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Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced their intention to designate June 2nd as National Rough Riders Day. During the Spanish-American War, the 1st United States Volunteer Calvary, also known as the Rough Riders, was a regiment based out of Tampa that fought in the Spanish-American War, including the siege […]
Domestic energy production has been a priority of House Republicans, especially as Saudi Arabia announced cutting oil exports starting in July. Although the Lower Energy Costs Act passed the House in March, it did so with little Democratic support. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has singled out Florida Representative Darren Soto (D) for his vote against the […]
Democrats are now beginning to campaign against Pence, calling him a “MAGA wingman.”
As the 2024 Republican primary continues, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) addressed criticism from the other contenders on his war with Disney. In an interview on the Brian Kilmeade Show, Gov. DeSantis spoke of how he intends "to fight the sexualization of minors," and how "You can’t just be a lackey for corporate America … The […]
Members of Congress from Florida, including Reps. Cory Mills, Jared Moskowitz, María Elvira Salazar, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, are among those who have signed a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, advocating for the Biden Administration to integrate the Abraham Accords into the broader U.S. strategy in Africa. The Abraham Accords, established in 2020, […]
Rubio argues that the U.S. needs to develop stronger medical supply chains.
President Joe Biden (D) is now celebrating the budget agreement.
Trump is promising to hold a “great American State Fair.”
With the 2023 hurricane season now upon us, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has reintroduced the Short Line Railroad Relief Act, which looks to secure disaster relief for short line railroads. Short line railroads play a huge factor in the supply chain as they provide an important attachment to the rest of the country’s rail network. […]
Despite the existing US sanctions, Iran's oil sales have surged to record highs. The revenue from these sales goes on to finance terrorism worldwide or towards developing nuclear weapons for the regime. To counter these sanction evasions, Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) teamed up with Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) to introduce the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum […]
Rubio and Scott have both introduced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act.
The Fiscal Responsibility Act, the bill that was rushed through the Legislative Branch to address the debt limit saw a considerable number of Florida House Republicans vote no. Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) was one of those Republicans. He provided reasoning for his opposition to the bill in a blog post on his congressional website. “Republicans […]
Forbes has found evidence of American TikTok creators' financial information, such as Social Security numbers, stored on Chinese servers despite claims by the app's CEO Shou Chew that China did not have access to such information. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a long-time advocate for banning TikTok, demanded Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate Chew for perjury. During the […]
LEXINGTON, SC—Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is on the South Carolina leg of his 2024 Presidential campaign, and The Floridian's Javier Manjarres caught up to Gov. DeSantis, asking on the importance of having a President with previous military experience (especially combat service). Gov. DeSantis repeated voters who stated they believed it was "important" for the next […]
Presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) kicked off the South Carolina leg of his campaign in the city of Bluffton with about 1,000 attendees making their way to see the Florida Governor. Similar to the Iowa electorate, many of those who attended the DeSantis rally were Trump supporters that came to “listen to what he […]
Trump has released a list, outlining “Ron DeSantis’ lying record on COVID.”
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is clapping back at the insults being lobbed by former President Donald Trump on the 2024 campaign trail. During one of his appearances in New Hampshire, Gov. DeSantis responded to a boast by Trump claiming he could get America back on the right track in six months, "Why didn't he do […]
