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Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden (D) reprimanding his silence and questioning his lack of support for the Hurricane Tax Relief Act, introduced in March. The bill looks to ensure tax relief to the residents of the two entities due to the recent Hurricanes (Ian, Nicole, […]
Fried chastised the Republican Party for taking part in a ‘civil war’ during a critical period.
In a recent town hall event in New Hampshire, former combat veteran and Governor Ron DeSantis finally followed the lead of other 2024 Republican presidential candidates and threw an open and unfiltered punch at former President Donald Trump. When he was asked how he would handle the expected verbal attacks from President Trump on the […]
As a state rich with environmental resources and hundreds of miles of coastlines threatened by rising sea levels, Florida cannot ignore climate change. Now even conservatives are leading the charge on clean energy production in Florida. Conservative supporters of clean energy, including Conservatives for Clean Energy-Florida, this week launched the Community Solar Freedom Coalition, a collaborative […]
Florida Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D) invited a group of congressional lawmakers to walk through and take part in a reenactment in the actual building where the February 14, 2018 school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School took place, Both Republican and Democrat congressmen and women came in from all over the nation to take […]
For Habba, the indictments are a result of "election interference at its finest."
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) reintroduced the Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act.
During a virtual press conference with members of the South Carolina press corps, Combat Veteran Governor Ron DeSantis reiterated what he first told me during his campaign kick-off week in Lexington, South Carolina about how important it was for a President to have military experience. “I’m the only person running for president that’s actually worn […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has introduced a bill to abolish the United States Agency for International Develop (USAID), citing their record of “pushing radical, leftist ideology abroad” instead of employing common diplomatic practices that foster proper relationships with foreign nations that are “consistent with American values.” According to the Heritage Foundation report, USAID used American […]
As gas prices have increased rather quickly in the last month and especially in the last week, Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) is calling for the Senate to pass the Lower Energy Costs Act, introduced by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). According to AAA, fuel costs have risen approximately 29 cents in the last month, […]
Former President Donald Trump received a third indictment the day after Hunter Biden's former business associate Devon Archer gave his closed-door testimony. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria noting that the timing of these indictments and subsequent court dates are deliberate, preventing Trump from campaigning and covering up the alleged crimes of the Bidens. "Each […]
Whether it is the IRS, or now banks, financial persecution is not a novel concept. Now, JPMorgan Chase is being accused of politically motivated financial attacks on individual Americans by cancelling their accounts. Dr. Joseph Mercola, a prominent critic of the COVID-19 vaccine had his account shut down by JPMorgan recently. Whether it is the […]
Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) 2024 Presidential campaign is undergoing a 'reboot' similar to 2008's John McCain. Former President Donald Trump was quick to call Gov. DeSantis' campaign doomed. "It’s fitting that in the last week, the word reboot followed by Ron DeSantis (or is it DEE-SAN TAS?) have appeared no fewer than a dozen times together, all across the country. It […]
Governor DeSantis has just announced that when he is elected president, he would prosecute Fauci.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is arguably the most effective Florida governor in recent history, passing legislation that hardcore Republican and Independent voters continue to praise and that helped him win reelection in 2022 by 20 percentage points over his Democratic gubernatorial opponent. But there is one issue that Governor DeSantis was not able to bring home, […]
In May, Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Dignity Act, and according to the congresswoman, the measure has gained significant traction in the House of Representatives. The immigration bill has four core principles per the Salazar press release. Stopping illegal immigration; 2) Providing a dignified solution for undocumented immigrants living in America; (3) […]
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has introduced legislation to combat the use of “dark money” by utility companies to fund “ghost candidates,” and influence news organizations. Known as the Ethics in Energy Act, the bill would “prohibit electric utilities from using ratepayer dollars to fund shady political activities in the wake of scandals.” According to Rep. […]
Florida International University has welcomed new medical students. The tradition marks a huge milestone for the school as they inducted 121 future physicians, demonstrating how large the program has grown since its inception in the late 2000s. In 2009, FIU hosted its first of these ceremonies where only a couple of students participated in the […]
