White House Ambivalent on Venezuelan Sanctions on Eve of Major Decision

White House Ambivalent on Venezuelan Sanctions on Eve of Major Decision

Mateo Guillamont
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April 17, 2024
The White House has refused to reveal whether lifted oil sanctions for Venezuela will be renewed as the deadline to make such a decision nears.  President Joe Biden is reportedly expected to not reinstate oil sanctions imposed on Venezuela during President Donald Trump’s term.  Biden lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gold sectors in exchange […]
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Cherfilus McCormick Predicts Success of Amendment 4 Abortion Amendment

Cherfilus McCormick Predicts Success of Amendment 4 Abortion Amendment

Grayson Bakich
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April 17, 2024
Democrats have mobilized in support of Amendment 4, which protects abortion up to viability in Florida, as it comes up for a vote in November. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) recently predicted the Amendment 3 ballot initiative,m  which legalizes recreational marijuana for adults over 21, would fail.  However, in recent comments to The Floridian, Representative Sheila Cherfilus […]
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DeSantis To Sign Legislation Letting Florida Imprison and Deport Illegal Immigrants

DeSantis To Sign Legislation Letting Florida Imprison and Deport Illegal Immigrants

Liv Caputo
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April 17, 2024
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis said he would sign a bill allowing Florida officials to imprison and deport illegal immigrants, saying the states must step up to the federal government's "violation" of immigration laws. "I support it. They say the federal government is supreme when it comes to immigration, which is fine...but we have laws […]
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'The Devil That is Communism': DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Communist History Lessons in Schools

'The Devil That is Communism': DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Communist History Lessons in Schools

Liv Caputo
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April 17, 2024
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL—On the 63rd anniversary of the tragic Bay of Pigs invasion, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law requiring school instruction on the history and evils of communism beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. "We're gonna tell the truth about communism in the state of Florida. We're gonna tell the truth about […]
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Juice?—4.17.2024—Florida House Republican Grills Mayorkas—Jones to Lead Miami Democrats—Moody, Wasserman Schultz, Scott—More...

Juice?—4.17.2024—Florida House Republican Grills Mayorkas—Jones to Lead Miami Democrats—Moody, Wasserman Schultz, Scott—More...

Javier Manjarres
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April 17, 2024
BORDER CRISIS: Mayorkas Grilled by Florida Republican Is the border crisis solvable through executive action rather than an act of Congress? Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has maintained this position, reflected in his questions for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas... MUST-READ Congresswoman Laurel Lee-Today, my colleagues and I delivered articles of impeachment to the Senate. […]
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Gimenez Grills Mayorkas on Border Crisis and Biden's Ability to Stop It

Gimenez Grills Mayorkas on Border Crisis and Biden's Ability to Stop It

Grayson Bakich
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April 17, 2024
Is the border crisis solvable through executive action rather than an act of Congress? Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has maintained this position, reflected in his questions for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas during a recent hearing on the Department's 2025 budget, asking Mayorkas if he ever considered telling President Biden to reimplement building the border wall […]
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Moody, 22 Attorneys General Combat Biden EPA's Title VI Regulations

Moody, 22 Attorneys General Combat Biden EPA's Title VI Regulations

Jackson Bakich
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April 17, 2024
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R-FL) announced that has led a 23-state coalition to combat President Joe Biden’s (D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Title VI regulations relating to “race conscious environmental justice.” AG Moody believes the federal agency should be taking its orders from the Legislative Branch rather than the race-centered issue. “The […]
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Thirteen Years of Obamacare: Projections vs Reality

Thirteen Years of Obamacare: Projections vs Reality

Opinion
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April 16, 2024
In a recent Instagram post celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, former President Barack Obama praised the legislation for "cutting the uninsured rate in half and enshrining healthcare as an essential right, not a privilege.” Yet, beneath this surface-level politically charged rhetoric, the ACA has resulted in complex layers of […]
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Senate Republicans Speak on Mayorkas Impeachment

Senate Republicans Speak on Mayorkas Impeachment

Daniel Molina
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April 16, 2024
Senate Republicans held a press conference this afternoon on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment trial.
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Senator Shevrin Jones is Running for the Newly-Vacant Miami-Dade Democratic Chair Seat

