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With January 9th being national Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, some Florida legislators such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), and others have showcased different types of press releases concerning the holiday. Sen. Rubio’s official press shop put out a tweet with a graphic and gave a statement about […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) sent out a political firestorm towards President Joe Biden (D) after his appearance at the southern border. Republicans have criticized President both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) for their lack of attentiveness to the illegal immigration issue, thus calling out the fact that neither has taken trips to the […]
It looks like the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Republicans will begin to rewrite the Biden administration's first term in office. Monday night the House will vote on the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, which will defund the massive expansion of the IRS the Inflation Reduction […]
There was a higher number of Latin Americans that were voted into the U.S. Congress in the 2022 midterm elections. Among them is Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13), a Trump-backed rising star among Republicans. Julio Ricardo Varela of MSNBC, however, insinuates that Rep. Luna is a white supremacist in a recent opinion piece. Luna takes […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R- TX) Â and Rep. Mike Waltz (R- FL), like most Republican lawmakers, have shared dissatisfaction over the Biden Administration's handling of the ongoing border crisis. Both Gov. Abbott and Rep. Waltz want President Biden to take a harder stance on the Mexican cartels. Â Over the weekend, Rep. Waltz appeared on […]
Mike Waltz (R)Â plans to introduce legislation for the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Mexican Cartels.
With President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida, Governor DeSantis is now being blamed for housing "a far right fascist."
Mike Waltz (R) has released an op-ed on Fox News, discussing the need to update the Monroe Doctrine.
A plan to battle the drug cartels proposed by former President Donald Trump's campaign is making the rounds on Twitter. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL-6) praises this plan as "a serious proposal for how to take on the Cartels!" A serious proposal for how to take on the Cartels! pic.twitter.com/Tyocgn22px — Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) January […]
What would normally sound like minor news, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) appoints six new members to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees. However, one name on the list is activist Christopher Rufo, a well-known critic of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Rep. Anna Eskamani (SD-42) slams DeSantis' appointment of Rufo. "DeSantis just appointed a […]
Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL) has made headlines this week as the (soon-to-be) sophomore Congressman was nominated by Rep.-elect Chip Roy (R-TX) for Speaker of the House. With national attention heading Rep. Donalds’ way, the House Republicans erupted in applause when the Florida Congressman flipped his vote on Friday from the Freedom Caucus candidate (who was […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has chosen to nominate Dave Kerner as the new Executive Director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). In doing so, Gov. DeSantis’s appointment of Kerner opened a position on the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners. DeSantis appointed Michael Barnett to the position. In September […]
While there were rumblings of some deliberation and dealmaking behind closed doors concerning getting Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) the votes he needs to become Speaker of the House. So far, three Floridians, Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and Rep.-elect Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) have already made interesting changes with their votes compared […]
As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to decide on who will lead its 435 members, different names have been thrown around in the nation’s capital as possible successors to former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. So far, the process has been total chaos. Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL) surprisingly received a nomination for the Speakership from Rep.-elect […]
Maria Elvira Salazar (R)Â shared her thoughts with Anderson Cooper this week, calling the debate a part of democracy.
Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) battle against Left Wing indoctrination in schools will open to a new front in 2023. A new executive memorandum evidently seeks to audit Florida's colleges and universities. Specifically, their funding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) material. The memorandum specifies that every institution in both the […]
During the votes for Speaker of the House, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) becomes a candidate due to continued division over Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). As such, for the first time in American history, both candidates for Speaker of the House are Black. Most people would consider this a positive, but not to progressive "Squad" member Cori […]
On Tuesday, Rep.-elect Byron Donald (R-FL) shocked the House Chamber by switching his third vote from Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to Rep.-elect Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker of the House. However, the Republican “Never-McCarthy-ers” nominated someone other than Rep.-elect Jordan today. Rep.-elect Chip Roy (R-TX) nominated Donalds himself, making him the first African American to […]
