US Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) recently unveiled $3 million in federal funding she secured for Miami-Dade College. Representative Salazar presented the aid during a job fair she hosted at Miami Dade College’s Padrón Campus in Little Havana. The money will fund Miami-Dade College’s (MDC) renovation efforts seeking to turn their newly acquired Dyer Federal Courthouse […]
President Joe Biden is expected to not reinstate oil sanctions imposed on Venezuela during President Donald Trump’s term, according to recent reports. Renewing sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports would raise domestic gasoline prices given OPEC production cuts have increased American reliance on alternative sources, such as Venezuela. Consequently, US officials are reportedly concerned that limiting […]
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. According to a Lee County press release, FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) had been granting residents premium discounts that allowed policyholders to save up to 25%. FEMA’s decision to cut flood […]
Senate Democrats and Republicans are at loggerheads over recently announced mergers in the oil industry. Last year, reports emerged of planned mergers between Exxon and Chevron with Pioneer Natural Resources and Hess Corporation, respectively. Exxon and Chevron are the two largest oil companies in the United States. Exxon has claimed the merger “represents an opportunity […]
US lawmakers have denounced Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro allegedly ordering for the extrajudicial detainment of Venezuelan journalists living abroad. Dictator Maduro’s regime carries a ghastly repertoire of unlawful detainments, extrajudicial killings, tortures, and kidnapping of regime dissidents and political opponents. Most recently, Colombian-Venezuelan journalist Orlando Avendaño, a public critic of Maduro’s regime, suffered a government […]
US lawmakers are responding to reports that an Israeli airstrike killed several humanitarian aid workers in Gaza earlier this week. An Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) strike killed seven workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) organization. The IDF has accepted responsibility for the incident and apologized, calling it a “mistake” that “shouldn’t have happened.” IDF […]
Puerto Rican officials have uncovered and reported various Russian attempts to allegedly undermine the island’s democratic processes. US Shadow Representative Roberto Lefranc Fortuño originally flagged Russia’s surreptitious misinformation campaign against Puerto Rico. According to Representative Fortuño, misleading propaganda produced by Russia’s state-run ‘Russian Television’ channel has flooded Puerto Rican media platforms in recent weeks. “I […]
As a sanctions relief deadline looms, conservatives are renewing calls for President Joe Biden to reinstate previously lifted sanctions on Venezuela. In October of last year, the Biden Administration lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gold sectors in exchange for assurances Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro would hold fair elections. As Dictator Maduro jailed opposition figures […]
Miami, Florida- A recent investigative report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has unveiled hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants are being permitted to fly into Florida. The flight arrivals originate from a program President Joe Biden launched in October 2022, where potentially unlawful immigrants from select nations are flown into the US and […]
US Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) recently emphasized pro-democracy measures included in Congress’ latest appropriations package. Primarily focusing on supporting Democracy in the Western Hemisphere, the bill includes measures aimed at specific countries suffering, or at risk of, from authoritarian regimes. Globally, it prohibits non-governmental organizations facilitating and encouraging irresponsible and illegal migration in the Hemisphere […]
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly seeking to reschedule a meeting between Israel and US diplomats hours after explaining to US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) why he had originally canceled the meeting. While meeting with Senator Scott, Prime Minister Netanyahu stated the meeting was canceled due to President Biden allowing the United Nations Security […]
Venezuelan opposition party Democratic Unitary Platform (DUP) announced Tuesday they were unable to register their preferred candidate for Venezuela’s upcoming presidential elections. The announcement arrived after months of failed negotiations between President Joe Biden’s administration, Venezuelan regime leader Nicolas Maduro, and DUP officials. President Biden had spearheaded an effort to convince Maduro’s regime to permit […]
Floridian lawmakers continue to demonstrate their unrelenting support for Israel as relations between the Jewish state and President Joe Biden’s administration dwindle. Last week, President Biden allowed the United Nations Security council to approve a ceasefire resolution failing to condemn Hamas. Biden’s administration has also sanctioned certain Israeli individuals and companies and warned of additional […]
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an investigation and prosecution into reported trafficking of aborted children’s fetal tissue. Senator Rubio’s letter follows a Center for Medical Progress (CMP) publication unearthing Planned Parenthood’s transferal of fetal body parts to UC San Diego (UCSD) […]
US Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has filed a bill to rename the Federal Post Office located in Key West, Florida, as the "Jimmy Buffett Post Office Building." The bill comes after Buffett passed away last September. Representative Gimenez announced the initiative via X, claiming renaming the post office would memorialize a “Florida Keys legend.” ?NEWS […]
US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) filed a resolution outlining policy measures President Joe Biden could adopt to manage the ongoing crisis at the southern border. A sister resolution was filed and passed in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R-TX). Senator Scott’s resolution denounces how over 9 million illegal immigrants have […]
US Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) called for President Joe Biden to order US forces directly intervene in the ongoing security crisis in Haiti. Haiti has been rocked by widespread gang violence in recent years, but gang-violence has reached unprecedented levels in the last months. Representative Salazar criticized President Biden for allegedly allowing the “humanitarian and […]
Nearly 150 Russians were massacred at a terrorist attack in Moscow, Russia over the weekend. Gunmen from the Khorasan branch of the Islamic State, known as Isis-K, indiscriminately opened fire on civilians attending a concert at Moscow’s Crocus City hall. Hundreds were severely wounded, 137 killed, and the concert hall decimated in a ghastly blaze. […]
