Foreign Affairs

Florida Congresswoman María Elvira-Salazar (R) praised President Donald Trump and his administration for the destruction of Venezuelan drug trafficking boats, while defending “Temporary Protected Status” (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals in the U.S. “I applaud the Trump administration for destroying Maduro’s narco-trafficking boats on their way to poison our streets. Maduro is not Venezuela’s legitimate head […]

Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is among the signatories of a recent letter by Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state. Several members of the United Nations, including France, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, have recognized Palestine as an independent country during recent sessions of the General Assembly. Rep. Khanna's […]

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) and Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) have joined together to introduce the “Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions (SEVER) Act,” prohibiting all Iranian officials from entering the U.S. “As President Trump and his administration have taken decisive action to secure our border and protect the American people, the SEVER Act […]

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) praised President Donald Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit, saying, "the UN has not been here for America for decades." Steube reiterated his support for potentially withdrawing from the organization altogether, noting that President Trump has not been commended once for […]

President Donald Trump announced unprecedented military action against Venezuelan drug trafficking networks during his UN General Assembly address on Tuesday, declaring that targeting these operations makes strategic sense for protecting Americans and cutting off the primary revenue source sustaining Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime. "We've recently begun using the supreme power of the United States military […]

Florida Congressman Byron Donalds (R) criticized European countries for their lax policies on immigration and heightened restrictions on speech and expression. Rep. Donalds expressed his concern with the current political climate in Western Europe, claiming that "political correctness is killing Europe.” “Speech is monitored/criminalized, invasions of illegal aliens go unchecked, and national pride & flags […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) reiterated the need to deny the Republic of Turkey reentry into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, as President Donald Trump meets with the United Nations this week. Bilirakis argued that "rewarding Erdogan's government without meaningful changes in behavior would set a dangerous precedent and weaken the credibility of U.S. foreign […]

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the impact of a second drone strike against a boat from Venezuela allegedly crewed by Tren de Aragua in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, echoing President Donald Trump's sentiment that "their existence will no longer continue." The new strike, which killed three people aboard the boat, was announced […]

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a sentence of more than twenty seven years in prison, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump believes it's "a very bad thing." On September 11th, Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted on five counts: attempting to organize a coup d'etat, being part of an armed criminal organization, […]

On September 4th while discussions surrounded the issues of security and trade deals with Ecuador, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated that Venezuela is "in fact involved in drug trafficking." The Secretary of State also hinted at the U.S. preparing to respond to drug smugglers from U.S allied nations like Mexico and Ecuador. Secretary […]

The European Parliament agreed to classify the Venezuelan “Cartel de los Soles” as a terrorist organization, joining alongside the U.S. in condemning the Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro. Florida Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart praised the European Union’s decision, demanding “accountability from those who conspire with Maduro’s illegitimate regime.” “I applaud the members of the European Union for […]

On September 4, 2025 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Quito, Ecuador where he engaged in talks with President Daniel Noboa to discuss issues of importance from bilateral relations between the two countries to security. After sitting down with President Noboa, Secretary Rubio addressed reporters in a joint press conference with Foreign Minister […]

Disputed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was branded a “caged animal” in a recent interview on FOX News with opposition leader María Corina Machado. President Maduro has continued to hold onto the presidency after fraudulent elections, with many Venezuelans and the U.S. calling for his resignation – Machado sees a steady transition between the fall of […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) discussed the Trump Administration's sanctions on Venezuela in a recent interview with The Floridian, calling the President a "master negotiator." "People are fleeing Venezuela because of the failed state that it is, even though it should be one of the richest countries in the world, given their oil reserves," Rep. Haridopolos began, […]

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed the impact of the United Kingdom's Online Safety Act (OSA) and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), along with the European Union's (EU) Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), affect Americans' free speech and innovation in a recent House Judiciary hearing. As Rep. Lee said, these […]

Florida Representative Carlos Gimenez (R) appeared in an interview with FOX News, where he called Cuba “a cancer in our hemisphere” after scrutinizing the nation’s alliances with both China and Russia and claiming that Communist China is using the island nation to spy on the U.S. “[China] has been using Cuba for a long time. […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a subpoena Friday for a baby-cam company accused of selling user data to the Chinese military. The subpoena was issued earlier Friday to Lorex, a Canadian-founded company previously owned by a Chinese surveillance company until Dec. 2022. "What consumers do not know is that [their] data might be shared […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) spent August visiting the nations of Japan and the Philippines to discuss continued strategies against China, while also meeting with U.S. servicemen deployed to both countries. Sen. Scott described meeting with Japanese and Philippine leaders, including Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, key stakeholders in the region, and the U.S. Ambassadors […]