Florida
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) engaged in heated exchanges as she surges in the polls.
Freshman Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) has introduced legislation to counter book bans and – indirectly, Governor Ron DeSantis’ alleged book bans. The Fight Book Bans Act would provide school districts with the necessary funding to “fight off a bad book ban.” This would include funding for legal representation, travel costs, and generic logistical monetary […]
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has introduced legislation to “make American companies more competitive” while simultaneously addressing greenhouse gas emissions by imposing fees on high-carbon imports. The bill known as the Clean Competition Act, would look to lower emissions globally by creating a “carbon border adjustment.” This policy would impose an adjustment on energy-intensive imports and […]
Washington, D.C.- Today, December 6th, Florida lawmakers simultaneously filed resolutions in both the US Senate and House of Representatives to officially recognize Maria Corina Machado. Machado overwhelmingly won the Venezuelan opposition party’s recent primary elections. However, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s puppet Venezuelan Supreme Court invalidated the election results and barred Machado shortly afterwards. Senators Marco […]
Florida Senator Joe Gruters (R) has filed a bill that would outlaw many private or public immunization requirements. The law defines vaccine requirements as the imposition of a medical procedure designed to stimulate the human body’s immune response against communicable, i.e., contagious, diseases. Affected vaccines would include those targeting COVID-19, Flu, and similar contagious diseases. […]
Representative and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has announced that he will retire at the end of the month. This shocking news brought responses from members of Congress from around the country. In his announcement, Rep. McCarthy said that serving in Congress has been “my greatest honor.” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R), who […]
President Donald Trump (R) has endorsed Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) in his reelection bid.
A bipartisan effort is seeking to expand Miccosukee tribal housing opportunities.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is doubling down on his call for President Joe Biden (D) and his administration to continue sanctions against Venezuelan President/Dictator Nicolas Maduro. Oil sanctions were to be eased as long as the Maduro regime lifted its ban on allowing opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to continue her candidacy. The deadline for […]
Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced his 2024 $114.4 billion proposed budget for the State of Florida. Sticking to several of presidential themes, Gov. DeSantis rolled out this plan at a charter school on Marco Island. “We have, since I’ve become governor, paid off 25% of our state’s total debt. ... That’s something […]
A recent public opinion poll conducted by Florida International University (FIU), provided some insights into the relationship between the United States and the Florida Venezuela community and focused on whether the U.S. economic sanctions levied on the Nicolas Maduro regime have been effective. FIU’s Latino Public Opinion Forum polled the thoughts held by Venezuelans who […]
Yesterday, December 4th, former US Ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and charged with espionage. Ambassador Rocha was arrested after an FBI counterintelligence operation gathered substantial evidence pointing to Rocha’s involvement with Cuban intelligence services. According to the FBI, beginning approximately in 1981, Rocha, a naturalized […]
President Joe Biden has yet to reintroduce sanctions on Venezuela after the US lifted them in exchange for free and fair elections in the Latin American country’s 2024 presidential election. Back in early October, the Floridian’s Javier Manjarres reported how the US was leveraging sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to pressure Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has released a new advertisement, assuring that “it’s time to move on.”
Tallahassee, Fl- The Florida House of Representatives will be considering whether to call for a constitutional convention to propose new amendments to the US Constitution. The event comes after Representative Tyler Sirois filed a bill, concurrent resolution 703, which would add Florida to the growing list of states calling for a constitutional convention. Under Article […]
After Florida State University (FSU) was left out of the College Football Playoff despite being an undefeated conference champion, more prominent politicians including Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, and former President Donald Trump (R) are crying foul. In some instances, they are taking shots (quite hilariously) at other politicians because of it. […]
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced a resolution that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine.
Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is sounding the alarm on Colombian President Gustavo Petro’ “raving antisemitism.’
