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Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) recently joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in promoting the Saving Privacy Act, a bill that aims to “end government abuse of Americans’ financial information.” The senators claim the federal government unreasonably collects too much of its citizen’s data without proper cause. For instance, the legislation would strengthen the protections of the […]
Finding the article "suspicious," Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) questions the "timing" of the article and questions the validity of its content.
Commenting on the intelligence leak, Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) suggested that it could've come from a Biden-Harris Administration official.
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has condemned Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro for torture practices. Dictator Maduro has been previously broadly accused of human rights violations including arbitrary deprivations of life, arbitrary detentions, short-term forced disappearances, acts of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as sexual and gender-based violence. Senator Rubio’s condemnation of […]
Mast Alleges Senior Biden Admin. Officials Working for Iran Leaked Israel Counterattack Intelligence
US Representative Brian Mast (R-FL), a former volunteer with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), has alleged the recent confidential Israeli intelligence documents leak was intentionally caused by senior officials within President Joe Biden’s administration. The illegally leaked classified documents outline how Israel is planning to launch a counter-attack against Iran, which fired hundreds of missiles […]
Florida Lawmakers Request FEMA Clarify Hurricane Debris Removal Policy US Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), supported by over a dozen conservative representatives, have petitioned President Joe Biden to instruct the Federal Emergency Management...READ MORE Sen. Marco Rubio: "In Florida vote NO on 4!" FL Rep. Tom Keen: "The line here has consistently grown […]
A proposed amendment that would overturn Florida's six-week abortion ban and enshrine constitutional access to the procedure has drawn out and split one key demographic ahead of the election, leaving Floridians to wonder: who is telling the truth? The two main players in the debate over the measure, called Amendment 4, are Gov. Ron DeSantis' […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday two-fold support for marinas and fisheries suffering from the deadly Hurricane Helene: one million dollars from the state's disaster cleanup fund, and discounted fishing and hunting licenses into early January. The support was revealed at Gov. DeSantis' Steinhatchee press conference in front of the popular Sea Hag Marina, whose […]
Florida farmers have faced substantial losses due to major hurricanes in the last couple of years. With Hurricane Milton and Helene’s recent passing, US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is requesting the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expand its financial assistance to recovering Florida farmers. Senator Scott sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking USDA […]
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have introduced the Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act, a bill that would “hold Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs) accountable by requiring enforcement of federal antisemitism prohibitions.” The senators from Florida cite the rise of antisemitic harassment cases at college campuses since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist […]
Florida Republicans teamed up with several leaders of the Honduran opposition to denounce Honduran President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya.
US Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), supported by over a dozen conservative representatives, have petitioned President Joe biden instruct the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) to clarify its debris removal policy. The request comes as Florida communities ravaged by recent hurricanes struggle to fulfill federal regulations for debris removal in order to […]
'Blizzard of Lies': DeSantis Hosts Second Anti-Abortion Event at Catholic Church For the second time in two days, Gov. Ron DeSantis and pro-life doctors hosted a campaign event against Florida's proposed abortion amendment, arguing it will replace licensed physicians with...READ MORE GOP Chair Evan Power: "Well, Duval just flipped R, usually this does not happen […]
At his third anti-abortion campaign stop in two days, Gov. Ron DeSantis told Floridians that their default vote on proposed amendments should always be "no" until proven otherwise. Gov. DeSantis' comments follow his opposition to the citizen-led and Democrat-supported Amendments 3 and 4, which would (respectively) legalize recreational marijuana and overturn the state's six-week abortion […]
In a new advertisement, Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) makes the case for President Donald Trump (R), sharing that she is "voting on substance."
For the second time in two days, Gov. Ron DeSantis and pro-life doctors hosted a campaign event against Florida's proposed abortion amendment, arguing it will replace licensed physicians with a "clerk at Planned Parenthood" and greenlight abortion for "no reason at all" until the moment of birth. Held at Jacksonville's Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gov. […]
Former President Donald Trump (R) has called for CBS to release the full transcript of their interview with Vice President Kamala Harris (D) on “60 Minutes.” The former president said that this instance of the news network allegedly shielding the entire interview from the American public could be the “biggest scandal” in journalism and television […]
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), alongside Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI), is calling for a federal investigation into American multinational management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The conservative lawmakers claim they have unearthed evidence McKinsey concealed its cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while simultaneously working with the US government. […]
