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Maria Elvira Salazar is celebrating the South Florida Climate Resilience Tech Hub for its innovations and advancements in coastal infrastructure solutions in the region.
By Jackson Bakich The Founding Fathers were brilliant. We can debate their personal actions, but what we cannot debate is the effectiveness of the government they created. Spanning only 247 years, the United States has become a world superpower in a very short amount of time by history’s standards. I do have a critique, however, […]
Recently, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to Senate leadership urging that funding for Israel “not be leveraged for more Ukraine funding.” However, it appears no action was taken. Now, Sen. Scott is calling on his colleagues to vote on the issues separately. This statement comes after President Joe Biden (D) proposed a spending […]
Representative Cory Mills (R-FL), one of 26 Republicans to hold out against Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN), told The Floridian publisher Javier Manjarres that he would be sticking with Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL). After the Republican Conference voted to select Rep. Emmer as their nominee for Speaker of the House. Emmer dropped out of the running […]
Washington, D.C.- It's all but over. Rep. Emmer, who no appears to have the votes needed, should win the support of the GOP House Conference in the Republican-led House of Representatives. House Republicans first elected Kevin McCarthy of California, who was eventually ousted by Florida’s Matt Gaetz, and later failed to elect Ohio’s Jim Jordan. […]
On X (Twitter), State Representative Randy Fine (R), a long-time ally of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), announced he is endorsing former President Donald Trump's reelection campaign in 2024. "Today, I am endorsing @realDonaldTrump. "The past 2 weeks have made me realize our choice as Jews is simple. We can vote for the Gov who says […]
In response to a campaign that has been critical of the teacher’s union, Florida state Senator Shevrin Jones (D) denounced it.
In perhaps a significant – but not shocking – moment, Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) has endorsed Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) for Speaker of the House. This is not the first time that Rep. Roy has given Rep. Donalds the nod. In January during former Speaker McCarthy’s eventual election process, Rep. Roy nominated the Florida congressman […]
Washington, D.C.- Members of the U.S. Congress from both sides of the political spectrum have expressed their support for Maria Corina Machado following her historic landslide primary election victory in Venezuela. Machado is the frontrunner for a coalition of parties seeking to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power. President Maduro carries an extensive human […]
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) railed against the inadequacies of President Joe Biden (D) and his administration’s policy concerning the southern border. Recent figures from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demonstrated that 169 people on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) watchlist have been arrested at the border, with 18 of them coming in September […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and his Republican colleagues in the Senate sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) demanding that federal funding for Israel “not be leveraged for more Ukraine funding.” According to the Wall Street Journal, President Joe Biden (D) prepared to request $100 billion in […]
Marco Rubio penned an op-ed, criticized President Joe Biden over allegedly conceding and helping Maduro maintain authoritarian control over the country.
Washington, D.C.- Florida Representative Cory Mills (R) has filed a resolution criticizing President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. The resolution alleges President Biden’s delayed response to the flight shortage out of Israel due to the war effectively left many American citizens stranded in the middle of a war. Israel declared war on Hamas […]
On Oct. 17, a hospital in Gaza was hit by a rocket. Immediately the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were blamed for the destruction, but the IDF claimed that it was a misfire by Hamas terrorists. President Joe Biden (D) has backed Israel’s claim, leading Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) to declare that Israel now has another […]
The House of Representatives has moved into its third week without a speaker, and Democrats are calling for a bipartisan solution in order to elect someone to the position so that legislation can be brought to the floor. Democrats including Representatives Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) have provided statements concerning the idea. Rep. […]
Following the horrific attack in Israel committed by Hamas which left 31 Americans dead, over 1,000 Israelis dead, and hundreds held hostage, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced legislation to reinforce Israel’s “Iron Dome.” The legislation is known as the Emergency Resupply of Iron Dome Act of 2023. It would “redirect the funds the Biden […]
In a shocking display that some would consider political suicide, the eight Republicans who voted for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) ouster have said that they are prepared to accept “censure, suspension, or removal from the Conference” in order to elect Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) as Speaker. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) led the charge as […]
Florida Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (D) expressed support for creating the Pulse Memorial.
