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After naming him his Lt. Governor, will Gov. Ron DeSantis endorse Lt. Governor Jay Collins in the 2026 Republican gubernatorial race against Rep. Bryon Donalds, a Trump endorsee? Collins is said to be aggressively doing the calculus on what a gubernatorial run would look like for him, but where will the money come? That is […]
DeSantis Announces Second Illegal Alien Detention Facility Named 'Deportation Depot' Gov. Ron DeSantis is adding another illegal alien detention facility to Florida's repertoire, this time named "Deportation Depot," as the state continues to find ways to expedite migrants ...READ MORE Secretary Marco Rubio: is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on several African, Cuban, and Grenadian […]
Florida has been named the sixth-best state to live in across the United States, according to a study from WalletHub. Fittingly, the Sunshine State was helped out by its quality of life in the rankings. For its findings, WalletHub analyzed all 50 states based on five key categories - affordability, economy, education and health, quality […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is spearheading a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Kessler urging the blacklisting of the Chinese Institute of Forensic Science (IFS), arguing that the agency is part of China's espionage efforts. Sen. Scott began the letter by thanking Kessler for his "ongoing efforts to protect American values and national security," […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis is adding another illegal alien detention facility to Florida's repertoire, this time named "Deportation Depot," as the state continues to find ways to expedite migrants from the country. The detention center follows Florida's other processing facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," located in the Everglades. The governor announced the new facility will be […]
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Florida Congressman Byron Donalds (R) has motioned to reintroduce the D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act. The bill addresses juvenile crime by lowering D.C.'s definition of a “youth” from 24 years old to under 18, resulting in individuals […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced in a post to X (formerly Twitter) that the Russian government has agreed to release the Soviet Union's files on Lee Harvey Oswald, discussing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. "After meeting with the Russian Ambassador a few weeks ago, I […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued an emergency rule classifying isolated and/or concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) as a Schedule I controlled substance in the state. The filing, effective immediately, will make it illegal to sell, possess, or distribute any isolated or concentrated form of 7-OH in Florida. “Due to the danger posed to the public, […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) have introduced a bicameral bill giving flexibility to sturgeon farmers. For additional context, several species of sturgeon are listed as endangered due to overfishing for caviar, meat, and other products, or populations have been reduced due to waterway construction and pollution in their native habitats. However, […]
Trump Admin Continues Pushing Back Against Castro Regime Florida Republican Rep. María Elvira-Salazar praised the Trump administration as it moves to impose visa restrictions on several government officials complicit in the Cuban regime’s labor export program....READ MORE Casey DeSantis— Serving in Congress should mean serving the people, not your stock portfolio. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna —I’ve seen After meeting with […]
Representative Aaron Bean's (R-FL) TRACE Act has gained traction in Congress after Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a companion version of the bill in the Senate. The TRACE Act, short for the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act, requires K-12 schools to notify parents of how and where foreign funding affects their […]
Matthew "Matt" Walsh has been appointed as Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the governor's office announced on Tuesday. A 28-year-old law enforcement professional, Walsh is currently Deputy Executive Director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), leading Public Safety Command. The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is a state agency […]
Florida Republican Rep. María Elvira-Salazar praised the Trump administration as it moves to impose visa restrictions on several government officials complicit in the Cuban regime’s labor export program. Rep. Salazar has been an outspoken critic of the Cuban regime, calling Cuban doctors involved with the labor export program “Modern-Day Slaves.” “I’ve been calling this out […]
I Spy With My Little Eye a Miami-Dade Billboard Criticizes Secretary Rubio, Reps. Gimenez and Diaz-Balart Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally named his second-in-command. A billboard located in Miami-Dade County is slamming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Florida U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Mario Diaz-Balart...READ MORE Jay Collins: Our state doesn’t just support law enforcement with words, […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis, flanked by new Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, awarded recruitment bonuses to law enforcement personnel as part of the state’s law enforcement officer recruitment bonus program during a press conference in Tampa on Wednesday. To show his support for law enforcement, the governor handed out $5,000 checks to 40 Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office […]
A billboard located in Miami-Dade County is slamming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Florida U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Mario Diaz-Balart for betraying the local immigrant community in the face of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. According to the sign, the billboard is paid for by Keep Them Honest Inc., an organization […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) responded to claims that military recruitment among women is declining in a post to X (formerly Twitter), saying, "There's a reason why female service member recruitment is at all-time high." Rep. Luna shared an article from Fox News in a second post, which found that 23,985 women enlisted in the […]
He says he is qualified for the job, and that he would garner enough support from Republican voters if he ran, but will newly-appointed Lt. Governor Jay Collins run against Rep. Byron Donalds in the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary race? The answer is a big maybe. Probably. Collins was one of DeSantis' big allies in […]
