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With the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate set for August 23, criticism continues to mount against the frontrunners. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), coming in second place in polling, has now embroiled himself in controversy over Florida's new education curriculum. Texas Rep. Will Hurd (R) is directing criticism to Governor DeSantis, calling him “mean […]
Rubio questions whether the MLS potentially violated the First Amendment.
As his 2024 presidential campaign is in the middle of an unprecedented reboot because of money woes and dipping poll numbers, Governor Ron DeSantis’s Rapid Response Director Christina Pushaw appears to have gone off script again. This past Saturday night, Pushaw found it funny to take a swipe at former President Donald Trump at the […]
Because of his high-energy 2016 presidential campaign and subsequent presidency, 78-year-old President Donald is believed to be arguably the best U.S. President on foreign and domestic policy since Ronald Reagan, but now is being accused of being “low energy” as he campaigns for president in 2024. During his address this past weekend at the Iowa […]
Rep. Salazar called his socialist policies destructive.
Congressman Byron Donalds is not letting a bad unprovoked situation go to waste. After Governor Ron DeSantis hit back at Rep. Donalds, accusing him of siding with Vice President Kamala Harris and promoting "false narratives" about Florida's African American studies curriculum, Rep. Donalds sent out a fundraising email. In the email, Donalds claims his "unwavering […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was disappointed in the Senate’s decision to block his amendment which would’ve withheld retirement funds of servicemembers and federal employees (The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board – FRTIB) that invest in companies that support the Chinese military (People’s Liberation Army). Despite garnering bipartisan support from Senators such as Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), […]
Despite working on bipartisan legislation in the past and portraying himself as a moderate Democrat member of Congress, the NRCC believes that US Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) is not only an extreme Leftist, but will be a vulnerable target in the 2024 elections. The NRCC has just blasted Rep. Soto over voting against veterans' healthcare […]
Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) accused the Democratic Party of playing politics while attempting to blame the botched Afghanistan withdrawal on former President Donald Trump (R). The Florida Congressman called out the Democrats for not wanting to “rehash” the Afghanistan withdrawal. “I want to go back to a couple of things that’s been said throughout this […]
Washington, D.C- Florida Senator Marco Rubio and California Senator Alex Padilla have introduced the bi-partisan Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability (MAHSA) Act. The bill would require Congress to ponder the appropriateness of levying direct sanctions on Iran’s top leaders. The state of Iran is forcibly by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Supreme Leader Khamenei’s […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has recently criticized a line in the new Florida Education curriculum suggesting slaves "developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit." Pro-DeSantis social media influencers retaliated by comparing him to Vice President Kamala Harris, who also criticized the curriculum. Rep. Donalds appeared on Fox Business defending […]
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government held a hearing on gender-affirming care for minors with former Division I swimmer Paula Scanlan, detransitioner and activist Chloe Cole, and civil rights attorney Shannon Minter. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) focused primarily on questioning Minter and a law passed in April by the state of Washington allowing runaway minors to receive gender-affirming […]
Rep. Waltz pressed military officials regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
With those endorsements comes support for Senator Scott introducing the SOCIAL MEDIA Act to combat online sales of drugs.
As he reboots his presidential campaign, Governor Ron DeSantis appears to be staying true to some of the campaign revamp's outline. It appears as if DeSantis is unleashing himself more during a Never Back Down SuperPac bus tour in Iowa, wardrobe and all. Gov. DeSantis is going around meeting everyday Iowans—not rope lines and over-the-top […]
Just when the controversy surrounding Florida's African American history curriculum sounded like it couldn't get any crazier, the Florida Department of Education has stood firm on its outline of new standards. Now, one of the appointed creator's past comments has come to light again when she thanked God for slavery. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was […]
Former intelligence officer David Grusch appeared before the House Oversight Committee testifying on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) or UFOs, alleging the Pentagon is hiding spacecraft and "biologics" of extraterrestrial origin. Representatives Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) made a joint appearance on MSNBC to discuss the hearing, pressing for greater transparency on the […]
Washington, D.C- Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott jointly submitted a resolution regarding President Joe Biden’s Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station policy. Namely, Senator Rubio and Scott’s resolution would potentially nullify President Biden’s decision to waive “Buy America Requirements” for new EV charging stations. “Buy America Requirements” are enforced by the Federal Highway Administration […]
