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Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has introduced the bipartisan Veterans' Bill of Rights Act to ensure our nation's heroes receive the benefits and services they deserve. Specifically, the bill codifies that veterans have the right to fair treatment, privacy, timely health care (including community care), mental health and family support, housing and job assistance, education benefits, […]
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) endorsed Emilio Gonzalez for Miami mayor while speaking at the 2025 Miami-Dade Lincoln Day Dinner this week. The backing follows an endorsement last month from Sen. Ted Cruz, who also attended the dinner. "Emilio, you are the candidate to lead Miami into the future," Donalds wrote on social media. "You […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced an indictment by a Hernando County grand jury against Nathan Douglas Holmberg on accusations of capital sexual battery on a child under twelve during a press conference this week. Speaking in Brooksville, Uthmeier said Holmberg, 36, engaged in sexual abuse with a three-year-old and multiple other children in Hernando […]
Florida Named Sixth-Best State in America by U.S. News and World Florida is the sixth-best state in the United States, thanks in part to high marks in economy and education, according to a 2025 Best States ranking by U.S. News and World Report. READ MORE. Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters: "The RNC deployed Election […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that he is launching an investigation into multinational banking firm JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) over alleged claims of collaborating with the Biden administration’s DOJ to de-bank Florida-based Trump Media Group right before the business went public. Uthmeier issued a statement in which he called out the banking firm for unlawfully providing […]
Ted Cruz Endorses Byron Donalds in Florida's Governor Race Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is throwing his support behind Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) for governor, adding to a trove of endorsements for the representative as he continues to solidify the Republican coalition in his bid. READ MORE. Rep. Brian Mast: "Today, we come together to […]
 The U.S. Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is steaming toward the Caribbean, with arrival expected early next week. The deployment comes as pressure mounts on Venezuela's Maduro regime from an unexpected coalition: Venezuelan opposition leaders who once opposed foreign intervention, former U.S. diplomats who watched negotiations fail firsthand, and regional […]
Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) shared a scathing post on X, blasting President Donald Trump for ignoring a looming healthcare affordability crisis, claiming that prices are going down, and accusing him of inaction when a White House guest collapsed behind him during an announcement. "Republicans are ignoring the healthcare cost crisis American families face. […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis and several other Florida leaders honored America's service members across social media this week. The governor was also in the military himself, having served in the U.S. Navy from 2004 to 2010. "A veteran is someone who has written a check payable to the United States of America for an amount up […]
Chinese ambitions to surpass the United States — quite literally to reach the stars — are at the center of a modern-day "Space Race." Over the past several years, China has sought to return humans to the Moon by 2030, having developed prototypes of the necessary rocket, space shuttle, lunar lander, rover, and surface exploration […]
Florida is the sixth-best state in the United States, thanks in part to high marks in economy and education, according to a 2025 Best States ranking by U.S. News and World Report. Specifically, Florida ranked first in the economy and second in education among all states per the report. It also placed ninth in fiscal stability, […]
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is throwing his support behind Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) for governor, adding to a trove of endorsements for the representative as he continues to solidify the Republican coalition in his bid. "Byron Donalds is exactly the kind of strong conservative leader Florida needs," Cruz said. "He has never shied away […]
DeSantis Submits Proposal for More Control of Atlantic Red Snapper Season Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan for the state to have more authority over its recreational red snapper fishery while speaking in Fernandina Beach this week. READ MORE. Attorney General James Uthmeier: "We launched an investigation into JP Morgan Chase. While coordinating with Jack […]
Chip Roy Endorses Byron Donalds in Florida's Governor Race Texas Congressman Chip Roy (R) has announced his endorsement for Florida Congressman Byron Donalds (R) for Governor, joining a growing list of prominent conservatives backing Donald's Campaign. READ MORE. Florida Democrats: "A temporary solution to end the Republican shutdown is not a real solution because 4.7 […]
In the latest chapter of what is historically the longest government shutdown to date, most Senate Republicans, 7 Democrats, and an Independent representative have approved a procedural vote to fund the government until January 30, restoring funds for veterans' programs and food assistance while reversing federal employee layoffs from October. The agreement will finally put […]
The special election in early April for Florida’s 6th congressional district saw Rep. Randy Fine (R) emerge as Rep. Mike Waltz’s (R) successor. As a member of the U.S. Congress, Rep. Fine now looks to the 2026 midterm election, but his Republican challenger Aaron Baker is ready to unseat him. In an exclusive interview with […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan for the state to have more authority over its recreational red snapper fishery while speaking in Fernandina Beach this week. The proposal, submitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, would allow Florida to manage red snapper in state and federal waters […]
Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) discussed the potential for healthcare costs to increase in a recent appearance on Fox News's Big Weekend Show, urging Republicans to "think outside the box" for a solution. President Donald Trump recently suggested that Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies could be paid directly to Americans, a proposal Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) dismissed […]
