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Congressman Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a new resolution to the House of Representatives condemning the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Simultaneously, his resolution urges President Joe Biden (D) and his administration to not rejoin the institution, citing the organization’s anti-United States and anti-Israel bias. In 2011, the U.S. and Israel cut […]
With the House of Representatives set to look at the 2024 Fiscal year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the coming days, Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced that his bipartisan Rachael Booth Act will be included in the NDAA. The Rachael Booth Act addresses gaps in the legal system that “prevents some individuals who suffer […]
Washington, D.C.- US Senators for Florida Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are sparing no time in this sweltering summer congressional session. Together, the two senators sponsored and cosponsored a total of four different bills on July 11, 2023. Both have led or participated in nearly one hundred different pieces of legislation in the months […]
When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis transferred about $83 million dollars from his state-level political action committee, Empower Parents PAC, to his newly-minted 2024 presidential campaign, political ears perked up around the country, as did red flags. It was perfectly legal for the Empower Parents PAC to transfer funds over to Governor DeSantis’s presidential super PAC, […]
During the House Oversight Committee's hearing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) laid it on thick into Director Wray, asking about the ongoing investigations into Hunter Biden and illegal Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) queries. Rep. Gaetz opened by quoting the alleged WhatsApp message by Hunter Biden to Chinese businessman […]
In response to Ukraine joining NATO, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) is speaking against the move.
A recent House Weaponization Subcommittee report suggested the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) partnered to censor social media posts. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Evening Edit to discuss, calling the operation "horrific" and "violating American civil liberties." Rep. Cammack stated the FBI compromised its own objective of countering foreign influence, doing […]
In continuing to honor the protestors, “Patria Y Vida” street was unveiled this week.
Human traffickers have taken to social media to find victims, with many contacted over apps under the Meta umbrella (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger). Florida Attorney General (AG) Ashley Moody is demanding Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg testify before the Florida Statewide Council on Human Trafficking on this issue. According to the Human Trafficking Institute, out […]
In May of 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced the Hometown Heroes housing program, designed to help Floridians who have helped serve the state and the nation, buy their first home. The $100 million program is under the direction of the Florida Housing and Finance Corporation (Florida Housing). Going into its second year, the Governor’s […]
The 2023 legislative session was a busy one for Florida Republicans, as Governor Ron DeSantis pushed through his entire political and legislative agenda. But perhaps the most misunderstood action from this year was the invalidation of driver's licenses from select states. Here is how Governor DeSantis' (R-FL) new immigration law works, and why it is […]
Former President Donald Trump (R) is well clear of Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the polls at the moment. According to the Real Clear Politics average, President Trump holds a commanding 32-point lead over Gov. DeSantis heading into the primary debates. However, his lack of a filter – his inability to think […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) introduced the Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military (SOS) Act to introduce self-defense training against sexual assault for servicemembers. However, the Department of Defense (DOD) responded with claims Rep. Luna's proposed program is "victim-blaming," "stigmatizing," and "re-traumatizes victims." Rep. Luna took to Twitter, slamming the DOD's opposition to the bill "All […]
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has joined Democrat Senators on a Senate resolution critical of the Kremlin’s political suppression tactics. Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 condemns “in the strongest possible terms the unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian democratic opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza.” Leader Kara-Murza is an anti-communist, right wing political activist who was detained […]
Mike Pence (R) is now defending the Trump administration’s “strong” approach to Russia.
President Donald Trump (R) still has a 20-point lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R).
As the Russia-Ukraine War rages on, the Biden Administration has announced it will send cluster bombs to aid in Ukraine's war effort. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), an outspoken skeptic of American involvement in the conflict, announced on his podcast Firebrand he would cosponsor Representative Sara Jacobs' (D-CA) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) […]
HIALEAH GARDENS—During a press conference held at the historic Assault Brigade 2506 Museum, where House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and members of Florida’s congressional delegation—Reps. Michael Waltz, Mario Diaz-Balart, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz, and Maria Elvira Salazar—took part in a roundtable discussion to commemorate the 2 year anniversary of the Cuban […]
