Donalds' Resolution to Rename House Press Gallery After Frederick Douglass Passes Unanimously

Donalds' Resolution to Rename House Press Gallery After Frederick Douglass Passes Unanimously

Grayson Bakich
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June 11, 2025
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 […]
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Steube Introduces Bill to Rename Washington DC Transit Authority

Steube Introduces Bill to Rename Washington DC Transit Authority

Grayson Bakich
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May 29, 2025
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, […]
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U.S. Oil Companies Face May 27 Exit from Venezuela as China Deepens Influence

U.S. Oil Companies Face May 27 Exit from Venezuela as China Deepens Influence

Javier Manjarres
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May 15, 2025
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 […]
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Fine Introduces Bill Combating College Campus Antisemitism

Fine Introduces Bill Combating College Campus Antisemitism

Grayson Bakich
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May 9, 2025
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 […]
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Cammack Leads Letter of Solidarity With Female Fencer Who Refused to Duel Male Opponent

Cammack Leads Letter of Solidarity With Female Fencer Who Refused to Duel Male Opponent

Grayson Bakich
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April 12, 2025
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 […]
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Congress to Reintroduce Parental Rights Legislation to Protect Kids Online

Congress to Reintroduce Parental Rights Legislation to Protect Kids Online

Javier Manjarres
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March 12, 2025
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 […]
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Mast Files Bill Preventing Corporate Tax Write-Offs for Abortions, Child Transition Procedures

Mast Files Bill Preventing Corporate Tax Write-Offs for Abortions, Child Transition Procedures

Grayson Bakich
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February 13, 2025
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. […]
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Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan Bills Against Child Sex Dolls and Exploitation

Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan Bills Against Child Sex Dolls and Exploitation

Grayson Bakich
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February 12, 2025
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 […]
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Steube Reintroduces Bill Protecting More Women's Sports

Steube Reintroduces Bill Protecting More Women's Sports

Grayson Bakich
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February 5, 2025
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 […]
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Broward College Appoints Former Broward County Commissioner Torey Alston as President

Broward College Appoints Former Broward County Commissioner Torey Alston as President

Jackson Bakich
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January 31, 2025
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 […]
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Miami-Dade Democrat Party Chair Issues Advice to Illegal Immigrants Encountering ICE

Miami-Dade Democrat Party Chair Issues Advice to Illegal Immigrants Encountering ICE

Jackson Bakich
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January 31, 2025
Miami-Dade County Democratic Party Chair and immigration attorney Laura Kelley has released a video directed toward illegal immigrants should they encounter the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). With President Donald Trump (R) facilitating raids against illegal immigrants across the country, the Miami-Dade County Democrat Chair reminds migrants to know their rights should they encounter […]
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DeSantis, Kemp Discuss College Football Before Trump Inauguration

DeSantis, Kemp Discuss College Football Before Trump Inauguration

Jackson Bakich
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January 21, 2025
Donald J. Trump (R) took the oath of office today at noon ET, he has become the 45th and 47th President of the United States. This is the first time a president has won reelection in non-consecutive terms since President Grover Cleveland in 1892. However, moments before the ceremony, Governors Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Brian […]
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Waltz Calls TikTok 'Great Platform,' Says Trump Will 'Preserve It'

Waltz Calls TikTok 'Great Platform,' Says Trump Will 'Preserve It'

Grayson Bakich
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January 17, 2025
Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz commented on the TikTok situation in a recent appearance on Fox News, calling the app "a great platform" that President-elect Donald Trump will "preserve." Host Bret Baier began the discussion by noting that the Supreme Court had not officially ruled on TikTok parent company ByteDance's challenge to President Biden's […]
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Michelle Salzman Posts Bikini Pic in Solidarity with Luna as Controversy Mounts

Michelle Salzman Posts Bikini Pic in Solidarity with Luna as Controversy Mounts

Grayson Bakich
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August 17, 2024
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has certainly found herself at the heart of a gripping controversy as old pictures and videos from her swimsuit modeling days resurfaced online. Florida House Representative Michelle Salzman (R) posted a picture of herself in a bikini on X (formerly Twitter) as a gesture of support, saying, "In Florida we […]
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Trump Classified Documents Case Falling Apart at the Seams

Trump Classified Documents Case Falling Apart at the Seams

Jim McCool
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June 24, 2024
Although former President Donald Trump (R) was found guilty in his New York criminal trial, his pending case in Florida is falling apart as the process slows down and controversy continues to build. In Florida, President Trump is being prosecuted for allegedly having illegal possession of classified documents in his private residence.  The documents are […]
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DeSantis Cuts $100 Million in Funding for the Arts

DeSantis Cuts $100 Million in Funding for the Arts

Jim McCool
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June 18, 2024
Tourism and culture has been a huge cash grab for the state of Florida.  Now some worry that this might take a big hit after Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) vetoed additional funding for the arts. The denied funding would have given $100 million towards arts and cultural programs.  Arts Garage, a non-profit group, is claiming […]
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Senate Conservatives Concerned Over Controversial Abortion Drug’s Environmental Impact

Senate Conservatives Concerned Over Controversial Abortion Drug’s Environmental Impact

Mateo Guillamont
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May 30, 2024
Senate conservatives have expressed concern over potential adverse environmental impacts of increased abortion pill usage. The legislators are responding to rising rates of mifepristone use after President Joe Biden directed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) deregulation of the medicine. Mifepristone, which is used with Misoprostol, accounts for half of the abortions that occur in […]
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Sen. Rene Garcia Calls for Action Against Pro-Hamas Protests

Sen. Rene Garcia Calls for Action Against Pro-Hamas Protests

Jim McCool
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May 21, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses have only increased as war is rages on between Israel and Hamas.  Now State Senator Rene Garcia (R-13) is claiming the pro-Hamas protests have transgressed the Freedom of Speech. Almost every politician at this point has offered their two cents on the issue, but Senator Garcia has possibly used the […]
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