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By Laura Molina When it comes to an issue as complex as healthcare, there are no one-size-fits-all solutions. It will take ingenuity and grit to find ways to keep all Floridians healthy and to ensure that everyone has access to care. Fortunately for patients in our state, Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez and Representative Mike Giallombardo […]
WASHINGTON—The influential Club for Growth was quick to endorse Rep. Byron Donalds (R) to be the next governor of Florida over potential Republican gubernatorial candidate Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis. “The Club,” as they are referred to, and who endorsed Gov. DeSantis over President Donald Trump in the contentious 2024 Republican Presidential Primary election, are […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz have announced Ukraine’s acceptance of a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. “Today, we've made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way […]
President Donald Trump is encouraging the people of Greenland to vote for candidates that will support annexing the island to the US in the upcoming general elections. “As I made clear during my Joint Address to Congress, the United States strongly supports the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future,” said President Trump. […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for negotiations with Ukrainian officials on a potential end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Secretary Rubio’s meeting with Ukrainian officials follows President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelesnkyy’s recent acerbic discussion in the Oval Office. The discussion initiated the rapid deterioration of US-Ukraine relations, as […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier provided an update Monday on the state's criminal investigation of social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate while facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania after they briefly arrived in the state last week. James Uthmeier recently opened a criminal probe into the Tate brothers, and stated he would […]
US Central Command (CENTCOM) is reporting the recent capture of ISIS-K leadership as a result of a joint mission between US forces and armed Syrian groups. CENTCOM claimed its forces had cooperated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of armed Kurdish groups, to capture Salah Mohammad Al-Abdullah, an ISIS cell leader, in the […]
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Joseph Perkins denied the motion to dismiss by Actualidad Media Group, a radio station that accused Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago against of being involved in an ethics investigation. Judge Joseph Perkins, in his ruling, said [A] motion to dismiss filed pursuant to the Anti-SLAPP statute is governed by the same […]
The State Department is reportedly launching a ‘Catch and Revoke’ program that will harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify and deport Hamas supporters living in the US on an immigrant visa. State Department Secretary Marco Rubio, who initially floated the idea of revoking Hamas sympathizers’ visas prior to joining the state department, is allegedly leading […]
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order creating the US’ first ever Bitcoin and Crypto reserve. The executive order creates two separate reserves, one Bitcoin reserve and another Digital Assets reserve holding a gauntlet of cryptocurrencies, that will hold assets forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings. President Trump has publicly […]
President Trump is back in the White House and it's time to unleash the full power of our nation to stop China from getting the upper hand in the 21st century. New tariffs, trade restrictions, and forcing manufacturing back to America will give us the upper hand against China. But we know that half the […]
President Donald Trump recently ordered the re-designation of Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The re-designation reverses former President Joe Biden’s decision to remove the Houthis’ FTO status, originally set during President Trump’s first term. The Houthis, an islamist political and military organization receiving significant funds from Iran, has […]
College students planning to head to popular spring break destination Miami Beach's sunny shores and beachtown bars might want to think again, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared on Thursday. At a Miami Beach press conference, he announced the revitalization of the 2024 Miami Beach spring break crackdown, which included a heavy police presence, curfew, and a […]
The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently ruled against President Donald Trump’s request to freeze $2 billion of USAID payments. President Trump had asked SCOTUS to reaffirm the US’ freezing of $2 billion USAID ‘reimbursement’ payments to companies for work that had already allegedly been performed. However, in a 5-4 ruling, SCOTUS rejected Trump’s request, ruling […]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the charging and extradition of terrorist Mohammad Sharifullah, also known as “Jafar,” for helping orchestrate the Abbey Gate terror attacks which killed 13 US military service members. The August 26, 2021 attacks occurred during President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal debacle. As US servicemembers attempted to coordinate the […]
President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports while increasing current tariffs on Chinese goods by 10%. The tariffs had been originally imposed last February but were paused by President Trump due to ongoing negotiations with the respective countries. Trump has repeatedly promised, both during his presidential campaign and first days […]
TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Legislature kicked off the 2025 Legislative Session, but the talk of the town was First Lady Casey DeSantis’s probable 2026 gubernatorial run and a running Black List of Republican lawmakers that the DeSantis’s embrace. From rumors of reality, Mrs. DeSantis is expected to announce her run for Governor in the coming weeks, and […]
President Donald Trump’s annoyance with Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy has seemingly worsened after the two recently engaged in a heated debate over the Ukraine-Russia war. President Zelenskyy reportedly stated the end of the Ukraine-Russia war is “still very, very far away,” inciting President Trump’s immediate rebukes. “This is the worst statement that could have been […]
