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Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) praised the passage of the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, saying, "I'm grateful for President Trump's and Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership in the passage of this pro-military, pro-veteran legislation." As Rep. Patronis's press release described, $452 billion is directed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), […]
Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) is touting her ‘Dignity Act’ on the heels of the Supreme Court’s recent decision temporarily permitting President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship ban for illegal immigrants. President Trump’s ‘Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship’ order exempts children born to illegal immigrants from citizenship rights. The executive order symbolizes the zenith […]
Environmental Groups Sue ICE, Miami-Dade Over 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Facility Environmental protection groups filed suit against state and federal immigration authorities on Friday to block construction on the new "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility...READ MORE FL AG James Uthmeier: "Great visit with Sheriff Lemma and his team in Seminole County. Florida’s sheriffs are leading the way […]
Environmental protection groups filed suit against state and federal immigration authorities on Friday to block construction on the new "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity, two non-profits dedicated to environmental protection. […]
Florida's new Senate Democratic Leader, Lori Berman, sent a Friday letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis comparing the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center to a "makeship prison camp" that may violate the U.S. Constitution. Berman, hastily elected to lead Senate Democrats in the hours after Sen. Jason Pizzo suddenly abandoned the role and quit the party, referred […]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently ordered the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in an effort to purportedly take “the politics out of ship naming.” The USNS Milk was ordered to be named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk during former President Barack Obama’s administration. Milk, whose homosexual tendencies […]
Florida congressional leaders celebrated the 10th anniversary Thursday of the legalization of gay marriage in the U.S., which happened on June 26, 2015. Marking the anniversary included Democrat U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz. "Today marks 10 years since the Obergefell decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide," Moskowitz said. "This was a historic step forward, and it’s a […]
U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, (D-FL), forcefully pushed back on what he described as growing antisemitism occurring both in Congress and online during an interview with The Floridian. Rep. Moskowitz warns that anti-semitic congressmen are weaponizing such narratives to divide American society and undermine democratic institutions. “If you want to start dividing a society, if you […]
Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) criticized the lack of transparency surrounding the Justice40 Initiative in a recent House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing, describing it as "eye-opening, and unfortunately not in a positive way." The Justice40 Initiative, implemented by the Biden Administration, is a program that requires 40% of the benefits from federal climate programs […]
Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) recently warned Honduran officials against manipulating results in the country’s upcoming presidential elections. Honduras is governed by the progressive ‘Libertad y Refundación’ Party (LIBRE), led by President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya. While Honduras’s presidential elections are scheduled for November 2025, candidates challenging LIBRE complained of questionable election counts in the primaries […]
Fine Wants All Illegal Aliens Deported From the United States Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) did not mince words about illegal aliens in a recent interview with The Floridian, saying, "I want every illegal Alien to be deported...READ MORE Rep. Randy Fine—So Obamacare can be created through reconciliation but not changed through it? Ridiculous. Republicans […]
Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) did not mince words about illegal aliens in a recent interview with The Floridian, saying, "I want every illegal to be deported." "Everything they have done since they have come here is fruit of the poisonous tree," Rep. Fine added. "They should not have come here in the first place. They broke […]
DeSantis Announces New College Accreditation Board Challenging Education's 'Woke Cartels' Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida will partner with five out-of-state university systems to create a new college accreditation board, challenging higher education’s...READ MORE Rep. Darren Soto: "We welcomed @AARP Florida to Washington to discuss our ongoing efforts to protect Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, nursing home care, […]
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) mocked New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, comparing him to the character Zohan from Adam Sandler's 2008 comedy film You Don't Mess with the Zohan. "I cannot believe that New York is about to elect Adam Sandler, the hairdresser, as mayor […]
The cause of death for a 49-year-old Canadian citizen detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami is under investigation, the federal agency revealed Thursday. Johnny Noviello was pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department at 1:36 p.m. on Monday, 42 minutes after staff at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Detention Center found him […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida will partner with five out-of-state university systems to create a new college accreditation board, challenging higher education’s “woke cartels.” DeSantis’s comments came at a Florida Atlantic University press conference, where he revealed his plans for the new Commission for Public Higher Education. He claimed that this new accreditor […]
In Florida, dependable energy isn’t just a convenience; it’s a lifeline. In a state prone to extreme weather, reliable power during and after storms is vital to the well-being of our communities and to the health of our economy. At Tampa Electric, we prepare year-round for hurricane season with proactive measures, such as routinely inspecting […]
The US Treasury Department recently announced new sanctions against Mexican banks allegedly helping cartels finance and profit from their criminal activities. Specifically, Treasury is sanctioning the banks for assisting Mexican gangs to launder profits gained through fentanyl trafficking. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identified three Mexico-based financial institutions “as being of primary money laundering […]
