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Florida Congressman Byron Donalds (R) criticized European countries for their lax policies on immigration and heightened restrictions on speech and expression. Rep. Donalds expressed his concern with the current political climate in Western Europe, claiming that "political correctness is killing Europe.” “Speech is monitored/criminalized, invasions of illegal aliens go unchecked, and national pride & flags […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) condemned those who celebrated the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., calling such words "absolutely disgusting." During the interview, he expressed that "it demonstrates an issue we have in America right now where there is a disdain and dehumanization of people on […]
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed the impact of the United Kingdom's Online Safety Act (OSA) and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), along with the European Union's (EU) Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), affect Americans' free speech and innovation in a recent House Judiciary hearing. As Rep. Lee said, these […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced bicameral legislation to restore the Department of Defense's original name, the Department of War, alongside Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). The modern designation of the Department of Defense emerged after World War II, following a brief period as the "National Military Establishment," a relatively recent name change. Historically, the Department […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has spearheaded a bipartisan bill to expand housing for children in America's foster care system. Named the Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act, Rep. Steube's bill amends Part E of the Social Security Act, which covers federal assistance to state-level foster care and adoption systems, to authorize federal funding […]
Baby Peanut is born! Rep. Kat Cammack and her husband Matt have welcomed little baby Augusta Dair into the world. Finally. Thank the dear Lord Baby Jesus we didn't have to hear that Kat delivered on the "Crazy Train" ride down from Washington, D.C. In a statement, Rep. Cammack let everyone know how the family […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) responded to claims that military recruitment among women is declining in a post to X (formerly Twitter), saying, "There's a reason why female service member recruitment is at all-time high." Rep. Luna shared an article from Fox News in a second post, which found that 23,985 women enlisted in the […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced legislation with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) to make the American Community Survey (ACS), part of the Census Bureau, a voluntary survey and to abolish the associated fines for not answering. As Rep. Steube explained, the ACS is an annual questionnaire designed to gain knowledge of localities, which the ACS […]
Representative Byron Donalds' (R-FL) resolution to rename the House of Representatives Press Gallery after abolitionist Frederick Douglass has passed with unanimous support. Rep. Donalds introduced the bill in February on Douglass's birthday (Feb. 14th), finding cosponsors in Representatives Andre Carson (D-IN), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Burgess Owens (R-UT), and John James (R-MI). In […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is introducing legislation to rename the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access (WMAGA). Additionally, Rep. Steube's bill requires that the Washington, D.C., Metrorail system be renamed the "Trump Train." It will block all federal funding to the system until both requirements are met, […]
As the May 27 deadline approaches for U.S. and European energy companies to cease operations in Venezuela, Chinese firms are rushing to fill the vacuum in the oil-rich South American nation, significantly reshaping regional geopolitics and energy markets. Chevron, Repsol, Eni, and Maurel & Prom must exit Venezuela by month's end following the U.S. Treasury […]
Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) has introduced legislation combating the surge in antisemitism seen on college campuses ever since the October 7th, 2023, terror attack in Israel and ensuing war against Hamas. Specifically, Rep. Fine's Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act, which Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced in the Senate, amends the Civil Rights Act of […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) led members of the Republican Women's Caucus in a letter of solidarity with Stephanie Turner, the female fencer who refused to duel a biological male opponent, addressed to the heads of USA Fencing, urging them to drop its disciplinary actions against Turner and reevaluate its policy for transgender fencers. At the […]
WASHINGTON— On the heels of the Utah state legislature passing a first-in-the-nation online parental rights legislative measure, Utah Senator Mike Lee (R) will reintroduce his App Store Accountability Act in the U.S. Senate. With an overwhelming bipartisan vote count of 64-3 in support of the measure, the Utah state legislature passed the bill that would […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) has introduced legislation to prevent corporations from using out-of-state abortions or child transition procedures for employees as tax write-offs, saying, "The days of woke corporations using your tax dollars to finance a far-left agenda are over." Rep. Mast has named the bill the No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act. […]
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is introducing two bipartisan bills to crack down on human trafficking and sexual exploitation, especially of children and bans child sex dolls. The first, cosponsored by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), is the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act, which implements training for school staff and teachers and raises awareness […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has reintroduced legislation to prevent biological males from competing in amateur and Olympic sports intended for biological females. Named the "Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports" Act, the bill is very similar to Rep. Steube's better-known Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act reintroduced in early January. The […]
Former Broward County Commissioner and School Board Chair Torey Alston has been named the next President of Broward College. He was unanimously selected by the school's board of trustees. Alston also served on the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) Board of Trustees and the Miami-Dade County Public Schools leadership team. President Alston thanked the […]
