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With the 2022 midterm elections now only 10 months away, political camps are gearing up for plenty of high-stakes electioneering. US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) , who heads up the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), is predicting a red wave in the 2022 midterms. Historically speaking, the minority party is expected to out perform the […]
In a news release, Taddeo affirmed she is committed to telling her “story and vision to all 67 counties” to drive home the message that she works for all of Florida.
Ladapo believes that the effort to get residents tested is due to a “testing psychology” from federal health authorities.
By Rep. Spencer Roach Yes, I said it: We don’t do coronations in the Republican Party, not even for Donald Trump. Three weeks ago, I shared my thoughts on the 2024 presidential election and made three predictions: 1) Donald Trump will not run for president; 2) Ron DeSantis will run regardless; and 3) Ron DeSantis […]
By Audrey Henson The recent Supreme Court argument on overturning Roe v. Wade is the most consequential case of my lifetime. And for countless millennials and particularly young women like me, it is time the court overturns Roe v. Wade. On the surface, I look like a typical, pro-choice Democrat acolyte. As a young, successful […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has opened up a bit about First Lady Casey DeSantis's chemotherapy treatment and overall battle against breast cancer during a press conference at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Monday. The Floridian asked Gov. DeSantis if he would discuss his wife's progress and if he would address the […]
While many Republicans are blaming President Joe Biden (D) for the recent inflation crisis, Florida Democrats have credited the "Biden Boom," for recent US job market success. At the beginning of December 2021, last month, Americans applying for unemployment benefits hit a 52 year low. The Associated Press has already branded this latest jobs report […]
Happy New Year With that said, 2022 will likely be one of the most consequential election years of our lifetime. Where have we heard that cliché before? All joking aside, 2022 will be a big year in politics. The legislative session in Florida is less than two weeks away, COVID is once again surging across […]
Florida Democrats like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz have been fueling the narrative that Gov. Ron DeSantis was "MIA" from his job as the new wave of COVID-19 cases swept across the state. But it wasn't until Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez piled on that Republican lawmakers like Rep. Kat Cammack came out to defend Gov. DeSantis. […]
By Cory Mills The current American economy, which is arguably the worst in recent memory, has been perpetrated by President Joe Biden and his Progressive Democratic cohorts in the U.S. Congress. Biden and Democrats are tone-deaf to the real concerns of hard-working Americans. As a result of their failed foreign and economic policies, Americans have […]
Marco Rubio (R) stirred up controversy over New Year’s Eve weekend by tweeting that “the real crisis is the irrational hysteria” surrounding the pandemic.
With monoclonal treatment now having bipartisan support across the nation, Florida is seeing an untimely shortage of the COVID-19 treatment and many Democrats are blaming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. However, Gov. DeSantis's Press Secretary Christina Pushaw (R-FL) is blaming the Biden Administration for the shortage of monoclonal treatment. Monoclonal therapies were first introduced to Florida in […]
Commissioner Fried said that if Governor DeSantis does not act soon, it would be “negligent at best.”
Citing the New York lawmaker’s recent visit to Miami Beach for New Year’s Eve, Senator Scott called her AOC a “complete hypocrite.”
Casey DeSantis is not worried about Governor DeSantis’ chances of being reelected, arguing that “no governor has been as steadfast in protecting the liberty and freedom of the people they represent this year.”
After Fox News reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a few days off of his busy schedule to accompany his wife, First Lady Casey DeSantis, to one of her cancer treatments, The Floridian has learned that this was not the first time the governor has taken personal time to be with his wife and […]
This year saw a mass politicization of the education system, with local school systems stirring up more controversy than the state or federal government. Now, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is calling the Biden Administration a 'regime' on education. Whether it was Critical Race Theory, transgender sports, or Common Core, education was a huge issue in […]
TALLAHASSEE --- Saying it is among states that are “unshielded,” Florida is pressing a full federal appeals court to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. David Costello, an assistant state solicitor general, filed a document late Wednesday afternoon at the 11th U.S. Circuit […]
