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After the NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson announced a “travel advisory” to Florida for Black Americans due to Governor Ron DeSantis's “leadership” and his “disservice to students and a dereliction of duty to all,” Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Maxwell Frost are now pushing questionable narratives regarding past American history, including that racist Alabama Gov. […]
Joining in the criticism is Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who commented on the NAACP Travel Advisory.
With a presidential campaign announcement just days away, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) joined The Jenna Ellis Show to discuss a number of issues, including abortion. During the interview, the soon-to-be 2024 presidential candidate doubled down on his pro-life stance after signing the historic 6-week abortion ban in Florida. The Heart Beat Protection Act has been […]
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) recently announced that President Joe Biden (D) is “failing the American people” when it comes to tackling the debt ceiling issue. As Republicans were the only party to formally introduce their plan to address the looming problem – the Limit, Save, Grow Act – Rep. Gimenez is bringing up the fact […]
In April, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the School Guardian Act following the tragic school shooting that took place in Nashville. Now he is receiving more support for the bill’s passage. The School Guardian Act establishes a block grant program that is managed and supervised by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to “provide full-time […]
DeSantis's presidential campaign spokesman Bryan Griffin finally took off the gloves and called out President Trump by name after a report came out showing Trump's Super PAC has spent more attacking the Florida Governor than it did on all 2022 midterm races. "These are the largest ongoing expenditures against a non-candidate in Republican primary history, […]
With Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announcing his candidacy for President in 2024, the Republican primary is getting pretty crowded. While former President Donald Trump is the assumed frontrunner in the race, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will likely make it a real race once he announces his run. Can we say the same about Sen. Scott? How […]
Before Scott made the news public, Democrats began to campaign against him, labeling him a "MAGA Republican."
The United States has grown increasingly concerned about the growing presence of China and Russia in Latin America. Now those increased concerns have fueled a new phenomenon called, "geostrategic corruption" to exert its influence on Latin America. Geostrategic corruption builds on traditional pervasive patterns of clientelism and patronage. In South America that practice has been known […]
Debt ceiling negotiations between House Republicans, the White House, and Senate Democrats continue, with all sides refusing to budge from their respective positions. Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) recently expressed his willingness to work across the aisle in a CNN appearance, warning "If we default, we do so together, not as Dems or Republicans but as […]
Ahead of DeSantis announcing his presidential candidacy, polls indicate he’s trailing behind both Biden and Trump.
This past weekend, the NAACP issued a Florida travel advisory.
On the eve of his 2024 presidential announcement, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues to be labeled a “RINO,” a “Globalist,” and even a “career politician.” Now, considering that most of the labeling and name-calling is coming from fringy and anonymous Twitter handles that appear to support former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, and by Leftists […]
House Republicans continue demanding cuts to federal spending. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL), a primary voice in the debate, recently discussed the matter with NBC's Chuck Todd in an appearance on Meet the Press. Rep. Donalds reiterated the Republican call to return to pre-COVID spending levels, which he described as "commonsense." "Now you have $32 trillion on the credit […]
SARASOTA – As college campuses around the country conclude their spring semesters and send their graduates into the real world, commencement ceremonies traditionally have been moments of optimism and community. However, at the New College of Florida, those graduating made their feelings known regarding the DeSantis-backed leadership and especially the ceremony’s speaker, Scott Atlas, a […]
Former President Donald Trump regularly boasts of his lead in the polls against Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as the latter prepares to announce his run for President in 2024. "I'm doing much better against Biden than [DeSantis] is in the polls, and I'm doing much better against him. I mean, I'm beating [DeSantis] by 40 points […]
In the first quarter of 2023, the state of Florida maintained its near record-low unemployment numbers at 2.6% for the fourth consecutive month. The unemployment figures come in at number one among the ten largest states in the union, according to Governor Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) press release. As Gov. DeSantis's staff insinuates, a driving force […]
Controversially, the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the most prominent teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), announced that they would be giving a “Community Hero Award” to the LA chapter of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during pride month (June). However, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke out against the decision to hand out the award, […]
