Florida Lawmakers

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced that it added Casey Askar, the Republican congressional challenger for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District (FL CD 22), to its 2026 'MAGA Majority' program. “A veteran, successful businessman, and job creator, Trump-backed Casey Askar is ready to fight and win for South Florida in Congress,” NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole […]

Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez called out the United Kingdom (UK), France, and Canada for their recent economic effort against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. “UK, France, and Canada are engaging in reckless pro-Hamas, [Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions] policies against the Jewish State of Israel — which directly impacts American businesses,” Congressman Gimenez wrote […]

Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) is urging Florida residents to take precautions against mosquito-borne illnesses as cases rise statewide. “PSA: Florida Health officials are warning residents as locally acquired dengue cases rise across Tampa Bay,” Congresswoman Luna wrote on X. “As of September 1, [2026], 33 locally acquired cases have been reported in the Tampa […]

President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with certain U.S. trading partners if the Federal Reserve didn’t lower interest rates. “LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supreme Court, in its ridiculous and very costly Tariff decision, strongly acknowledged, ‘the President’ has an absolute […]

Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) announced she will be introducing a companion bill to Sen. Ashley Moody’s (R-Fla.) recent mail-in ballot legislation. The “Ballots by Election Day Act” – originally introduced by Sen. Moody on July 15, 2026 – seeks to amend the “Help America Vote Act of 2002.” “This is something that we’ve done in […]

Scott Singer, the former Boca Raton Mayor and Republican contender for Florida’s 25th Congressional District (FL CD 25), has been endorsed by the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC). “As a Jewish Republican and longtime member of Republican Jewish Coalition leadership, I am deeply honored to receive the organization’s endorsement,” Singer expressed. “For years, the RJC has […]

The U.S. House of Representatives recently adopted a resolution to denounce socialism “in all its forms,” including the Democratic Socialist of America (DSA). Eight House Democrats crossed party lines to join Republicans in favor of the resolution’s approval, resulting in a vote of 220-192. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Darren Soto (D-Fla.) were among the […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. will begin an effort to sanction the Nicaraguan government amid the dictatorial regime’s effort to undermine democracy in the country. “Yesterday the Murillo-Ortega's National Assembly gutted what was left of Nicaragua’s democracy in the second constitutional rewrite in two years,” Secretary Rubio wrote on X. In […]

With just two months to go till the 2026 Midterm General Election, President Donald Trump has issued his endorsements for Florida’s Republican congressional challengers. President Trump announced his endorsements for: Ryan Elijah (FL CD 7) Casey Askar (FL CD 22) Scott Singer (FL CD 25) Mike Beltran (FL CD 14) Dan Green (FL CD 9) […]

Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) celebrated the passage of her bipartisan and bicameral bill that ensures safety from inmate sexual abuse and misconduct against prison staff. “I am incredibly proud to see the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act head to the President’s desk and become one step closer to being a law,” Rep. Lee said. The […]

Social media platform X recently discovered that hundreds of thousands of fake accounts on its platform, controlled by U.S. foreign adversaries, were involved in attempting to manipulate American public opinion. “The X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations,” the X Global Government Affairs account wrote. “We identified […]

Congressman Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced a bill aimed at pushing back against abortion-related information being openly accessible in public school settings. The School Health and Instructional Environment Limits and Disclosure (SHIELD) Act aims to bar abortion providers and their subsidiaries from distributing or disseminating information related to those services to students on K-12 school property […]

A state grand jury found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” taxpayer money from a $67 million Medicaid settlement after $10 million from the agreement was “donated” to Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida charity. “Within days, the $10,000,000 was transferred to other organizations for political purposes because money was spent on a political campaign and […]

Governor Ron DeSantis announced the official rollout of the Coalition for Operational Readiness in Education, or CORE, at Florida International University Wednesday afternoon. According to the press release announcing the rollout, "CORE, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative, will strengthen and modernize the emergency management industry through strategic partnerships with colleges, universities, training institutes, government agencies, and […]

Country music icon and humanitarian hero Dolly Parton, 80, passed away on Aug. 25, 2026, “after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer.” The prolific singer-songwriter and philanthropist’s sudden death was widely recognized across the country, including the White House, the DeSantis administration, and several Florida lawmakers. Florida Senators React To Parton's Death “Anne and […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of an Ohio man for threatening to kill Congressman Randy Fine (R-Fla.) and his family. According to the criminal complaint, 26-year-old Alex Justin Miller of Columbus, Ohio, was charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure after sending Rep. Fine a threat to kill via e-mail. […]

In an effort to hold the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua accountable for its oppressive rule, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (R-Fla.) has called for Nicaragua to be removed from the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). “The murderous dictatorship in Nicaragua will have to face the maximum consequences for its countless crimes against humanity,” Rep. […]

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is calling on Congress to “step up” and help Americans achieve the ‘American Dream,’ urging lawmakers to pass a series of bills to cut ‘red tape’ obstructing small businesses from flourishing. “The American dream runs on jobs,” Sen. Scott affirmed, demanding that Congress give entrepreneurs “the space they need to create […]