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After the US Supreme Court struck down Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, Liberal lawmakers across the nation had many choice words of disapproval for the judicial action. Now, State Senator Shevrin Jones (D) is attacking the courts, claiming the SCOTUS is, "dismantling our democracy." The SCOTUS has taken up the news headlines these past 48 […]
Before becoming a U.S. Congressman, Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was known as the “Master of Disaster,” as the former Emergency Management Director of Florida. Now, the Florida Representative has introduced the Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act to secure that the nation can properly respond to major natural disasters. Currently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster […]
After the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) – a member of the committee – applauded the bill which includes $886.3 billion in defense spending. However, it is the “big wins for Florida” that Sen. Scott is the most excited about. “Florida is home to […]
Florida Republicans continue to lead the charge against China the Biden Administration is not. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently teamed up with Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) to demand Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo block plans to indefinitely extend waivers allowing Taiwanese and Korean semiconductor manufacturers to remain in China. Sen. Rubio's letter called the proposal "further evidence that […]
The controversies against the Biden administration continue as lawmakers are now citing government overreach against Miami dry cleaners.
A common thread of attack against Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by his biggest rival for the 2024 Election, former President Donald Trump, is his apparent "disloyalty." During his appearance on Fox News's Jesse Watters Primetime, Gov. DeSantis stated politicians "are not entitled to support" and that his loyalties lie with his "family, to our Constitution, and […]
As news broke regarding the recent Supreme Court decision that struck down affirmative action in the college admission process nationwide, big names in Florida politics voiced their opinions concerning the landmark case. All six conservative judges voted against the use of race as a factor when selecting college applicants, citing the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection […]
WASHINGTON D.C.- On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court rendered unconstitutional race-based, ‘Affirmative-Action’, college admissions policies. The long-awaited decision is a blow to progressives who have championed Affirmative Action policies as benefiting racial minorities. Harvard College and the University of North Carolina had been separately sued by a group of students officially known as “Students […]
A bipartisan group, including Florida Rep. Greg Steube (R), introduced the Shelter Act.
Once again, Deep Blue Broward County has failed its residents. To be fair, a jury of Broward residences actually failed residents after it found former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson not guilty on the seven counts of felony child neglect and three counts of culpable negligence he was charged with. Peterson’s attorney argued that […]
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) reintroduced the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA) alongside three other Democratic United States lawmakers. The bill is dedicated to addressing the “gaps in survivorship care and develop desperately needed standards to improve the overall patient-centered quality of care and navigation needs of cancer survivors and their families.” As most cancer […]
Just as a new Fox News public opinion poll shows his support among Americans continuing to slide (34-point disadvantage) against former President Donald Trump, Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has released a campaign-style interview he recently taped for The Daily Wire where acknowledges that the Washington 'Swamp' will be hard to drain or break. The […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as well as other Florida lawmakers, penned a letter to President Joe Biden (D) regarding the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) decision to label the Florida-based group, Moms for Liberty, an “extremist group.” Moms for Liberty’s motivation stems from “a desire to stand up for parental rights at all levels of […]
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray regarding six alleged FBI agents filmed kneeling in solidarity with those carrying out the lawless Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots nationwide in 2020. The Summer of 2020 saw the most violent racial riots the country has seen in decades. After the death of […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are crossing swords over the former President’s First Step Act, a prison reform law. Former President Trump signed the First Step Act in 2018. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the intent was “to improve criminal justice outcomes, as well as to reduce the size […]
Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) has made headlines as a possible successor to Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) if the junior senator from Florida decides to run for the White House. Partnering with Texas Rep. Michael McCaul (R), Rep. Waltz has announced a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) […]
The contentious 2024 Republican presidential primary race between former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, continues to be the dominant story in American politics, outside of Hunter Biden criminal saga and the indictments that President Trump is saddled with. Gov. DeSantis appears to be campaigning on co-opting Trump policies, in particularly the draining […]
Earlier this week, Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) called the Biden Administration "asleep at the wheel" in confronting China. In a recent appearance on Fox News's Mornings with Maria, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) took the criticism further, speculating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had compromised President Biden. Host Maria Bartiromo described the influx of Chinese nationals into […]
