Florida Lawmakers

MIAMI LAKES – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) released a statement announcing Bill H.R. 672 has successfully passed through the House and is being brought to the Senate for further deliberation. The bill aims to give Miami Lakes a postal code, as it currently shares one with nearby Hialeah, causing issues regarding insurance rates, mail and […]

TALLAHASSEE—Blaise Ingoglia, a top ally to the governor and former chair of Florida's Republican Party, was sworn in as chief financial officer on Monday. Ingoglia, a former state senator, was sworn in by Florida Supreme Court Justice John Couriel in the state Capitol building. He was joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who appointed the Spring […]

TALLAHASSEE—State Sen. Jay Collins isn't ruling out a run for governor in 2026, because "why would you not" want to serve in Florida's top role? Collins spoke to reporters after Blaise Ingoglia, a leading ally to Gov. Ron DeSantis and former state senator, was officially sworn in as chief financial officer at a Monday ceremony […]

Israel and the United Nations (UN) are clashing over humanitarian aid distribution in the Gaza strip.  For months, Israel has directly organized and monitored humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza after substituting the UN’s Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).  GHF is financed by Israel, the US, and allies and was created […]

U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is calling for criminal prosecution and sweeping reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process, arguing that a false intelligence report led to the illegal surveillance of President Donald Trump. She appeared in an interview with FOX News claiming that officials lied under oath and produced falsified information […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Friday the state agency that constructed the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center without fully notifying local officials. He lauded the Florida Division of Emergency Management for not "twiddling their thumbs" and building the Everglades center in just eight days—even though local officials in Collier and Miami-Dade counties were still chasing down […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida Congressman Greg Steube (R) slams Congress, including 143 other Republican representatives, over their rejection of Steube’s Department of Defense Appropriations Act Amendment. Rep. Steube released a heated statement claiming Congress “just voted to continue sending your tax dollars to a terrorist harboring nation.” Steube continues his statement, claiming that the Lebanese […]

The Liberian government is reportedly disenchanted with a recently signed infrastructure deal that US state department officials allegedly endorsed. As reported by The Floridian’s Javier Manjarres, certain US government officials lobbied for Liberia to sign a commercial agreement with US-based Ivanhoe Atlantic, formerly known as High Power Exploration (HPX). U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, […]

The US Treasury has announced new sanctions against the Venezuelan ‘Tren de Aragua’ gang.  Tren de Aragua began its criminal operations inside Venezuela’s porous jail system and eventually grew its operations across Latin America and the whole globe.  Today, Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s largest gang with an estimated 5,000 members and has recently been […]

TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Supreme Court sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday in a landmark congressional redistricting case, ruling that the U.S. Constitution outweighs a citizen-led state amendment adopted in 2010. The 5 to 1 decision marks the latest chapter in a years-long debate over racial discrimination and racial gerrymandering stemming from a DeSantis-created congressional map in […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bill to ban immigration from countries with laws requiring their citizens to cooperate with foreign intelligence services.  Senator Scott claimed the bill is motivated by reports that countries, like China, target the US through pernicious intelligence gathering efforts.  “Communist China”, said Scott, “is not just our competitor, they are our […]

The US government is working to contain an escalating confrontation between Syria and Israel. Recently, the Syrian security forces clashed with the Druze minority in southern Syria.  Syria is undergoing a political transition following President al-Assad’s forced departure from the country after rebel forces took control of the country.   Since then, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that no worldly—or unworldly—circumstances could convince him to make state Sen. Joe Gruters Florida's next chief financial officer. Not even undead George Washington. "If George Washington rose from the dead and came back and tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'Will you appoint Joe Gruters CFO?' My response would […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis picked state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia on Thursday to be Florida's new chief financial officer, bypassing Donald Trump's endorsed candidate ahead of the 2026 race. By elevating Ingoglia, 54, to the post instead of Trump candidate state Sen. Joe Gruters, the Florida governor has kicked off what will likely be a vicious proxy […]

MIAMI – Florida Democratic Representatives Darren Soto, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Maxwell Frost, and Jared Moskowitz, along with a bipartisan Florida legislative delegation, launched an investigation into inhumane conditions at the newly opened detention center in the Everglades. The detention center referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz” has been a controversial topic among many, with Rep. Soto […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (R), alongside 20 other House members, introduced a new and improved version of the DIGNITY Act. Dubbed the “Dignity Act of 2025,” the bill boldly reforms immigration by building on the foundation of the “Dignity Act of 2023.” At the press conference where Rep. Salazar introduced the […]

Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner told Ron DeSantis that he wants to run for governor, according to two sources familiar with the race. Renner, now on the state's higher education governing board, told DeSantis earlier this month his plans for a gubernatorial bid in 2026. If he runs, Renner would challenge Rep. Byron Donalds […]

Former Republican Representative and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has begun Senate confirmation hearings for his nomination to become the US’s next ambassador to the United Nations (UN).  UN Ambassador appointee Mike Waltz, a former Green Beret, is known for his hardline policy approach to countries hostile to the US. President Donald Trump appointed Waltz to the UN […]