Foreign Affairs
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that the expanding U.S. military campaign in Latin America will be known as "Operation Southern Spear," as President Donald Trump received updated military options for potential strikes inside Venezuela. With the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group now positioned in the Caribbean alongside nearly 15,000 troops across a […]
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to act as the ongoing political violence in the Central African nation of Cameroon worsens. In mid-October, Cameroon held its presidential elections with its long-serving President, Paul Biya, winning another term. However, opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is claiming fraud, and supporters have led […]
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) commented on American automobile manufacturer General Motors’ (GM) push to end all parts supply from China, moving parts sourcing stateside, saying that doing business with China was "a BAD IDEA." “Glad GM is seeing the writing on the wall—Communist China is our enemy and doing business with them is a […]
Florida Congresswoman María Elvira-Salazar (R) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, condemning the Guatemalan U.S. Embassy after allegations surfaced that they had tampered with local judicial elections. In addition to the letter, Salazar shared a statement on X arguing that the U.S. should only defend democracy and “not distort it." “I just sent […]
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) urged the Trump Administration to toughen its stance ahead of negotiating with Mexico for the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA) summit. The USMCA, which President Donald Trump created during his first term to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is up for review next year, and preliminary hearings in the […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a “big win” for Florida this week as the US Court of Appeals defended a law preventing ownership of Florida land by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. “Today we won big at the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, defending our law preventing ownership of Florida land […]
United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz invited singer and rapper Nicki Minaj to discuss the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria after Minaj amplified President Donald Trump's call for action. On Halloween, Trump posted to Truth Social about the ongoing slaughter of Christians in the West African country by Islamists, writing, "Christianity is facing an existential […]
Are President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio going to openly support the African nation of Liberia's recent signing off on a controversial rail program with Ivanhoe Atlantic, a newly-formed American company whose parent Canadian company, Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., is directly tied to the Chinese Communist (CCP) Party through its shareholders? According to […]
Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) condemned the outbreak of violence that has erupted in the Central African country of Cameroon as a result of disputed elections. As Reuters describes, Cameroon has been ruled by President Paul Biya since 1982, making him the world's oldest state leader at 92, and he has been accused of weaponizing […]
Republican Florida Senator Rick Scott appeared on a 60 Minutes segment, discussing the pressure the U.S. has been placing on disputed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his refusal to step down from power. “If I were Maduro, I'd head to Russia or China right now," Scott commented. "His days are numbered. Something's going to happen. […]
Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) received a letter from Qatar's Ambassador to the United States, Meshal Hamad Al Thani, after he appeared on independent journalist Laura Loomer's podcast denouncing the country's influence in the U.S. Loomer shared the letter on X, writing, "Qatar thinks they can silence our legitimate and accurate criticism of state sponsors of […]
Florida Congressman Greg Steube (R) is calling for an investigation into crime allegations made against former President Joe Biden and the Biden family. The Florida Republican raised concerns in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. “The American people deserve to know the truth about the Biden crime family […]
In recent appearance on Fox Business's Bottom Line, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) discussed how President Donald Trump could end the Russia-Ukraine War, expressing optimism in his ability to do so. The White House recently issued new sanctions on Russia, targeting its two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, evidently out of frustration with the Kremlin's […]
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Ambassador Mike Huckabee demanding Israel release Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim, who was taken prisoner in February. Ibrahim, 16, was arrested for supposedly throwing rocks at Israeli settlers in the West Bank despite no evidence being presented. He has been held […]
Florida Senator Ashley Moody (R) issued a statement commending President Donald Trump’s actions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, resulting in the U.S. cutting aid funding to Colombia. “We can no longer ask taxpayers to fund foreign nations that undercut the interests and safety of America. Good to see President Trump leading with common sense,” Moody […]
The U.S., in its bid to curb Venezuelan drug imports, has launched strikes on Venezuelan submarines in an attempt to cripple Venezuela’s drug cartels and put pressure on the contested Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the strikes in a press conference held in the White House […]
Just as the Trump administration has affixed its military crosshairs on Venezuelan-backed narco-terrorist groups, could President Donald Trump target Colombia's Leftist President Gustavo Petro, who is said to be aligned with Dictator Nicolas Maduro and the very drug cartels that the U.S. War Department has been destroying? In an interview with Univision Noticias, President Petro […]
Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) shared a post on social media, gathering with the families of the hostages who were taken during the October 7 attacks as she celebrated their return home. “Two years ago, days after the Hamas attack on October 7th, I joined Rolling Thunder, [Josh Levy], and constituents who were organizing […]
