Florida Politics

The US Senate held a classified briefing over the Chinese balloon shot down this past week over the Atlantic. All 100 members, including Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, attended. Shortly after the meeting concluded, Sen. Rubio dismissed allegations that such an incident has happened before, saying "the idea that somehow balloons have done what […]

During the past election cycle, incumbent Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) outlasted challenger Scotty Moore (R) by 7 points. However, the result did not come without controversy. Before the election, Moore was set to debate Soto in the WESH-2 (Orlando) TV station. However, due to the station’s strict (the Republican Party of Florida called “discriminatory”) policy […]

When the Republican-led House of Representatives voted on and passed Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s anti-socialism legislative measure by a vote count of 386-86, both Republicans and Democrats were surprised to see 86 Democrats vote against the measure. In Florida, freshman Rep. Maxwell Frost was the only member of the entire Democratic congressional caucus— Reps. Kathy […]

With Everglades restoration being a bipartisan issue in the state of Florida, both at the state and federal level, it is appropriate that Florida members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress (as well as Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL) have come together to launch the Everglades Caucus. Chaired by Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart […]

The overwhelming majority of Americans support a federal balanced budget amendment to control the perceived out-of-control and reckless spending in Washington that has led to a $31 Trillion national debt. Can such a measure pass in both chambers of Congress, and get a presidential seal of approval? The answer is, probably not, Democrats and some […]

  Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE?  Reach out: [email protected] —Sorry for the delay (Again)-Technical difficulties (Darn Wi-FI was down at our hotel) Democrats Disgusted With DeSantis's Constitutional Carry Bill   As expected, Progressive Democratic lawmakers are up in "arms" over the proposed Constitutional Carry measure that was recently introduced in […]

In a House Oversight Committee hearing, former Twitter executives testified that there was no conspiracy to knowingly hide the New York Post's story about Hunter Biden's infamous laptop. While Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) is skeptical about the former executive's involvement and knowledge in the Hunter Biden laptop-gate scandal, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slams them […]

Washington, D.C. – Following the State of the Union address given by President Joe Biden (D) last Tuesday night, lawmakers were asked to opine on the issues, like illegal immigration, addressed in the President's speech. The Floridian was able to catch up with a member of “The Squad” in the House, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN). […]

As the nation is transitioning from its immediate reaction to President Biden’s (D) State of the Union address to now reacting to others’ reactions of the speech, The Floridian was able to catch up with Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL). to get his response to the annual address to the nation. While speaking with Rep. Waltz, […]

Republicans have proposed a "Constitutional Carry" bill that would allow gun owners to permit less carry.

During his second State of the Union address last night, President Joe Biden (D) mentioned the fact that the United States is responsible for so many of the world’s greatest, revolutionary inventions, yet a lot of them are now produced overseas. For instance, the President mentioned semiconductors, which, in 1990, the U.S. had a market […]

For the duration of the border crisis, Red States have led the way in combatting the effects of illegal immigration.  Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R-FL) is putting pressure on the Biden Administration to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. "It’s evident that the Mexican drug cartels are terrorist organizations—they are trafficking deadly fentanyl […]

  Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE?  Reach out: [email protected] Moskowitz Calls out House Republicans on Fentanyl During a recent House Oversight Committee hearing on border security, Florida's Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-23) calls out House Republicans for the politicized nature of the issue rather than the problem of fentanyl itself, which is primarily smuggled through […]

With President Joe Biden (D) giving his State of the Union Address last night, members of the legislative branch were decisive in giving their thoughts and opinions concerning the event. Those who responded included Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) who spoke to  The Floridian following the President’s speech. When asked about what he felt was missing, […]

During a recent House Oversight Committee hearing on border security, Florida's Rep. Jared Moksowitz (D-23) calls out House Republicans for the politicized nature of the issue rather than the problem of fentanyl itself, which is primarily smuggled through ports of entry. Rep. Moskowitz begins saying that his predecessor Rep. Ted Deutch's nephew tragically died from […]

  Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE?  Reach out: [email protected] —Sorry for the delay-Technical difficulties (Darn Wi-FI was down at our hotel) The State of the Union President Biden’s long-anticipated State of the Union address went off without a hitch, with many dignitaries, and even Bono of U2, were in attendance […]

The Floridian caught up with Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) and Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) to discuss Biden's comments.

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) got into a heated debate with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and other House Republicans over border security. Rep. Frost states that the crisis is "not a criminal issue," but rather, a "humanitarian" one. Additionally, he states that a border wall would be "a monument of fear" comparable to a "sad, decaying […]