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President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address brought the ever-divided U.S. Congress together in the lower chamber, and while Republicans dismissed the President’s speech as being disingenuous and lacking real substance, House Democrats like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz praised the “happy warrior” and his legislative accomplishments during his first two years in office. “This […]
DeSantis shared excerpts on social media from the budget's unveiling and how his administration will support FDOT.
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) alongside four other Republicans penned a letter to President Joe Biden (D) “urging him to enact work requirements as a feature of welfare reform.” Rep. Gaetz and his colleagues are asking for the President to work with the legislative branch to cut spending, especially at a time where the national debt […]
In just 4 years under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Republicans made an incredible 700,000 voter registration swing, topping Florida Democrats by 400,000 registered voters Gov. DeSantis just made the announcement on social media, reminding Floridians that as of the 2022 midterm election, Republicans were besting Democrats by 300,000. "In 2018, Democrats outnumbered Republicans by […]
Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE? Reach out: [email protected] Rubio Blames Biden for Fentanyl, Border Crisis In an exclusive op-ed penned for The Floridian, Senator Marco Rubio makes the case for why President Joe Biden is to blame for the illegal immi9gration crisis and illicit drugs into the country. READ […]
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) has released a new advertisement ahead of the State of the Union address.
Last week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gave an impassioned speech on the House floor in defense of Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after Republicans decided to remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee due to a history of anti-Semitic comments. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) responded to the Ocasio-Cortez speech while on Newsmax. If you have not […]
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a roundtable discussion around the topic of defamation in Hialeah Gardens.. The main point of the event was to consider the legacy media’s effect on regular people who look to post on stories before they can be confirmed or are taken out of context. The discussion included prominent names (but […]
During a heated debate in the House Oversight Committee on border security, Freshman Rep. Maxwell Frost (D) asserted that the influx of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants along the southern border was not criminal, rather a “humanitarian” issue. “There is a crisis at the border. The crisis is not a criminal one, it’s a […]
GOP members question Biden over his travel advisory to the Dominican Republic, calling it “harmful.”
Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE? Reach out: [email protected] DeSantis’s Ongoing Fight with the Mouse Continues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to use Mickey Mouse as a political punching bag and the current special legislative session in Tallahassee appears to be the final body blow to everyone’s favorite mouse. The […]
In a special legislative session of the Florida Legislature, the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), run by the Walt Disney Company, appears to have its days numbered. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has sought to curb the power of Disney in the state, and this may be the measure that does it. First formed in 1967, […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a bipartisan bill that looks to ban the sale of crude oil from the United States, specifically from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to companies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It would also ban the sale of any crude oil from the SPR […]
Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE? Reach out: [email protected] The Fight Over Changing Florida's Death Penalty Democratic lawmakers have differing views on Republican proposals to change the state’s death penalty laws, including eliminating a requirement of unanimous jury recommendations before judges can impose death sentences, leaders said Monday. READ MORE Save […]
Democratic lawmakers have differing views on Republican proposals to change the state’s death penalty laws, including eliminating a requirement of unanimous jury recommendations before judges can impose death sentences, leaders said Monday. Republicans have filed a series of proposals (SB 450, HB 555, SB 520 and HB 609) for consideration during the legislative session that […]
By Luis Fleischman, PhD A few months ago, the Biden Administration granted five U.S. oil companies limited authorization to resume pumping oil from Venezuela. The decision came after the Venezuelan government and the opposition reached a humanitarian relief agreement and to resume negotiations to resolve the country’s political crisis, focusing on Venezuela’s 2024 elections. Other […]
The delayed reaction by the Biden administration to the Chinese surveillance balloon continues to draw ire from Republicans. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) says this whole affair is precisely why the American Drone Security Act, which he reintroduced in 2021, is vital in its passage. 'There's absolutely no reason we should allow Communist China to have […]
Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) has issued a stark warning about the Chinese balloon controversy. President Joe Biden (D) received criticism over his lax response to the balloon, but he ultimately ordered the U.S. military to shoot it down over the weekend. Americans looked up to the sky as a balloon hovered over the country. […]
