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The criticism against Florida Rep. Val Demings (D) continues to mount as the Rubio campaign accuses Demings of trying to be “politically advantageous.”
Miami—A week after he announced that he would target hotels and transportation companies for facilitating the transport of illegal immigrants from the U.S. Southern border to Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that non-government agencies that are paying for transport, housing, living essentials for these immigrants would be held accountable. “What we are working on is […]
For the second straight fundraising quarter, conservative journalist and congressional candidate Laura Loomer has outraised her opponent, Rep. Daniel Webster (R) in the Republican primary race for Florida’s 11th congressional district. According to the latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings, Rep. Webster ended the last quarter of 2021 with $92,799.63 raised, while Loomer brought in […]
Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) argued that “Putin could be testing NATO” by antagonizing Ukraine.
Florida Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R) is weighing in on the redistricting battle in the Sunshine State and across the United States, accusing Democrats of “aggressive Democratic gerrymandering.”
Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers just inserted herself into a hotly contested Republican primary race in Florida, calling her endorsed candidate's opponent, decorated Combat Veteran Cory Mills an "anti audit communist." Senator Rogers made her remark in a tweet this weekend after the American Conservative Union (ACU) gave Mills a full-throated endorsement over Florida State […]
By Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE — Calling the plan "punitive," leaders of Florida's private colleges and universities are crying foul about a House proposal that could link the amount of money students get from a state-backed grant program to their schools' performance. The House plan is included in a bill (PCB HEA 22-01) aimed at implementing […]
As Florida's political class continues to wait to see how the final congressional redistricting map is drawn, there has been speculation that Progressive State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D) was eyeing Rep. Stephanie Murphy's congressional seat in District 7. The Floridian recently spoke to Rep. Eskamani about her potential run for Congress now that Rep. Murphy […]
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D) was the sole Democrat to vote against the COMPETES Act, a measure House Democrats say will make the U.S. more competitive globally by bolstering supply chains and punishing China. “While I support the goals and many elements of the America COMPETES Act—especially its effort to manufacture more computer chips here […]
After winning the Special Election in Florida’s 20th Congressional District to replace the late Rep. Alcee Hastings (R), newly-minted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) has hit the ground running in Washington and looks to work across the aisle with Republicans and won't doesn't appear as if she will join the House's Progressive "Squad." Moments after final […]
WASHINGTON— A day after the NFL's Washington Football Team announced its new name, the Washington Commanders, six former Washington Redskins employees testified before the House Oversight & Reform Committee about the sexual harassment they endure while employed by the team. Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), who was visibly emotional, said that she would “stay […]
Washington—There's not much of anything Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on, but US Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL) says that there is bipartisan support for getting Everglades Restoration funding passed. When asked about the preservation of the Everglades and the Florida Congressional delegation, Rep. Diaz Balart responded, "That's a scenario where we work very […]
The Conservative heavyweight American Conservative Union (ACU) has weighed in one of Florida's most hotly contested Republican primary races of the 2022 midterm election cycle and has endorsed Combat Veteran Cory Mills for the U.S. Congress. The endorsement was released on the CPAC 2022 Twitter account. Mills, who recently rescued an American family in Afghanistan […]
WASHINGTON—Republicans members of Congress, including Florida Reps. Brian Mast, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Michael Waltz have been railing against the soon-to-be-voted-on COMPETES Act, accusing House Democrats of writing a bill to protect the U.S. against China, but actually helps the Chinese. The COMPETES Act was drafted to help the U.S. compete with China and other countries […]
This February brings the observation of Black History Month. The Florida legislature's Black Caucus is attempting to push through legislation concerning Health, Safety Prosperity, and Pride. These four categories make up a combined 59 unique pieces of legislation. Yet midway through the 2022 legislative session, not a single one has made it to the House […]
Waltz and Wexton have now penned an op-ed, further criticizing the IOC while also calling for it to be reformed because “the rot has run deep and it’s time for drastic changes.”
Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R) took to the House floor this week to oppose the America COMPETES Act, calling it “partisan” legislation.
In a press conference with other members of the Florida Republican Congressional delegation, US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) flipped the script on Democrats giving Trump credit for environmental support over the current Biden Administration. "The federal government's commitment really fell off for the better part of over a decade. So beginning in 2016, 2017, [Trump […]
