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Reports have now revealed that Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who orchestrated the October 7th terrorist attacks against Israel has been killed.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the anti-Israel group "Unity of Fields." This group, according to Sen. Rubio, should be investigated as a possible domestic terrorist organization as it has aligned and declared its allegiance toward other groups such as Hamas, Islamic […]
Responding to the mayor's assessment, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters derided her comments, backing President Trump's immigration policy.
The Biden-Harris Administration is suing the state of Virginia for attempting to remove non-citizens from its voter rolls, prompting Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to introduce a bill ensuring that states have the right to clean their voter rolls at any time. On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of […]
Amid a raging war in the Middle East, tense relations with the Jewish community, and weeks before the election, Democrat Chair Nikki Fried and Republican Chair Evan Power are rushing to spin the Jacksonville Mayor's anti-Trump "concentration camp" remarks to their own advantage. How? By accusing one another of ignoring or inciting antisemitism. "Unlike Republicans […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday claimed that eliminating fossil fuels would cause the country to "collapse" as he blamed the media for propagating policy driven by "climate ideology" as part of an allegedly dishonest agenda. This is only the Governor's latest attack on climate change. He scoffs at reporters' suggestions that it can cause worse […]
The City of Doral and its politics have managed to stay out of the limelight, and for the most part, been able to stay out of any political drama until the 2024 election cycle. When Doral Mayor Christi Fraga (R) and other city council members, including Rafael Pinyero, all voted in favor of a pro-Hamas […]
Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R) and California Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) are leading a bipartisan effort to simplify visa processing.
US conservative lawmakers are joining a lawsuit challenging new regulations from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA, at the direction of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the highway system and set declining […]
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump participated in parallel Fox News interviews last night. Both were pressed on controversial campaign issues, previous statements, and their official records while in office. Vice President Harris was interviewed by Brett Baier in a one-on-one interview while President Trump hosted a town hall moderated by Harris […]
In August, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sought any correspondence within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as "border czar," which was blocked by Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams. As a result, Rep. Gaetz has renewed his original request and the correspondence between DHS and Sams to block it. "I […]
Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s government has been accused by the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuelan Human Rights violations of committing crimes against humanity. Following Dictator Maduro’s defeat in July’s presidential elections, Maduro has directed his government to persecute political opponents employing a series of criminal and violent tactics. According to the UN’s report, […]
DeSantis, Rubio, and Scott Continue Hurricane Recovery Efforts Clean-up as a result of Hurricane Milton making landfall continues in Central Florida. According to Governor Ron DeSantis, an “all hands on deck” effort continues as local and state government agencies continue to help Floridians recover from the storm. Taking time off from setting up speed traps […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced a bill alongside Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), and other co-sponsors to restore $20 billion in funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. This move from Sen. Rubio comes after Department of […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was the subject of a criminal complaint to the Florida Bar related to the claims he engaged in sex trafficking and activity with a minor, which the Bar recently dismissed because Rep. Gaetz has not been proven or convicted of a crime. The criminal complaint against the Florida Congressman was filed […]
MIAMI - Miami-Dade Democratic sheriff candidate James Reyes and Republican sheriff candidate Rosie-Cordero Stutz engaged in a lively debate on Tuesday, including on the issue of candidate experience as voters decide who will be the county's first top cop in nearly 60 years. Off the bat, moderator Jim Defede pressed Reyes' lack of experience, including […]
Florida Republicans' only Jewish lawmaker, Rep. Randy Fine, wants to strike state funding for the Jacksonville Mayor's administration after she suggested Donald Trump would create "concentration camps" to handle illegal immigration. A staunch pro-Israel advocate and leading Trump ally, Rep. Fine blasted Mayor Donna Deegan, a Democrat, for her "disgusting" and "antisemitic" comments that he […]
The group behind Florida's proposed abortion rights amendment filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming First Amendment violations against Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration after a state agency threatened to criminally charge TV stations airing the campaign's allegedly "dangerous" pro-abortion ad. Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group who got the pro-abortion Amendment 4 on the ballot, slammed the state […]
