Senator Jason Brodeur (R) has introduced a bill requiring compensated bloggers who write about the Florida government to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or Commission on Ethics. Senator Brodeur's measure could be seen as an infringement on the First Amendment, but will Gov. Ron DeSantis support it? Dubbed "Information Dissemination," anyone […]
In a viral video making the rounds on Twitter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said if his country loses, Russia will push further west, and the United States will need to put boots on the ground. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) responded to the video with a tweet of her own, saying, "Zelensky’s comments have gone […]
