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Oftentimes in the Legislative Branch, lawmakers will introduce bills on the anniversary of an important day related to the bill’s text, and they might give it a funny or relatable acronym so that people will remember it. However, Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) might have outdone himself with this one. On April 20th (4/20), Rep. Mast […]
More and more Florida legislators such as Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) have announced their endorsements for former President Donald Trump (R) over likely candidate, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Simultaneously, the two biggest Sunshine State lawmakers, Senators Rick Scott (R) and Marco Rubio (R) have yet to make a peep concerning who […]
Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) has just endorsed President Donald Trump (R) for President.
In a recent appearance on CNN, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump in the 2024 Election, saying he is "all in" on it. "I'm all in on Donald J. Trump for 2024: Trump was a better POTUS than Biden Trump ushered global harmony, not war Trump did it once. He can […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not finished traveling. This time he will be flying around the globe leading an international trade mission to some of America's strongest allies. "Florida has the 15th largest economy in the world, and that is because our state has worked to create partnerships with other countries to create jobs and […]
Jared Moskowitz (D) finds himself in hot water this week over stock selling during the banking crisis last month.
Governor DeSantis (R-FL) recently revved up efforts to protect children ahead of last year's election where he won by a landslide. Now, local LGBTQ+ and drag groups are treading carefully in fear of being shut down by the governor. Pridefest '23 was intended to be hosted in Treasure Coast this weekend with of a "pride […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law Senate Bill (SB 450), the death penalty legislative measure that would do away with the existing unanimous decision by a jury to put a criminal to death. The bill, which was sponsored by State Senator Blaise Ingoglia, now allows just a supermajority of jurors to decide if […]
Maria Elvira Salazar (R) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R) met with Petro, urging him to shift his political stance.
President Donald Trump (R) has now shared his support for using the military against drug cartels.
Rubio took to social media to share an excerpt from an interview wherein he accuses the Biden administration of withholding information.
The political action committee (PAC) Never Back Down has released a mailer promoting Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for President. Set to be mailed out in South Carolina, Nevada, Iowa, and New Hampshire, the five-page pamphlet tells of Gov. DeSantis' background and accomplishments in Florida. The Daily Caller received a comment from Never Back Down's Communications […]
TikTok has been a controversial app for lawmakers across the country, as both Republicans and Democrats have called for its ban in different capacities. Now, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is joining an effort which has been called a “bicameral push” to ban all members of Congress from using the app, due to its cybersecurity concerns. […]
Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) is demanding accountability from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) for their possible role in facilitating the trafficking of Cuban doctors in cooperation with the island's Communist regime. Reuters notes that four doctors under Cuba's Mais Medicos program were forced to work in Brazil through PAHO between 2013 and 2018. Additionally, […]
Florida Democrat Chairwoman Nikki Fried came to Broward County yesterday and claimed Governor Ron DeSantis took a joy ride in his helicopter around pro-abortion demonstrators after signing the Heartbeat Protection Act to rub the victory in their faces. "Last week he had the audacity. The cowardice. To fly into the state in the dark of […]
Rep. Byron Donalds has introduced the Big Biden Blunder (BBB) Act, which demands accountability from the Biden administration and their handling of the notable day in American history. Rep. Donalds (R-FL) has not been shy to call out President Joe Biden (D) and his administration for what Republicans would call failures during his tenure in […]
TALLAHASSEE — Instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity will largely be prohibited in all public school grades after the State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a controversial rule change. The rule effectively expands Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law, a hot-button measure that passed last year and was labeled by critics as the […]
During the House Oversight Committee hearing with members of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) questioned Principal Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedediah Royal and Admiral John Aquilino on the apparent superiority of China in hypersonic weaponry over the United States, according to the classified documents leaked by Jack Teixeira. […]
