Florida Legislature

President Donald Trump and Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein recently met alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other diplomats at the White House.  King Abdullah lauded President Trump, claiming he was confident the latter could bring “peace and prosperity” to the Middle East.  "I truly believe, with all the challenges that we have […]

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -  House Republican Michael "Mike" Caruso (R-Delray Beach)  applauded state lawmakers this week for working on two illegal immigration bills and a memorial during the special session that likely ends a combative political gridlock with Gov. Ron DeSantis. "Major victory on the illegal immigration bill!  This is a huge win for Florida […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Speaker of the House  Daniel Perez addressed House lawmakers this week over his public feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis on how the state should handle illegal immigration. "Governor, we have gotten to know one another better in the last three weeks than in the last six years. I'm looking forward to […]

Republican Lawmaker Introduces Bipartisan Bills Against Child Sex Dolls and Exploitation Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is introducing two bipartisan bills to crack down on human trafficking and sexual exploitation, especially of children and bans child sex dolls....READ MORE   Debbie Wasserman Schultz-As some servicemembers live in moldy housing, Trump’s millionaire Defense Secretary wastes $50K in […]

President Donald Trump increased pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal with the US that would feature an exchange of rare earth metals for military support during a recent interview with FOX News.  President Trump complained the US was providing an outsized amount of aid to Ukraine compared to other European countries and NATO allies.  […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -Sen. Nick DiCeglie (R-Indian Rocks Beach) filed SB 608 Tuesday to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" under Florida Statutes. The proposed legislation would specifically ensure "all official state documents, maps, and references reflect the designation Gulf of America." “Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, we have the […]

TALLAHASSEE—After weeks of ferocious infighting among Florida Republicans, the rift in the GOP Legislature appears to be closing as both factions touted new anti-illegal immigration legislation during the third special session of the year. The conciliatory three-bill package, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters—who also carried the controversial TRUMP Act—is a compromise between proposals from Gov. […]

Florida Republican lawmakers are denouncing the prosecution of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on corruption charges.  President Uribe is charged with bribery and witness tampering in the first prosecution of a former president in Colombia’s history.  Uribe’s prosecution has been promoted by Socialist President Gustavo Petro, whose sped up prosecutorial processes. Republicans, who have frequently […]

A bipartisan group of Jewish lawmakers is demanding Gov. Ron DeSantis rescind his university appointment of an embattled professor with a history of allegedly antisemitic and anti-women comments. DeSantis should pick someone other than Scott Yenor, a former Boise State University professor, to sit on the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, the Jewish […]

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the firing of its chief financial officer, Mary Comans after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found the agency had spent $59 million to house illegal immigrants in luxury hotel accommodations in New York City. Lawmakers have been critical of the egregious spending, praising the […]

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Speaker Daniel Perez and Sen. Ben Albritton have finally come to their senses and appear to be on the same page over passing strong, not-so-weak, illegal immigration legislation. Both sides called the other's immigration bill and proposal "weak." Through Rep. Mike Caruso, the sole "No" vote […]

President Donald Trump has announced the dismissal of military academies’ boards of visitors and that he will be selecting a new slate of individuals to compose each advisory body.  President Trump made the announcement via Truth Social, where he claimed military academies have been corrupted by “Woke Leftist Ideologues.” “Our Service Academies have been infiltrated […]

Florida Senator Blaise Ingoglia, a top ally to the governor, filed a new bill Monday criminally punishing Floridians who use artificial intelligence systems to detect firearms in most public areas. Ingoglia, a potential candidate for Chief Financial Officer, filed SB 562 weeks after Daytona Beach voted to buy artificial intelligence (AI) software designed to equip […]

Following in California's anti-chemical footsteps, a new Florida bill filed Monday would ban restaurants from selling food containing certain dyes or harmful substances. All nine additives Republican Sen. Jonathan Martin listed as forbidden in his new bill, SB 560, are banned in some or all of the European Union. The only two fully outlawed by […]

Elon Musk has announced that the Department of Government Efficiency found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spent $59 Million last week to house illegal immigrants in New York City.  Late last January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order creating the FEMA Review Council to optimize FEMA’s spending and management and terminate any […]

Moments after Air Force One crossed into international waters this past Sunday, as it flew President Donald Trump to Super Bowl LIX, the President signed a proclamation officially declaring the first-ever Gulf of America Day. President Trump said during his proclamation signing that the event was “even bigger than the Super Bowl.” Happy Super Bowl […]

US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has penned a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr urging the latter to use his authority to prevent the airing of commercials from Chinese companies like Temu during the upcoming super bowl.  The super bowl is set to be disputed between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Senate Democrat Barbara Sharief (D-Davie) recently filed a bill in the state legislature that would designate making a false criminal report due to personal bias a hate crime. Under SB 406, a person would be accused of a hate crime if they intentionally select a person based on their "race, color, religion, […]