Florida Republicans mourned the loss of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who passed away at the end of 71 on Thursday. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater. "RIP to the great Hulk Hogan, who lived right here in FL-13," Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna said. […]
First Lady Casey DeSantis is slightly ahead of Florida Congressman Byron Donalds for the GOP nomination in Florida's gubernatorial race, a University of North Florida (UNF) poll found. The poll showed DeSantis with 32% support, compared to Donalds' 29%, with 18% undecided. The poll is also within the 3.9-percentage-point margin of error, making the race […]
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently launched investigations into five universities, including the University of Miami, to establish whether they are violating civil rights law by granting scholarships solely to undocumented or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students. The Department of Education's inquiry is based on complaints alleging national […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges against eight individuals in a "massive" $8.8 million bank fraud ring on Wednesday. The attorney general said the scheme started after three bank employees began sharing and selling bank account information of senior customers through an encrypted mobile messaging app. “Today, we announced the takedown of eight criminals […]
The Republican Party of Florida is pushing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to relocate its agency’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Florida. The request follows the appointment of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim Administrator of the space agency. In a letter addressed to Duffy, Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power pitched that […]
Apple's Expansion in Greater Miami Could Become Fruitful After Company Invests in Rare Earth Magnets
In a major win for Apple Inc., the company announced a recent $500 million commitment to MP Materials to purchase rare earth magnets for its products, according to multiple sources in a report from Fox Business. MP Materials is the only rare earth mine company currently operating in America. The investment follows Apple's plan to […]
New Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia wasted no time getting to work during his first day on the job by saying he would target the local governments of Gainesville and Broward County for audits and extensive financial information under the state's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. Ingoglia, sworn in as CFO […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened an investigation into Linda Moore, the Vice Mayor of Vero Beach and owner of Kilted Mermaid, over a "Pride Tea Dance" that occurred in June. Uthmeier subpoenaed Moore on Tuesday after the local wine bar hosted a drag show performance, allegedly advertised as "all ages welcome," which supposedly […]
The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) recently announced the endorsement of Republican candidate Ralph Massullo in the upcoming special election for Florida Senate District 11. Massullo is running to replace Blaise Ingoglia, who just became Florida's new chief financial officer. "As a physician, a business owner, and a former state representative, Ralph has been a […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded during a news conference in Fort Lauderdale after Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Valerie Manno Schurr ruled in favor of mayoral candidate Emilio T. Gonzalez in his lawsuit against the City of Miami after it tried to move the 2025 mayoral election and two commissioner races back to November 2026. Judge […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier celebrated after a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of mayoral candidate Emilio T. Gonzalez in his lawsuit against the City of Miami after it tried to move the 2025 mayoral election back to November 2026. The ruling also leaves both City Commissioner elections in place. "Thrilled that the […]
In a win for the GOP, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) outraised its chief competition, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, in the second quarter of 2025, according to a report from The Hill. "For the first time in 4 years, the @NRCC is outraising the @DCCC in the first 6 months of an election […]
President Donald Trump urged the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians to revert to their former names in a Truth Social post on Sunday. "The Washington "Whatever's" should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team," Trump said. "There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the […]
U.S. Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) announced he intends to introduce federal legislation aimed at ending the House of Representatives’ subscription to The Wall Street Journal following the publication's report of a sexually explicit birthday letter allegedly sent by then-businessman Donald Trump to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. "I’ll be introducing legislation to end the […]
Sen. Stan McClain (R-Ocala) has been named the '2025 Legislator of the Year' by the Florida Coalition for Children (FCC). "It was an honor to receive the 2025 Legislator of the Year award from the @FLchildren1," McClain said. "Their mission is to advocate on behalf of Florida’s abused, abandoned, neglected, & at-risk children, & to […]
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and other state Democratic congressional lawmakers recently introduced the No Cages in the Everglades Act, which aims to defund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's illegal migrant detention center in the Everglades, better known as "Alligator Alcatraz." In a release, the Democratic Congressional delegation called Alligator Alcatraz "lawless" and […]
A Clearwater man was found guilty by a jury Wednesday on two counts of simple battery for assaulting U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) campaign manager outside the Clearwater courthouse in Pinellas County. The guilty verdict follows an assault by Andrew Francis, then 32, on Olivia Carson in November 2024. Carson filed a police report […]
Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) has announced that two of President Donald Trump's top political advisors, Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio, will be joining his campaign as he seeks to become Florida's next chief financial officer (CFO). Both LaCivita, Trump's co-campaign manager during his 2024 presidential campaign, and Fabrizio, who referred to Sen. Gruters as a […]
