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President Joe Biden’s administration has yet to weigh in on the political crisis unfolding in South Korea, where President Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law after he claimed progressive political parties were threatening the Korean constitution. This is a developing story. Yoon declared martial law, claiming the move was intended to "crush anti-state forces that […]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister has withdrawn himself from consideration for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator position. He was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump for the DEA job on November 30. At the time, Sheriff Chronister described the appointment as the "honor of a lifetime" but withdrew, stating that "there is more work to […]
Ted Cruz May not Vote to Confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State? WASHINGTON— After being tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio may have a hard time being confirmed by the U.S. Senate if Texas Senator Ted Cruz decides to withhold his support ...MUST READ Debbie Wasserman Schultz-RFK […]
WASHINGTON— After being tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio may have a hard time being confirmed by the U.S. Senate if Texas Senator Ted Cruz decides to withhold his support. Do Senators Cruz and Rubio have a beef? The issue may lie with Sen. Rubio’s refusal […]
MIAMI - Miami Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera announced on Tuesday that county commissioners have officially ratified a resolution from the City of Hialeah to co-designate Palm Avenue as "President Donald J. Trump Avenue" after President Donald Trump. "President Donald J. Trump Avenue is official in Miami-Dade County! Today, we ratified the City of […]
As Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (R) prepare to head the agency, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds (R) is certain that DOGE will clear out government "waste."
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) appeared on "The Ingraham Angle" on Fox News to discuss President Joe Biden's (D) recent decision to pardon his son, Hunter, but also shared his thoughts on former Pam Bondi's appointment for U.S. Attorney General under President-elect Donald Trump's (R) incoming administration. Bondi served as Florida's Attorney General during former Governor Rick Scott's tenure […]
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) appeared on "The Ingraham Angle" on Fox News to discuss President Joe Biden's (D) recent decision to pardon his son, Hunter, for all federal crimes from January 1, 2014, to December 1, 2024. This move grants legal absolution against any alleged crimes, such as Hunter's involvement with Ukrainian businesses (in a […]
Despite the opposition, Republicans in office are rallying behind the idea of abolishing the Education Department.
China is supposedly studying Russia's ability to dodge Western sanctions ahead of a theoretical invasion of Taiwan. However, Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) suggested in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Big Money Show that it was nothing more than "saber-rattling," both because of differing economic circumstances between China and Russia and because President-elect Donald Trump […]
Despite pressures from the state Surgeon General and the future Health and Human Services Secretary, Florida's capital city has no plan to follow the lead of central Florida cities and remove fluoride from its tap water. At least, that's what Tallahassee city spokesperson Alison Faris told The Floridian soon after state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo implored communities […]
A recent op-ed by economist and gun activist John Lott for the Daily Caller suggested the Biden-Harris Administration has enabled crime spikes through their open border policies, and the reality of its impact could be worse than reported. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed the article in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, viciously condemning […]
President-elect Donald Trump has issued stern warnings against terrorist group Hamas, warning they will face severe consequences if hostages they have been holding since October 7th, 2023, are not released. President Trump's comments come after Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel that was reportedly partly brokered by Trump. Trump, criticizing the "all talk, […]
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to block the sale of US Steel to Japanese steel manufacturer Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). NSC and US Steel closed the sale of the latter to the former on December 2023. According to US Steel, NSC will pay $55.00 per share, representing an equity value of approximately $14.1 billion plus […]
Congressional Shake-Up in Florida After President Donald Trump tapped Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz to lead his incoming administration, the two congressional vacancies that were created threw Florida politics into unchartered political waters, but that stir-up was short-lived because the President-elect endorsed two candidates in those respective districts and ended the drama. But is […]
President-elect Donald Trump (R) has sent a stern message to Hamas and all other terrorist organizations demanding the hostages from the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel be released before he assumes office on January 20. In a social media post on Truth Social, President-elect Trump said the conversations surrounding the hostages have been “all […]
In one of his last acts as President, Joe Biden (D) pardoned his son, Hunter, much to the outrage of Republicans, including Representative Cory Mills (R-FL), who discussed the pardoning in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First, suggesting Biden's previous insistence he would not pardon Hunter was because "He thought that his influence […]
Florida Rep. Carlos Giménez (R) criticized the presidential pardon, admitting that President Biden is "a pathological liar."
