Florida Politics

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A new bill would add an anti-communism curriculum to Florida schools, creating a communist task force of Governor-appointed officials. The bill faced Democratic resistance, with liberal lawmakers calling it divisive and "hurtful". HB 1349, co-sponsored by Republican House Reps. Chuck Brannan and James Buchanan, require an "age-appropriate" curriculum on the history of, and growing […]

The State of Texas has been at odds with the Federal government over border security, with the Lone Star State placing razor wire to stop the flow of illegal migrants. To this end, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced legislation affirming the right of states to protect their international borders. In late January, the Texas National Guard […]

Former President Donald Trump came under fire over the weekend for comments on the campaign trail about NATO countries paying more for defense. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Kudlow to discuss, saying this is another example of how Trump speaks and pointed out that President Biden has recently faced controversy for using foul language against […]

Five American venture capital companies have faced accusations of investing over $3 billion in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) development. Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Varney & Co. to discuss, saying he would ban American firms from investing in China because "every dollar that we spend in China is going to be used against American interests." […]

Senate Democrats have struck down Florida Senator Rick Scott’s (R) Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas.

WASHINGTON—With the Senate border bill failing to pass on a floor vote 49-50, and House Republicans announcing that the bill—if it were to have passed in the upper chamber—would be “dead on arrival” in the House of Representatives, could the Biden administration be forced to reenact the Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy to fix […]

Drug Cartels Can 'Drive a Mack Truck Filled With Fentanyl' Through Biden Immigration Bill TALLAHASSEE, FL—Republicans are turning on President Biden's bipartisan immigration bill, claiming the measure will lead to increased immigration and drug trafficking into the country at the border. Democrats, however, believe Republicans' flip-flopping is a ploy to keep immigration a top talking […]

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) appeared on Fox News’ “Mornings with Maria” to discuss the border crisis as well as President Joe Biden (D) and his administration’s handling of the issue. The Florida congressman stated that if President Biden were to put his job performance under the scrutiny of military standards, then he would be out […]

A $95 billion foreign aid package containing aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan surmounted a key procedural vote on Superbowl Sunday.  The spending bill had been procedurally frozen by a cohort of conservatives, but eventually passed by a vote count of 67-27.  Last week, a border security deal failed to pass the Senate as conservatives […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Republicans are turning on President Biden's bipartisan immigration bill, claiming the measure will lead to increased immigration and drug trafficking into the country. Democrats, however, believe Republicans' flip-flopping is a ploy to keep immigration a top talking point for former President Donald Trump's election campaign. President Biden is backing a $118 billion proposal increasing […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Congressional Republicans failed last week to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a member of Biden's Cabinet, over the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the U.S.-Mexico border. In an interview with The Floridian,  Sen. Blaise Ingoglia expresses his opinion on where conservatives went wrong. "It's unfortunate. I think it was right for the House […]

Florida Has Bipartisan Support for Securing Texas Border TALLAHASSEE, FL—As Governor Ron DeSantis prepares to send thousands of National and State Guardsmen to the Texas Border, Florida Republicans ...READ MORE   Matt Gaetz-The DC media is blaming me for killing Ukraine Aid. They say McCarthy would have already sent it. When they’re right…….they’re right! U.S. […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—As Governor Ron DeSantis prepares to send thousands of National and State Guardsmen to the Texas Border, Florida Republicans and Democrats agree on one thing: the border is failing, and Florida should help secure it. In two exclusive interviews with The Floridian, top Legislators talked about border protections. "I think the border is a serious […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A sweeping Florida bill is facing backlash over its proposed ban on lab-grown meat, with opponents fearing limited consumer choices, a weakened American economy, and an increase in Chinese jobs. HB 1071, sponsored by Republican Rep. Danny Alvarez, proposes an all-out ban on the manufacture or sale of cultivated meat, branding violators with a […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-FL) in introducing the Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act to prevent the closure of commercial ports of entry late last week.  Senator Scott’s bill responds to President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision to shut down certain commercial ports of entry to allegedly combat illegal immigration […]

Sharing the endorsements on social media, the RPOF endorsed President Donald Trump (R) and Senator Rick Scott (R) in their respective races.

After the death of the bipartisan border deal, the Senate sought to move forward on the foreign aid portions of the bill. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) gave a lengthy address on the floor saying, "For most Americans, [Ukraine] is not a priority," and chastised others who put other countries ahead of the United States. Sen. Rubio clarified that while […]

The Super Bowl is Over. Thank God. Thank the Lord Sweet Baby Jesus that the Taylor Swift Super Bowl is over. I have nothing against Taylor Swift outside of her jaded political views and opinions, but the hoopla about her and her love life got under my skin. Kind of, but not really. The Kansas […]