Shlomo Danzinger, Tina Paul Move to Runoff in Surfside Mayoral Race

Shlomo Danzinger, Tina Paul Move to Runoff in Surfside Mayoral Race

Michael Costeines
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March 18, 2026
The race to become the next mayor of the Town of Surfside is heading to a runoff after candidates failed to reach the necessary 50%-plus-1 threshold to win the race outright this week. Former Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger received 49.3% of the vote, Vice Mayor Tina Paul received 36.4%, and Mark Blumstein received 14.3% of […]
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Miami Republicans to Meet to Oust Embattled Secretary Over Racist and Antisemitic Group Chat

Miami Republicans to Meet to Oust Embattled Secretary Over Racist and Antisemitic Group Chat

Javier Manjarres
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March 18, 2026
The Miami-Dade Republican Executive Committee will be holding a special election to potentially oust its disgraced Secretary Abel Alexander Carvajal over the racism, antisemitism, and insubordination propagated by himself and individuals in two private WhatsApp chat groups he ran. When The Floridan first broke the story about the racist and antisemitic group chat, where the […]
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Dan Franzese Chides Lois Frankel's 'Total Betrayal of the Public Trust' Over Alleged Insider Trading

Dan Franzese Chides Lois Frankel's 'Total Betrayal of the Public Trust' Over Alleged Insider Trading

Grayson Bakich
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March 18, 2026
In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Dan Franzese, the Republican challenger for Representative Lois Frankel's (D-FL) Congressional District 22 seat, called out the incumbent lawmaker over allegations of insider trading, calling it "a total betrayal of the public trust." Rep. Frankel held shares in First Republic Bank, which collapsed and was acquired by JPMorgan […]
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Top Trump Intelligence Officials Set to Testify On Iran and National Security Threats

Top Trump Intelligence Officials Set to Testify On Iran and National Security Threats

Joseph Quesada
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March 18, 2026
The Trump administration’s top national security officers will testify in back-to-back congressional hearings before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The officials are expected to be questioned over the war in Iran, the deadly strike on an all-girls’ school in the Southern region of the Islamic Republic, and on the Federal Bureau […]
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Miguel Díaz-Canel Vows ‘Unyielding Resistance’ as Blackouts Grip Cuba

Miguel Díaz-Canel Vows ‘Unyielding Resistance’ as Blackouts Grip Cuba

Joseph Quesada
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March 18, 2026
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel pushed back against the “almost daily” threats from the U.S. as President Donald Trump continues to suggest that he may “take” the Caribbean nation, vowing to meet the Trump administration’s efforts to cut off the country’s fuel supplies with “unyielding resistance.” “They intend to... announce plans to take over the country, […]
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JUICE🍊— 3.18.2026 — Uthmeier Announces 'House of Horrors' Arrest — Supreme Court Will Weigh in on Legal Status of Migrants — and More...

JUICE🍊— 3.18.2026 — Uthmeier Announces 'House of Horrors' Arrest — Supreme Court Will Weigh in on Legal Status of Migrants — and More...

Staff Report
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March 18, 2026
'House of Horrors': James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of Sanford Man for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of a Sanford man...READ MORE.   Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “Cuba's economy doesn't work. It has survived on subsidies from the Soviet Union and now from Venezuela. They don't get […]
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Last Squeeze🍊— 3.17.2026 — Collins Campaign Adds Latanya E. Peterson to Boost Grassroots Coalitions — Trump Scolds NATO Over Iran War — and More...

Last Squeeze🍊— 3.17.2026 — Collins Campaign Adds Latanya E. Peterson to Boost Grassroots Coalitions — Trump Scolds NATO Over Iran War — and More...

Daniel Molina
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March 17, 2026
Latanya E. Peterson Joins Collins Campaign as Senior Advisor for Grassroots Coalitions The campaign for Lt. Gov. Jay Collins announced Latanya E. Peterson will be joining his gubernatorial bid... READ MORE.         Gubernatorial Candidate David Jolly: "Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May endorse David Holly and compared his conversion to the Democratic Party […]
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Latanya E. Peterson Joins Collins Campaign as Senior Advisor for Grassroots Coalitions

Latanya E. Peterson Joins Collins Campaign as Senior Advisor for Grassroots Coalitions

Michael Costeines
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March 17, 2026
The campaign for Lt. Gov. Jay Collins announced Latanya E. Peterson will be joining his gubernatorial bid as Senior Advisor for Grassroots Coalitions in a statement this week. Peterson, who has made a career in national and Florida politics, brings "extensive experience in national political strategy, grassroots mobilization, and coalition development," according to the campaign. […]
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Trump Bashes NATO for Abstaining From the Iran War

