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The Proud Boys, who have largely been blamed for taking part in extremist demonstrations around the nation, particularly the January 6th Capitol Riot, have voiced their ambition to take over local Republican groups around the country. Now, Miami-Dade GOP Chair Rene Garcia (R-FL) has officially denounced accusations that the group has a stronghold in the […]
Dr. Erick Aguilar (R-FL), who is running for Florida's Fourth Congressional District, has just been endorsed by the Disabled Veterans PAC in his bid for Congress. Disabled Veterans PAC is a federal political action committee founded and led by disabled veterans on a mission to assist disabled veterans holding or running for an elected office. They […]
US Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) has made quite the name for herself among the ranks of national Republicans. However, Cammack is facing a primary challenger, Manuel Asensio, who does not appear to actually be eligible to run for office in Florida's 3rd congressional district. According to state statute, a candidate in Florida must be a […]
Clinging to Your Guns and Your Bibles The recent Senate gun proposal is expected to pass, if and when it is introduced. But while gun-control activists, who have been calling for an across-the-board ban on guns, are questionably praising the bipartisan effort, the move is considered a big “red flag” to Republicans and gun rights […]
Appearing on “MSNBC Live with Alex Witt” this past weekend, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz praised the 10 Senate Republicans who offered up a gun violence compromise, but at the same time warned that gun rights “extremists” would now target them and the entire U.S. Congress for doing so, adding that the proposal was “just […]
Senator Taddeo endorsed Florida Rep. Charlie Crist (D) in his primary bid against Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D).
On May 10th, The Floridian wrote an article about how Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) called President Joe Biden (D) “Incoherent, Incapacitated, and Confused.” Jim McCool, the main author of the article, reported that Washington was abuzz after Rick Scott said that “The most effective thing Joe Biden can do to solve the inflation crisis he […]
Sunday, members of the Senate announced a bipartisan agreement on gun legislation. The proposal was announced by lawmakers such as Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NY), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), and others. “Today, we are announcing a […]
Sabatini vs The “RINO” World There is no arguing that Rep. Anthony Sabatini, who is running for Congress, is one of the most conservative members of the Florida Legislature. But now in an attempt to sink his main Republican congressional primary opponent, combat veteran Cory Mills, Rep. Sabatini has reverted to outright lying about […]
The Republican congressional primary race in Florida’s 7th District between combat veteran Cory Mills and Rep. Anthony Sabatini has turned nasty. Over the past several months, the tension between these two candidates has been boiling over with both men taking subtle, veiled jabs at one another at local Republican club events, but at the recent […]
Support for Wilton Simpson (R) continues to grow as Team Simpson has announced the creation of a Veterans for Simpson coalition.
Over the weekend, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) commented on the Shangri-La Dialogue.
The acquisition of Radio Mambi by individuals with links to the Democratic party has sent shockwaves across the Republican party and Hispanic communities.
In Parkland, Florida last weekend, gun control advocates attended a March For Our Lives rally to protest for stricter gun laws in the state. However, Democratic congressional candidate Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) referred to Florida as, "the model," for gun control. Just two days prior to the rally, the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed a measure along […]
Parkland, Florida— Hundreds of gun control advocates and supporters, and a handful of elected officials, descended upon Pine Trail Park to attend the March for Your Lives rally to bring awareness to the recent string of mass shootings that took place in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York.
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill supporting retired law enforcement K-9s. According to his staff’s press release, “The program will help caregivers of retired police dogs pay for veterinary costs of the dogs…The Care for Retired Police Dogs Program will provide a reimbursement of up to $1,500 of the annual veterinary costs associated […]
The Biden Administration announced the opening of the "U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs" in Jerusalem, a reversal of Trump's policy on Palestinian affairs being consolidated with the U.S. Embassy to Israel. The move prompted Florida Senator Rick Scott to state that the Biden administration was "appeasing those who harbor & sponsor terrorism." Under Trump, the […]
Early Wednesday morning, a man was arrested with a handgun, a tactical knife, and other tools such as hammer and a crowbar to break into the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh with the intent of killing the judge and himself. The attempted murderer (who has not been proven guilty in a court of […]
