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In a new op-ed for the Washington Examiner, Waltz decries China, warning of a mineral crisis.
Ron DeSantis (R) continues to make headlines as DeSantis has made the Time Magazine "Person of the Year" Shortlist.
Few would disagree that robocalls are a plague. According to Scientific American, 8 billion messages were sent out in 2018 alone. In Florida, Smartbiz Telecom, located in Miami, is enabling foreign robocalls to be routed into the country. As such, Attorney General Ashley Moody is filing a court action against them. "The defendants helped facilitate […]
The contributions the nation's military women make to the overall national defense are considered no less valuable than those of men. This past week, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) teamed up with Women's Caucus Chair Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) to introduce a resolution honoring the Memorial's 25th anniversary. As Cammack describes in her press release, the […]
There is no question that former President Donald Trump's presidency and the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement turned the political world on its head. Hillary Clinton’s loss to the former The Apprentice host will probably go down as the greatest upset in political history. However, the ripple effects – from what seemed the most […]
Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) has joined numerous House members in an effort to tackle pressing immigration concerns regarding Haiti.
Rubio amplified warnings, calling for sanctions to be invoked on Tiandy, a Chinese Tech Company facilitating CCP and Iranian Repression.
Recently, Ye or the artist formally known as Kanye West, has provided a flurry of antisemitic comments. These statements have included admiration for Hitler, Nazis, and a disdain for those who rush to criticize the former. The national outrage prompted President Joe Biden (D) to release a statement condemning the rapper’s utterances, going as far […]
In what most would consider disappointing news, the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) reservoir has been handed an additional delay. This project is considered a top-notch concern by Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) calling it “the single-most important project when it comes to cleaning up our waterways” and that “anyone who claims to support Everglades restoration should […]
Rapper Kanye West breaks headlines once more, and not for the reasons anyone should. Ye, of all people, seems to have embraced Neo-Nazism. In a deranged interview with Alex Jones, a hooded Ye says "I like Hitler" and mocks Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. President Biden responds to the incident in a tweet, stating, "I just want […]
In the letter, GOP lawmakers urge Biden to implement a system that would help individuals being deported because of repatriations.
With the fear that antisemitism is on the rise again, Congress is looking to effectively respond to the threat. The Jewish Insider reports that Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL-23) is leading thirty-four Congressional Democrats in signing a letter to Amazon demanding the retail giant pull antisemitic products from its online store. Specifically, the letter cites Hebrews […]
A new Emerson College poll indicates that Georgian voters would support Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) over President Joe Biden (D) in a hypothetical presidential race.
Pigs are flying. Hell has frozen over. The sky has fallen. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have agreed on something. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Nor are you dreaming. And no, I am not lying to you. The Florida Senator and the New York Representative have come together in […]
Democrats chose a new leader in New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D), and Florida Democrats are championing the New Democratic leadership.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced the Afghan Vetting Accountability (AVA) Act after a September report from the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that they have “failed to properly vet and screen Afghan evacuees coming into the U.S.” The bill looks to make sure that the threat to national security […]
The Respect for Marriage Act, which codifies same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law, passed in the U.S. Senate this week. Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-34) calls the bill's passage "an historic moment for millions of Americans, and I am glad that a strong, bipartisan coalition of Senators supported this important legislation." However, Sen. […]
With 30,000 border crossers encountered in the U.S. in 2022 having criminal records, the crisis along the border continues to bring more bad news to law enforcement. With the Biden administration's easing of the Trump administration's immigration policies, Republican lawmakers have continued to criticize the President as being soft on illegal immigration. This is the […]
