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SACHS MEDIA POLL: Florida Voters Would Approve Property Tax Amendment on November Ballot A vast majority of Florida voters would green light a measure to... READ MORE. Senator Ashley Moody: "In the U.S. Senate, I am leading the charge to protect Floridian tax dollars." Rep. Neal Dunn: "When the people of FL-02 sent me […]
A new poll conducted by David Jay Wolfson on behalf of the Jay Collins campaign has the lieutenant governor picking up significant steam against frontrunner Byron Donalds in the governor's race with the Republican primary less than six weeks away. Results of the poll are below: Byron Donalds: 37% Jay Collins 20% James Fishback 9% […]
Top Conservative Group CPAC Endorses 'Proven Conservative' Casey Askar for Congress The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) has weighed in on the... READ MORE. Gubernatorial Candidate David Jolly: "A true lion in Florida politics. A friend to so many, including his foes. Jack Latvala will be dearly missed." Rep. Byron Donalds: […]
A vast majority of Florida voters would green light a measure to slash property taxes under a proposed constitutional amendment on November's general election ballot if it were held today, according to a Sachs Media poll. The survey, when respondents were shown through the "Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes" amendment, found 64% of […]
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has announced his withdrawal as Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus, citing their hostility to Israel. 'Political Grandstanding Over Moral Clarity' In a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Rep. Gimenez accused him of having "repeatedly chosen political grandstanding over moral clarity" in one of the most turbulent […]
Jared Moskowitz Fights to Block Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was among 17 Democratic lawmakers cosigning a... READ MORE. Senator Ashley Moody: "Florida has been waiting on essential disaster assistance funds for hurricane recovery since 2017." Rep. Byron Donalds: "Faith and freedom are at the very heart of why I am running […]
Paul Renner Repeats Call for Fox News Debate to Challenge Byron Donalds Florida gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner (R) doubled down on... READ MORE. Senator Ashley Moody: "I fought and won in court as Attorney General of Florida to hold back the insane policies Biden's autopenning handlers rammed down America's throat to […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is calling on Congress to pass several bills that seek to crack down on scammers “who defraud and exploit Americans.” “Whether it’s in the form of phone calls or sophisticated cybercrime, scammers are running rampant through our country,” Sen. Scott warned. “Criminals are weaponizing new technologies like artificial intelligence to swindle […]
Rep. Meg Weinberger (R-Palm Beach Gardens) shared she has been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) for re-election to House District 94 through a social media post this week. “Florida needs leaders who don’t back down from a fight, and Meg Weinberger is one of them," Mast said. "Meg is a conservative who understands […]
Florida gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner (R) doubled down on his call for Fox News to host a governor's debate to get Congressman and lead opponent Byron Donalds on stage and in front of the cameras ahead of the Aug. 18 primary in an exclusive interview with The Floridian. "Look, if Byron thinks he's the right […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the conviction of a Georgia woman on racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and fraud charges for her involvement in defrauding several popular off-price retailers, including for over $50,000 in Florida, through a press statement this week. According to the attorney general, Santina Green, also known as Santina Hill, pled […]
In a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) suggested that Democrats are showing their true colors by embracing socialism. The Context Substitute host David Asman played a clip from a recent interview with conservative pundit Joel Pollak, where he suggested that the Democrats' embrace of socialism is "changing the contours […]
A federal appeals court struck down parts of Florida’s “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (WOKE) Act,” deeming the law’s effort to censor public higher-education instruction a violation of the First Amendment. The 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld a district court’s preliminary injunction against the bill, calling […]
Byron Donalds Mocks James Fishback: 'He's in Single Digits and He's not Real' Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) threw a... READ MORE. Senator Ashley Moody: "Florida is the launchpad for America’s future in space—but our infrastructure must keep pace." Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Renner: "David Jolly admitted he voted for Andrew Gillum […]
Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was among 17 Democratic lawmakers cosigning a letter voicing opposition to the Trump Administration's apparent plan to reintegrate the Republic of Turkey (Turkiye) into the F-35 program as Ankara hosts the NATO Summit this week. Context In late June, President Donald Trump said that Turkish President Recep Erdogan could expect a […]
Republican Congressional Candidates Hope Endorsements Will Help Them Win on Election Day With absentee ballots about to drop in Florida... READ MORE. Rep. Darren Soto: "Grateful to join Embrace Families at Main Street High School's Community Food Distribution event. It’s an honor to be part of a community that makes a […]
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) announced it has not sanctioned any special election U.S. Senate or gubernatorial debate following the August primary for the general election despite multiple reports of dates set for both races in October at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). "To be clear: the Republican Party of Florida has not sanctioned or […]
The Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (IALDF) filed a lawsuit alleging that the Trump administration has been sharing confidential information of Iranian asylum seekers with the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the complaint, the IALDF alleges that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of State began […]
