Foreign Affairs

Hamas released more hostages over the weekend, reuniting families after weeks of captivity. However, releasing hostages may be part of their strategy to continue the fight, as Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) argued during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co. Moreover, he warned that Hamas could very well be winning the information and propaganda war against Israel […]

State Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) has faced some criticism over comments he has made concerning the Israel-Hamas war. Multiple anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli groups have attacked Rep. Fine for his continuous support and constant ridicule of Hamas after they killed 1,200 Israeli citizens and took hundreds more hostage. For instance, Rep. Fine shot back at a […]

The horrific attack perpetrated by Hamas against Israel on October 7th created a firestorm of antisemitism in America. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced resolutions demanding people in the US on student or work visas who condoned Hamas' atrocities have those visas revoked and their holders deported. The Senate has blocked this resolution a second […]

During the APEC meeting between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader suggested, "For two large countries like China or the United States, turning their back on each other is not an option." Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) responded to this statement in an appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co. that the US should be wary […]

WASHINGTON—Ahead of China President Xi Jinping's visit to San Francisco, California, The Floridian caught up with Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL) and Ronny Jackson (R-TX) ahead of the 2023 APEC meeting with President Biden. Neither congressman had high hopes for the President, with Rep. Mills saying he is "bought and paid for." Despite this, Rep. Mills […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting San Francisco this week to meet with President Biden for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) said his expectations of the meeting's outcome were "low" in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, adding that "Biden is not the man to negotiate for America." Rep. Mast reminded viewers of […]

China is taking advantage of the current international turmoil. Not just through diplomacy but more insidious means such as central banking digital currency (CBDC). To this end, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced a bill prohibiting American money services businesses from using this new Chinese currency. Initially introduced in major Chinese cities in 2021, the digital […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- After resounding endorsements, the Florida Senate unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the state of Israel and condemning the Hamas terror group. This legislation joins two other resolutions expressing Florida's pro-Israel stance this special session. Sen. Tina Polsky (D-Boca Raton) thanked the bill sponsor Sen. Lori Berman (D-Boynton Beach), highlighting the rise of […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL --- New bill discrepancies over Floridian support of Israel ended in tears. After Republican Rep. Randy Fine called Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon’s move for an Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire a step toward terrorism, Rep. Nixon delivered a passionate response. “If Democrats want to be terrorists—you know—they’re allowed, it’s America.” Rep. Fine told The Floridian Monday […]

House Republicans recently passed a standalone bill to fund Israel's war effort against Hamas. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) had led the charge on the Senate's companion bill. On the floor, he gave a speech in favor of it, saying the United States must stand with Israel and help them destroy Hamas. Nevertheless, the bill was […]

Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) made headlines recently when she uttered the antisemitic "from the river to the sea" chant at a pro-Palestine rally in Michigan. Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Varney & Co., where he said her usage of the phrase "crosses the line." "You cannot just use the rhetoric, 'from the river […]

The United States and Honduras' relationship has been shaky since the ascension of the anti-American President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya. Recently, her supporters attacked members of the opposition party on their way out of Congress, which received condemnation in a statement by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). For context, President Castro's Libre Party elected interim Attorney General […]

Florida continues to demonstrate its commitment to America's ally Israel as they battle Hamas. Just recently, eight of Miami Beach's Fire Rescue have volunteered to serve two weeks in the Jewish State as first responders. X (formerly Twitter) account Israel in Miami posted pictures and footage of the sendoff ceremony presided over by Miami Beach […]

As anti-Israel protestors continue to condemn the Israeli Defense Force’s military response to the October 7 terrorist attack that left 1,400 Israelis, Americans, and foreign nationals dead, Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s defense of the  Hamas “From the river to the sea” call to arms has been denounced by Jewish-American Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)) In responds […]

The Israel-Hamas war continues to polarize, not just in the United States but around the world. The South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, and Chile have recalled their ambassadors to Israel in protest of their actions against Hamas. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and other members of the Latino-Jewish Caucus have […]

A bipartisan effort within the U.S. Congress, particularly within Florida's congressional delegation,  in support of Israel after the barbaric terrorist attack by Hamas that left 1,400 Israelis, Americans, and other foreign nationals, dead, continues to grow. While Progressive members of the House Squad—Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—continue to condemn […]

Support for Israel in its war with Hamas remains mostly bipartisan amidst other polarizing issues. In a recent example, Representatives Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Cory Mills (R-FL) have teamed up to crack down on Captagon, a drug used by the perpetrators of the Hamas terror attack of October 7th. According to the Jewish Insider, Rep. Moskowitz and […]

Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) released a joint statement regarding the Venezuelan government’s decision to suspend the primary election process of the opposition party of the Maduro regime. Rep. Wasserman Schultz serves as the co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus, and Rep. Elvira Salazar serves as Chair of the […]