Trump Bashes NATO for Abstaining From the Iran War

Joseph Quesada
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March 17, 2026
President Donald Trump announced in a post via Truth Social today that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has refused to partake in the current conflict between the U.S. and Iran. “The United States has been informed by most of our NATO 'Allies' that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against […]
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'House of Horrors': James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of Sanford Man for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material

'House of Horrors': James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of Sanford Man for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material

Michael Costeines
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March 17, 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of a Sanford man on 53 counts for allegedly possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), 46 counts for allegedly possessing AI-generated CSAM, and one count for allegedly possessing a child-like sex doll during a press conference in Orlando this week. According to the attorney general, Blake McKinniss, […]
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State Department Releases Joint Statement on the U.S.-Mongolia Annual Bilateral Consultation

State Department Releases Joint Statement on the U.S.-Mongolia Annual Bilateral Consultation

Joseph Quesada
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March 17, 2026
The U.S. State Department on Mar. 17 released a joint statement by the U.S. and Mongolian governments regarding the 17th Annual Bilateral Consultations between the two nations held in Ulaanbaatar. “Recognizing that Mongolia and the United States have a shared interest in global peace, freedom, democracy, and economic prosperity, the two sides expressed their continued […]
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Top Counterterrorism Official Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War

Top Counterterrorism Official Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War

Joseph Quesada
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March 17, 2026
Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned from his post over the current conflict in Iran, stating that he "cannot in good conscience" support the war. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful […]
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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Legal Status of Migrants

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Legal Status of Migrants

Joseph Quesada
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March 17, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s efforts to end legal protections under a program that has allowed people fleeing war and other humanitarian crises around the world to live and work in the U.S., including Haiti and Syria. The justices issued a brief order on Mar. 16 stating that they […]
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Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Overhaul

Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Overhaul

Joseph Quesada
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March 17, 2026
A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul to vaccine policy, including the childhood vaccine schedule and his restructuring of a key vaccine advisory committee. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Boston issued an opinion on Monday, March 16, 2026, siding with the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
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Local Government Transparency Bill Pushed by Blaise Ingoglia Lands on DeSantis's Desk

Local Government Transparency Bill Pushed by Blaise Ingoglia Lands on DeSantis's Desk

Michael Costeines
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March 17, 2026
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia praised the Florida Legislature for passing a bill establishing requirements for cities and counties to post their budgets and salaries online in an effort to increase transparency. CFO Ingoglia initially proposed the bill (HB 1329). Rep. Yvette Benarroch (R-Marco Island) sponsored the bill in the House, while  Sen. Nick […]
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JUICE🍊— 3.17.2026 — Osceola County Sheriff Endorses Jay Collins — Senate Republicans Target Polisario as Terrorist Organization — and More...

JUICE🍊— 3.17.2026 — Osceola County Sheriff Endorses Jay Collins — Senate Republicans Target Polisario as Terrorist Organization — and More...

Staff Report
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March 17, 2026
Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon Endorses Jay Collins for Governor Interim Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon announced his endorsement of Lt. Gov. Jay Collins for Florida governor... READ MORE.   Rep. Darren Soto: “We still face the reality that the Diaz-Canel Regime cannot be trusted. Hopefully it will lift their economy and move the Cuban […]
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Last Squeeze🍊— 3.16.2026 — GOP Candidates in FL 19D Race Tout 'Trumpiest' Platforms — Susie Wiles Diagnosed With Breast Cancer — and More...

Last Squeeze🍊— 3.16.2026 — GOP Candidates in FL 19D Race Tout 'Trumpiest' Platforms — Susie Wiles Diagnosed With Breast Cancer — and More...

Staff Report
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March 16, 2026
Republicans Running for Congress in Florida's 19th District Flex Their Trump, America First Bona Fides Mirror, Mirror on the political wall, who is the Trumpiest Republican candidate running for Congress... READ MORE.         Democratic Party of Florida Chair Nikki Fried: "Imagine a Governor candidate in the most diverse state in the nation […]
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Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon Endorses Jay Collins for Governor

Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon Endorses Jay Collins for Governor

Michael Costeines
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March 16, 2026
Interim Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon announced his endorsement of Lt. Gov. Jay Collins for Florida governor by praising his leadership as a public servant in a statement this week. “I have had the privilege of working alongside many dedicated public servants across our state,” Blackmon said in a video statement. "Leadership matters—especially in times […]
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