Florida Politics

The House Oversight Committee hearing with IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and the now-identified Joseph Ziegler seemed to only bolster the case against President Joe  Biden and son Hunter. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed on Fox's Ingraham Angle how House Democrats "didn’t try to attack the credibility of the IRS whistleblowers because they knew the agents were […]

A target letter from the special counsel has been sent to President Donald Trump (R).

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel concerning the pharmaceutical company’s recently announced relationship with China. This agreement would allow the communist regime to “research and manufacture new mRNA medicines,” as well as grant the country exclusive access to the intellectual property surrounding said medicines. Considering the reports alleging that […]

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) joined a large number of House Democrats in condemning Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appearance before Congress on Thursday, citing his “dangerous antisemitic and anti-Asian conspiracy theories.” The letter, sent to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), requests that RFK Jr.’s invitation […]

The City of Miami appears to be abandoning its “Go Green” initiative and looking to adopt the growing and popular grey concrete appeal. In a recent resolution introduced by City Commissioner Sabina Covo, yes, the same Covo who didn’t know the Pledge of Allegiance, the measure abandons an appeal that would have kept Allen Morris […]

The way Medicare reimburses physicians who treat our vulnerable – and valuable – senior population is in urgent need of reform. For two decades, physicians have endured seemingly endless cuts to their reimbursements. While the cost of running a practice, after adjusting for inflation, has increased by nearly half since 2001, reimbursements have been slashed […]

Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) were signers of a recent letter condemning remarks by Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on Israel. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed skepticism at the sincerity of Rep. Jayapal's apology, saying in a recent appearance on The National Desk that "there is a strain of anti-Semitism embedded deep within the Democratic […]

Washington, D.C.- Florida Senator Ileana Garcia (R) headed up to Washington D.C. to discuss policy initiatives beneficial to vulnerable children and families. Senator Garcia is the acting Chairwoman of the Florida Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs. Garcia joined the Florida Senate in 2020 and has since been extensively involved with initiatives seeking […]

While Governor DeSantis (R-FL) has taken bold moves to combat Chinese influence domestically in the state of Florida, not all Floridians are happy with his recent policy decisions.  Now, Chinese Floridians are not only protesting the state's recent law but suing the state of Florida as well. Earlier this year, Governor DeSantis signed a bill […]

Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler posted an image of a suspicious letter sent to his wife Bridgette with a return address of "MAR-A-LAGO". "I am leaning towards this NOT being a letter from Mar-a-Lago," posted Ziegler. "Nasty-gram or Anthrax- What was sent to us today by a Lunatic Leftist?" I am leaning towards this NOT […]

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has announced that the state of Florida has paid off debt early, which he claims will save taxpayers $34 million. The Debt Reduction Program is the reason the debt was paid off so early.  As part of his "Framework for Freedom Budget," the Governor championed the program that he insists serves […]

In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity this week, former President Donald Trump hesitated at giving a full-throated endorsement of an 'all the above' approach to voting in the 2024 election cycle. President Trump said he did support the 'all of the above approach,' but focused more on complaining about "phony ballots." Hannity asked, […]

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D) is allegedly mulling over a presidential run, which could end up helping Republicans in the 2024 race.

The Floridian caught up with Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) to discuss how the House of Representatives under Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and with a Republican majority is different from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) tenure, with Rep. Franklin calling her "a dictator." We asked Rep. Franklin if he believed a government shutdown was imminent and if […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) told The Floridian he would be appointed as Special Advisor to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in an exclusive interview, where he also spoke about how House Republicans handle veterans' issues compared to Democrats, saying "I think we actually get things done instead of talking about it." Rep. Bilirakis began by […]

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) discussed his opponent, former President Donald Trump (R), and the new indictment from Special Counsel Jack Smith surrounding January 6. Gov. DeSantis stated that the series of events leading to the anticipated third indictment means that “this country is going down […]

WASHINGTON—Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R), who sits on the House Committee on Appropriations and as chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Subcommittee. will vote to block funding to the National Museum of the American Latino in the Smithsonian Institute as a result of its “erroneous and imbalanced portrayal of Latinos.” Mario […]

WASHINGTON—The Floridian sat down with Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) to discuss various pieces of legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives was currently negotiating, including the congresswoman's Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act, and how it ties into the ongoing border crisis. Rep. Lee stated the bill, which she introduced in April with Rep. Kathy Castor (D) […]