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Ron DeSantis Slams SCOTUS Ruling on Social Media Censorship TALLAHASSEE, FL—A new, pro-Biden Supreme Court ruling dealing with the federal government's allegedly social media censorship of conservatives online may bode poorly for Governor Ron DeSantis...READ MORE Rep. Cory Mills-The American dream is far from reach and no longer affordable for many young Americans. […]
With Latimer advancing, progressive Democrats are outraged, moderate Democrats are celebrating, and George Rep. Majorie Taylor Green (R) has bid her colleague Jamaal Bowman goodbye.
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A new, pro-Biden Supreme Court ruling dealing with the federal government allegedly censoring conservatives online may bode poorly for Governor Ron DeSantis in a soon-to-be-decided Florida case, in which he's argued that his 2021 law banning social media companies from taking down conservative posts is valid and necessary. Social media companies disagree. And, based […]
A group of over two dozen Republican lawmakers have joined an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit against a Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) environmental rule. The SEC rule would require publicly traded companies to record and disclose some of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The rule’s final publication triggered immediate lawsuits, including one […]
A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers is urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to adequately prepare for a potential emergency in Florida’s coral reefs. Coral reefs have recently suffered the consequences of historic heat levels, which often lead to coral ‘bleaching’, a term describing the white color corals turn after dying. According to […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Benny Johnson’s “The Benny Show” to discuss the economic effects of President Joe Biden’s (D) tenure in office that those in the music industry – especially those in the hip-hop sphere – are feeling. The Florida representative was candid in his perspective that some of those in the hip-hop […]
JUICE?—6.26.2024—DeSantis: Illegal Immigrant-led Terror Attack Against U.S. is Imminent—Much More...
DeSantis: Illegal Immigrants Will Commit a Terror Attack on America UMATILLA, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis claimed that a terrorist attack on the United States is bound to happen, prompted by the millions of illegal immigrants that have crossed the Southern border in recent years. ... READ MORE U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor-Protecting our workers is smart economic policy. Taking […]
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, a bill that provides “immediate access to support and medical care for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who already qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and are therefore eligible for Medicare.” The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act is […]
MIAMI, FL—Angelica Pacheco tried and failed three times to win a Hialeah City Council seat, though her fourth try seemed to be the charm when she succeeded in November. Until the FBI arrested her. Now, Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order indefinitely suspending the embattled councilwoman, accused of falsely billing insurers millions of […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) – a senior member of the Health Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives – and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) held a conversation with healthcare and biotech industry leaders in the Tampa Bay area to discuss the processes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in hopes of facilitating “development of […]
US Representative Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-FL) push to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt could result in the latter’s incarceration. Representative Luna’s efforts follow the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement they would not investigate AG Garland despite the House finding him in contempt of Congress. Inherent contempt is one of three options available […]
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) are commemorating the third anniversary of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse. The Senators filed a resolution honoring the deceased from the collapse, survivors, and first responders. Senators Rubio and Scott announced their resolution via press release. “Today, we honor the 98 souls lost in the collapse […]
UMATILLA, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis claimed that a terrorist attack on the United States is bound to happen, prompted by the millions of illegal immigrants that have crossed the Southern border in recent years. "You've had 10, 11 million [immigrants] come in illegally since 2019...what are the odds that there will end up being a terror […]
Newly elected state Senator Carlos G. Smith (D) backs President Biden now more than ever, arguing that the president is "delivering" on the important issues.
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed terrorist group operating out of Yemen, reportedly recently struck four different merchant vessels in the Red Sea. The US, United Kingdom, Israel, and other allied nations have been attempting to deflect Houthi attacks, which often come in the form uncrewed aerial system (drone) strikes. Almost daily, Houthi forces have executed drone […]
Democrats and Republicans are harnessing the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade to galvanize voters ahead of the November elections. Two years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v Jackson that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion,” and returned the right to regulate abortion back […]
The State of Florida has been the ultimate "Swing State" for just about every Presidential general election for both Republicans and Democrats. Still, now the Democratic Party appears to have raised the white flag of surrender and looks to have given up all hope to carry the battleground state in the 2024 election cycle. President […]
The US President could soon see his power to obstruct arms sales and military aid to the state of Israel diminish if a new Republican Senate bill is enacted. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) joined other senators to introduce the Maintaining Our Ironclad Commitment to Israel’s Security Act. If passed, the bill […]
