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Despite its efforts to hide it, China's ongoing genocide of its Uyghur population and other ethnic minorities continues to attract outrage around the world. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) recently spearheaded a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, demanding they continue pushing for the Uyghurs' freedom after the Universal Periodic […]
President Donald Trump (R) has released a video on social media, calling out President Joe Biden (D).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act on Thursday, hours before President Joe Biden’s (D) State of the Union address. The bill passed by a vote of 251-170. The crux of the legislation is that it requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold any illegal immigrant who has been […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Carlos Giménez (R-FL) spoke with The Floridian to discuss Democrats being open to reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy as well as President Biden’s State of the Union address, just hours away. When asked about the receptiveness of Democrats on the Trump immigration policy, Rep. Giménez said that “probably 70% of […]
Congressional Republicans are coming together to protect South Florida's Ecosystem Restoration efforts by requesting $725 million in funding from President Joe Biden (D). US Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) have put together a bipartisan letter to the White House to include funding for places like the Everglades in the president's […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—On the last day of the Florida Session, the Legislature has decreed that strip clubs can no longer employ dancers under 21, due to a Republican-led bill that passed Friday morning. Democrats, however, claimed legislative inconsistencies: why should an 18-year-old be able to buy a gun, but not become a stripper? "We have to […]
The recent "minibus" spending bill passed by the House has come under scrutiny by Senate Republicans led by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL). As the minibus is considered in the upper chamber, the Florida Senator introduced a resolution slamming earmarks found throughout the bill, calling them "Washington’s corrupt way to recklessly spend taxpayer money with zero scrutiny." Scattered […]
US Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act has unanimously passed through both the US Senate and House of Representatives. Senator Scott introduced the bill last year and the Senate subsequently approved the legislation in June 2023. The House had […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden (D) delivered his third official State of the Union address (fourth if you include his 2021 Address to a Join Session) on Thursday night. Republicans did not receive the speech well. The 46th Commander-in-Chief immediately addressed issues such as the Russia-Ukraine War, abortion, and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Additionally, […]
In response to President Biden's SOTU Address, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) was left scratching his head, calling it "strange" and "bizarre."
One call came from a Gold Star Father who was quickly arrested for disrupting the SOTU Address.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Outside of being heckled several times, President Joe Biden’s highly anticipated State of the Union address went off without a hitch, but depending on who you spoke to after the speech, the president sounded either divisive or on point. House Democrats like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were elated with the speech, and contended […]
In President Biden's State of the Union Address, he attempted to draw a distinction between his term in office and the term of his “predecessor.”
TALLAHASSEE, FL—In a rare break from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the Republican-led Senate has refused to confirm DeSantis-ally and Moms for Liberty co-founder, Tina Descovich, to the state ethics commission due to an unnamed Senator's concern of "lobbying the Legislature". Moms for Liberty is considered a right-wing, parental rights advocacy group that Descovich proudly co-founded […]
US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has filed a bill to fulfill compensation payments pledged to victims of the 1996 Khobar Towers attack. On June 25, 1996, a terrorist blast destroyed part of the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where US forces had been temporarily housed. The bomb killed 19 American servicemen, with […]
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has announced that it will task the U.S. military to build an “emergency” naval port in the Gaza Strip to help facilitate humanitarian aid to Gazans as the war between Hamas and Israel continues. The administration contends that U.S. troops will not be on the ground while aid is brought in, but […]
Gaetz Demands Investigation into Jack Smith for Election Interference Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into former President Donald Trump has faced a roadblock in the form of Representative Matt Gaetz... READ MORE Rick Scott-The minibus spending bill contains 6,600+ earmarks: $1M for an environmental justice center in NYC $3.5M for a Thanksgiving parade in Michigan […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Florida public schools will soon have their doors open wide for religious officials of all denominations to provide counseling, even—Democrats worry—Satanists and Santeria sacrifices. If signed into law, school chaplains would be available beginning this Fall. The measure provides for volunteer clergymen in schools, charging these religious officials with providing mental health and spiritual counseling […]
