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Miami Republicans to Meet to Oust Embattled Secretary Over Racist and Antisemitic Group Chat The Miami-Dade Republican Executive Committee will be holding a special election to potentially oust its disgraced Secretary Abel Alexander Carvajal... READ MORE. Congressional Candidate Scott Singer: "In Congress, I will support legislation banning American schools and universities […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a civil investigation into Discord, a popular online gaming app, for its complicity in allegedly allowing child predators to interact with minors on its platform. "It's clear that predators see a safe haven on the Discord app. They believe that they are protected, and it might be harder for […]
Department of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee today, where she answered questions regarding a lack of intelligence briefings on foreign threats to the current 2026 midterm elections. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) opened the congressional hearings involving the Trump administration’s top national security officials’ testimonies, expressing his outrage. […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is currently testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee amid his confirmation hearing. During the hearing, Mullin urged the Committee to fund DHS. The department is currently shut down as Democrats call for immigration enforcement reform. “My friends, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dan Franzese Chides Lois Frankel's 'Total Betrayal of the Public Trust' Over Alleged Insider Trading
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
'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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