Senator Shevrin Jones is Running for the Newly-Vacant Miami-Dade Democratic Chair Seat

Liv Caputo
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April 16, 2024
MIAMI, FL—In the wake of an increasing Republican hold over Florida, Democratic Senator Shevrin Jones has decided to step in and run for the recently embattled, newly-vacant Miami-Dade County Chair seat after its last occupant was ousted for malpractice. Last month, Robert Dempster was suspended and removed by Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and the […]
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DeSantis Blames NIL and Transfer Portal For the State's 'Diluted' Football Performances

DeSantis Blames NIL and Transfer Portal For the State's 'Diluted' Football Performances

Liv Caputo
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April 16, 2024
JACKSONVILLE, FL—At a press conference hosted at the Jacksonville Classical Academy, DeSantis blamed name, image, and likeness (NIL) endorsements and the increasing presence of the college transfer portal for Florida's decreased football presence. “I think this whole NIL may need some guardrails and the transferring has gotten out of hand," DeSantis said Tuesday morning at […]
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Potential Wasserman Schultz Challenger Bryan Leib Accuses Her of Turning Back on Israel

Potential Wasserman Schultz Challenger Bryan Leib Accuses Her of Turning Back on Israel

Grayson Bakich
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April 16, 2024
Has Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) turned her back on the State of Israel? While she has been markedly supportive of the Jewish State, her new potential Republican challenger in November, Bryan Leib, has accused her of enabling anti-Israel voices in the Democratic Party and approving of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), AKA […]
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Waltz Describes Expectations for Helping Israel after Iran Strike, 'All of the Above'

Waltz Describes Expectations for Helping Israel after Iran Strike, 'All of the Above'

Grayson Bakich
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April 16, 2024
With Israel now facing a potential two-front war in the Middle East after Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles, the Biden Administration announced they would not aid in helping the Jewish State retaliate. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria to blast President Biden's decision and describe how Congress can help Israel in its time of […]
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Mills Blasts Pro-Ukraine Senate Democrats as Israel Fights for Survival After Iran Drone Strike

Mills Blasts Pro-Ukraine Senate Democrats as Israel Fights for Survival After Iran Drone Strike

Grayson Bakich
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April 16, 2024
Iran launched an unprecedented strike on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles over the weekend in retaliation for the death of a commander in an Israeli drone strike in Syria, leaving the world reeling and possibly on the brink of war. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) appeared on Fox and Friends First to discuss how Congress will act in response, blasting […]
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Soto, Waltz Introduce Jackie Robinson Commemorative Site Act

Soto, Waltz Introduce Jackie Robinson Commemorative Site Act

Daniel Molina
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April 16, 2024
The bipartisan bill would honor the location where Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and played his first professional baseball game.
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Abbey Gate Report Resurfaces Afghanistan Withdrawal Debacle

Abbey Gate Report Resurfaces Afghanistan Withdrawal Debacle

Mateo Guillamont
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April 16, 2024
A 2-year supplemental review into the Aug. 26, 2021, terrorist attack at Abbey Gate outside Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, Afghanistan has just been released.  The supplemental review was ordered by the commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to examine new information made available during public testimony and other public statements about the […]
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Juice?—4.16.2024—DeSantis and Banning Books—Spying on the US—Biden Blamed for Iran Attack on israel—More...

Juice?—4.16.2024—DeSantis and Banning Books—Spying on the US—Biden Blamed for Iran Attack on israel—More...

Javier Manjarres
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April 16, 2024
Who's Spying on me? CUBA. US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has published a letter pressing US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on how his agency missed internal and external warnings of being spied on by a covert Cuban agent... MUST-READ And the spy only gets 15 years in prison...READ MORE Cory Mills-Biden and his administration have been the sole reasoning […]
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Questions Arise Over State Department Missing Cuban Spy 'Red Flags'

Questions Arise Over State Department Missing Cuban Spy 'Red Flags'

Mateo Guillamont
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April 16, 2024
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has published a letter pressing US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on how his agency missed internal and external warnings of being spied on by a covert Cuban agent.  Former US Ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha pleaded guilty late last week to covertly working for Cuban intelligence services for […]
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