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As Republicans eye-up taking back the House and Senate in November, they will depend on many unlikely voters joining the Republican ranks this election cycle. However, this seems more likely, as a Florida Democrat voter is claiming she feels "cheated" by Democrats. Fox News interviewed a Florida Democrat voter who used reasonably strong language to […]
Florida Senate candidates and current U.S. Rep. Val Demings has come out denouncing “Big Pharma” on Twitter, stating that the pharmaceutical industry has long been “winning on Capitol Hill because they have the money and the lobbyists on their side.” "Big Pharma is used to winning on Capitol Hill, because they have the money and […]
The Republican primaries for several of Florida's Congressional Districts have been fierce. While the District 7 race between Rep. Anthony Sabatini and Cory Mills is the major focus as of late, District 13 is proving just as contentious. Sunday, Trump-backed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) tweeted a video attacking her opponent Kevin Hayslett. The video contains […]
Taking an Early Victory lap? Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spent the last weekend before the August 23 primary election hopscotching around Florida campaigning for school board candidates he has personally endorsed. His education tour, which touched the communities in Miami, Sarasota, Volusia, and Duval counties, drew in hundreds of interested and supporting Republican voters. […]
Florida’s primary election is here and candidates for elective office can soon rest easy knowing that their respective races will soon be over, especially the contentious and downright nasty races like the Republican primary race in District 7. Combat veteran Cory Mills is considered the frontrunner and favorite to win his primary race, but that […]
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the United States-Ecuador Partnership Act.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) are set to attend the Keep Florida Free Tour on Wednesday.
Election integrity is making its way back into Florida's political public discourse. After attacks from progressive lawmakers on DeSantis' election integrity measures, Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez (R-FL) is warning of the, "woke Left," in this election cycle. The DeSantis Administration recently announced the arrests of 20 people who were committing voter fraud in the state […]
On Friday, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, a first-generation Cuban-American, appeared on the Spanish-language radio show " Actualidad Radio" to discuss illegal immigration and Cuban exiles, where her two-tiered response to a question about illegal immigration, and the amount of Cubans illegally crossing the southern border drew the ire of Florida Democrats, including Agriculture Commissioner Nikki […]
On Thursday, The Floridian reported that Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) suggests that the fentanyl crisis is enabled by the southern border crisis. Last night, Donalds took to Fox News' The Record to offer more detail into his assertion. A tweet posted by Donalds Saturday morning contains most of the segment. ICYMI: Last night, I joined The […]
The TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act has been signed into law. Originally cosponsored by Senate candidate and current House Legislator, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) alongside Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), the bill sets aside $270 million over a 5 year period to reaffirm the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The program is dedicating […]
Governor DeSantis' Thursday press conference on election integrity continues to draw criticism from Florida Democrats and liberals. As we covered earlier today, Rep. Carlos G. Smith (D-FL-49) focused his Twitter umbrage on Attorney General Ashley Moody. Early Friday morning, State Attorney Andrew Warren levied his own attack on DeSantis. Warren, who was suspended by DeSantis […]
Florida Congressman Ted Deutch (D) and Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides met with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday to discuss the United States' commitment to supporting Israel in the face of growing Iranian nuclear aggression. Yesterday @RepTedDeutch and I met with @IsraeliPM Lapid. We reiterated the US government’s ironclad commitment to Israel’s security in […]
Florida has held bragging rights of being the state that has the best economic numbers, particularly of having a low unemployment rate. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has announced the unemployment rate in Florida has now hit a historic low of 2.7%. The July employment numbers have shown the lowest unemployment rate since February of 2020. […]
Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced that 20 felons who illegally voted in the 2020 Election have been arrested. As The Floridian covered, Commissioner of Agriculture and rival for Governor Nikki Fried (D) quickly cried "voter suppression." During the press conference, Attorney General Ashley Moody said that "we must have elected leaders that are ensuring free and fair […]
Florida's Media Corps is Chasing Their Tails No sooner than it was announced that Gov. Ron DeSantis was going to make another "major announcement" at the Broward County Courthouse, Florida Democrats and several Florida media reporters jumped to the conclusion that DeSantis was going to either fire or demote controversial Broward Supervisor of Elections […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) continues to receive pushback from Florida judges as a judge has just blocked the stop WOKE Act.
Trump announced that he was giving his “Complete and Total Endorsement” to “JC” Bermudez for Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 12.
