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Florida Congressional candidate Scott Singer (R) touted his "America First" approach as the former Mayor of Boca Raton in a pitch to voters to win the District 23 election through a campaign video released this week. "The leader of the America First Mayors' Council, Scott Singer, has championed President Trump's America First policies right here […]
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has introduced legislation preventing energy price gouging during times of war. The recent war with Iran, which is currently in the middle of a two-week ceasefire, has caused energy prices to skyrocket thanks to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil tanker passage. Due to the surge in […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the recovery of $5.4 million in cryptocurrency for victims in a "romance-turned-investment scam" from six Florida counties and Massachusetts while speaking in Ocala this week. The return, led by the Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit (CFEU) with assistance from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, is the largest amount of crypto […]
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) is celebrating the passage of her Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act into law, which allows Holocaust survivors and their descendants the opportunity to recover plundered cultural artifacts. The HEAR Act modifies existing laws so that claims of stolen art are decided on their merits rather than dismissed on legal technical grounds. Throughout […]
Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) decisively affirmed his commitment to stopping illegal immigration in the United States while addressing a question The Floridian posed to him during a campaign stop in Coconut Creek. The response came after an edited video appeared to show Rep. Donalds endorsing a pathway to citizenship for illegals […]
DeSantis Says Everglades Reservoir Project is Five Years Ahead of Schedule Gov. Ron DeSantis announced all federally funded contracts for the Everglades Agricultural Area... READ MORE. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar: "Evangelical and Catholic Christians: this immigration crisis has already reached our churches." Rep. Gus Bilirakis: "I love hearing stories throughout our community about how the […]
Byron Donalds Dismissed Edited Immigration Video of Him, Says his GOP Opponents are 'Losing Big' (VIDEO) During a campaign stop at the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter, Republican gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Byron Donalds was asked about a recent edited video making the rounds on social media where it appears he gave […]
COCONUT CREEK—During a campaign stop at the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter, Republican gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Byron Donalds was asked about a recent edited video making the rounds on social media where it appears he gave a full-throated endorsement for a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens, and illegal immigration. "I […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced all federally funded contracts for the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir project have been executed five years ahead of schedule while speaking at a press conference joined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in South Bay this week. The completion of the EAA Reservoir is scheduled for 2029. "This milestone […]
Orlando attorney and Morgan & Morgan founder John Morgan announced he will not be running for Florida governor in a video statement this week. "There was really one way I would do it: if someone entered the race that I really had a problem with, and I don't think that's going to happen. So my […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has filed a motion to expel Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from Congress, following accusations of sexual harassment and assault that continue to grow. The accusations began over the weekend, when four women, including social media content creator Ally Sammarco, came forward with allegations of Rep. Swalwell inappropriately touching them, sending […]
The Paul Renner for Governor campaign recently announced it raised nearly $1 million in the first quarter of 2026 for Paul Renner (R) in his bid to become Florida's 47th governor in November. The new haul brings Renner's fundraising total to just under $6.5 million. "The response across the state has been overwhelming - we […]
Lt. Gov Jay Collins Appears on par With DeSantis' 2018 Gubernatorial Fundraising in Q1 Lt. Governor Jay Collins has raised roughly $2.2 million in his first official fundraising reporting cycle of the 2026 midterm elections... READ MORE. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart: "Nearly 50 years ago, Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, the bipartisan cornerstone of the […]
Echoing what his fellow congressional colleagues, Reps. Carlos Gimenez (R) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R), have been saying that Rep. Byron Donalds (R) asserted his belief that regime change in Communist Cuba needs to occur. “I believe there needs to be full-scale regime change in Cuba,” said Rep. Donalds during a meeting on Meet the Press. […]
Lt. Governor Jay Collins has raised roughly $2.2 million in his first official fundraising reporting cycle of the 2026 midterm elections, which appears to have him in line with what then-gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Ron DeSantis, raised when he first ran for governor in 2018. While his fundraising number is significantly less than that of Rep. […]
Blaise Ingoglia Awards $1.4M to Protect Firefighters from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $1.4 million in awards... READ MORE. Rep. Byron Donalds: "I do not support amnesty, and I’ve never co-sponsored H.R. 4393, the ‘Dignity Act.' I have a 100% rating from Numbers USA, because of […]
Former State Congressman Ted Yoho announced his endorsement of Paul Renner for Florida governor, citing his conservative leadership, according to a statement released from the Renner campaign this week. "Paul Renner is a tried-and-tested conservative fighter. During my time in Congress, I worked closely with Paul, and I saw firsthand his commitment to conservative principles […]
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) shared a video clip of his appearance on the Todd Starnes Show, in which he discussed Iran's reliability during the agreed-upon 2-week ceasefire between Washington and Iran amid the nearly 6-week-long conflict. “So, what happens here if Iran does not hold up its side of the agreement?” Starnes asked. “Well, […]
