Florida Politics

A bill creating a novel public campaign to increase awareness of the importance of fatherhood for the adequate formation of children has been proposed in the US Senate by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). The bill cites several scientific findings, such as physical contact between father and newborn son immediately following birth improving the child’s health, […]

The House of Representatives recently voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for not turning over the audio of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Biden about the classified documents scandal. However, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) did not have faith in the Department of Justice to follow through on […]

House Republicans are cheering today with the passage of FY25 NDAA, a bill that prioritizes service members. The H.R. 8070 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025 bill passed with overwhelming support from Republicans. Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R), a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, […]

As the November Presidential Election nears, the urgency of ensuring election integrity cannot be overstated. Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean's introduction of new measures has raised concerns among Florida Democrats, leading Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL), who represents the area in Congress, to provide a detailed explanation of these rules to prevent confusion and […]

The Floridian and Texas Politics spoke to Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) following the closed-door meeting between former President Donald Trump (R) and Republicans from the House and the Senate, where the congressman offered insight surrounding what Trump communicated inside the meeting. According to the Texas congressman, the former president often made comparisons to Reagan with himself, […]

This week, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R) questioned senior State Department officials on inconsistent Latin America policy.

The popular airline tracking website Flightaware .com may have experienced a security breach on Friday. Upon logging in to check the flight status of a flight, The Floridian typed in the site's URL and text populated in Russian. Several minutes later, the site was still in Russian but then changed back to English. The Russian […]

HOLLYWOOD, FL—Amidst severe South Florida flooding, Sunshine State officials estimate between 100 and 500 Hollywood homes have been affected—an occurrence empowering DeSantis critics who slammed him for his so-called "Don't Say Climate Change" bill. Beginning Tuesday, a four-day torrent of unrelenting rainfall caused waist-deep waters and canceled flights. A day later, Governor DeSantis declared a […]

The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed Representative Maria Elvira Salazar’s (R-FL) Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act. The Act will honor sixty diplomats who saved the lives of Jews fleeing the Nazi regime. Additionally, the bill recalls the importance of such diplomats for ensuring the safety of Jewish individuals and […]

HOLLYWOOD, FL—While discussing Russian warships hovering off the Cuban coast, Governor Ron DeSantis blasted President Joe Biden's foreign policy "weakness" and alleged personal "confusion" Friday morning—insisting that strength is the only way to keep the Russians at bay. "Under this administration, they've put out a posture of weakness that's invited more aggressive actions from our […]

Several months back, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz clowned his Republican congressional primary opponent Aaron "DEI Dimmock" when he co-opted several websites that the former Navy pilot could have used to promote his candidacy. While Rep. Gaetz was busy pulling the campaign website rug from under Dimmock, the popular congressman from Florida's Panhandle also blitzed his […]

From questioning the nature of the United States’ relationship with Cuba to calling for a stricter response, Florida lawmakers are concerned about the growing tension.

Urging his congressional colleagues to vote for the bill, Florida Rep. John Rutherford (R) praises it for prioritizing the “safety and security” of the United States.

Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX) sat down with Forbes to discuss the notion of minority voters, specifically Black men, switching their vote from President Joe Biden (D) to former President Donald Trump. Rep. Donalds answered first, providing what he believed to be an all-encompassing answer followed by an extended response. “Why do […]

Last week, a Ukrainian news article, which is of significant concern in the context of U.S. foreign aid to Ukraine, was written by a U.S.-backed author. The article listed multiple Republicans skeptical of funding the country's war effort against Russia. In response, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) wrote a letter to […]

Congressman Byron Donalds spoke on our inflation at Capitol Hill, saying, “Democrats have to stop lying. Prices are up 20% across the board, 30 and 40% in some places. How are people supposed to survive? Auto mechanic prices are up 35% since Joe Biden took office. Democrats talk about inflation being at an all-time low, […]

Eight men from Tajikistan who illegally crossed the border are suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (ISIS) after law enforcement arrested them. Representatives Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Jason Crow (D-CO) discussed the arrests and the need for border security in a joint appearance on Fox News's America's Newsroom, even if they differed in […]

14 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida alongside Senators Rick Scott (R) and Marco Rubio (R) appear on a list provided by a Ukrainian NGO – the Data Journalism Agency – named, “From Trumpists to Communists. The Forces in the U.S. impeding aid to Ukraine and how they do it.” Investigative journalist Laura Loomer […]