Florida

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Seven weeks into the nine-week Legislative Session, the Florida House has unveiled a major new election bill, reinstating runoff primaries for the next Governor election and drastically reducing the number of mail-in ballot drop-off boxes—and Republicans are not happy. PCB 24-06, a 44-page bill revealed yesterday by the House State Affairs Committee, makes sweeping […]

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) has endorsed President Donald Trump (R) for president.

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) appeared on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” program on Sunday to discuss the foreign policy strategies of President Joe Biden (D) and his administration. The program hosts mentioned the developing story concerning Russia’s stated efforts to put a nuclear weapon in space. When asked about this possibility and the Biden administration’s ability […]

Florida lawmakers are celebrating the passage of a bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas’ use of sexual violence in its war against Israel.  Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced the resolution condemning Hamas' horrific practices last January.  Since then, the resolution gained 200 total co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle.  “The U.S. Congress […]

A Neo-Nazi rally was reportedly held over St. Valentine’s weekend in Winter Park, Florida.  Florida Representative Anna Eskamani (D-42) broke the news via X. “Sad to report that Nazi scum and losers are back in Winter Park, holding their disgusting flags and banner,” said Representative Eskamani.  Sad to report that Nazi scum and losers are […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced a bill in November to rename the House Press Gallery to the “Frederick Douglass Press Gallery.” During his as the Editor-In-Chief for the New National Era newspaper, Douglass – the famous abolitionist – was also a member of the Congressional House Press Gallery, according to Spectrum News. Rep. Donalds spoke […]

A resolution seeking to amend the US Constitution to grant the President line item veto power when approving bills is progressing through the Florida legislature.  The resolution was recently introduced and approved by the Florida Senate’s Fiscal Policy committee.  ‘Line-item’ veto power refers to an executive’s ability to approve or reject certain portions of a […]

Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) has endorsed President Donald Trump’s (R) criticism of NATO.

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) has joined a bipartisan delegation in condemning Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for closing the United Nation’s human rights office.

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) sent out a press release on Friday demanding answers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) after it announced it will begin discharges to the St. Lucie Estuary. The USACE Jacksonville District announced Friday that it would discharge 1,800 cubic feet per second from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie […]

It's all About Immigration. Still. In the wake of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida hit hard on the topic of immigration this week, taking steps to demand action at the border. The sixth week of the nine-week Legislative session is over, and lawmakers are scrambling to pass […]

Republican House representatives immediately responded to New York’s ruling against former President Donald Trump (R) in which he has been ordered to pay over $350 million in a civil fraud case. The right side of the aisle voiced their displeasure with the decision with some ferocity in defense of President Trump. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Abortion rights advocates are up in arms over new bill language establishing an "unborn child" as a person at conception. If passed, this language could negatively impact Democrats' efforts to get abortion on the ballot in November. Republican Sen. Erin Grall, who sponsored Florida's six-week abortion ban last session, amended SB 476 this week […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced its funding shortfalls could cause it to scale back border security and deportation procedures in the near future.  DHS’s announcement came shortly after the US Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that contained scant border security provisions.   DHS spokesperson Erin Heeter reportedly said that President […]

Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that calls on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to study the link between animal abusers and those who commit violence against humans. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Gary Peters (D-MI). The legislation is known […]

House Intelligence Committee Chair Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) recently warned of a national security threat involving Russia, prompting discussion and worry. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) appeared on Fox News's The Story with Martha MacCallum to commend Rep. Turner for making the announcement and demanding information from the Biden Administration on how to act. Fox News reported Rep. Turner had […]

The Republican Party of Florida. (RPOF) is getting revved up for primary season and is now distributing sample ballots for Republican voters to fill out, with hot-button issues up for debate. In a press release, the Florida GOP stated, "Now is the time to show support for your top contender by completing the RNC’s Presidential […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A Republican Lawmaker is no longer targeting Florida's "crack bears" in his bill allowing people to kill bears in self-defense. On the House Floor Thursday, the sponsor explained his bill is meant to protect families against all bears on their property—not just ones high on crack. Last week, The Guardian reported that Republican Rep. […]