Foreign Affairs
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The Russian-Ukraine War has seen instances where militias and terrorists have operated with Russian government support, committing war crimes. As a result, Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. Last April, Human Rights Watch detailed war crimes committed by Russian troops occupying Ukraine, including rape, looting, […]
Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro has been busy strengthening ties with U.S. adversary nations.  After attending Turkey´s Tayyip Erdogan’s presidential inauguration, he visited Saudi Arabia, which recently signed cooperation agreements with Iran —brokered by China— and Syria— to strengthen bilateral political, diplomatic, and energy relations. Meanwhile, in this hemisphere, Maduro hosted Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei […]
Despite the existing US sanctions, Iran's oil sales have surged to record highs. The revenue from these sales goes on to finance terrorism worldwide or towards developing nuclear weapons for the regime. To counter these sanction evasions, Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) teamed up with Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) to introduce the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum […]
A Chinese jet nearly clipped and American spy plane over the South China Sea, yet the Biden Administration did nothing. Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) criticized this lack of action in a recent Fox News appearance, "At a time when the United States must show strength, President Biden continues to show weakness." Rep. Mast made an […]
Did the COVID-19 virus really come from a Wuhan, China, laboratory? Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently released a 328-page report suggesting as such after two years of research. Titled "A Complex and Grave Situation," Sen. Rubio traced the origins of COVID-19 to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where it was accidentally released thanks to a lack of […]
Despite numerous attempts to block it, US Rep. Rashida Talib (R-MN) hosted an antisemitic, anti-Israel event on Capitol Hill with the blessing of Senate leadership. US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has condemned Senate Majority Schumer for allowing the "Israel Catastrophe" event to take place. Rep. Talib hosted the event in Washington D.C. this week called, […]
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis reiterated his commitment to keeping Florida out of any so-called "Pandemic Treaty" with the World Health Organization. "What Biden is trying to do with the W.H.O. to impose on our country, we are signing legislation that says none of that is applicable in Florida," said DeSantis at a Press Conference in […]
As China continues to pursue its agenda of surpassing the United States both economically and militarily, a key strategy towards this goal is "civil-military fusion" (CMF). This strategy involves collaboration between the government, private sector, and civilian knowledge to augment the Chinese military. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have reintroduced a bill […]
WASHINGTON—In what could be seen as an inexplicable legislative move, the House of Representatives voted and failed to pass Rep. Matt Gaetz’s “War Powers Resolution” that called on President Joe Biden to pull all U.S. Military personnel from Somalia within the next calendar year. The total vote count was 102 votes in favor of the […]
Salazar has directed a letter to Biden, urging him to grant Guaido asylum.
Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) is scolding Macron’s "carelessness" with Taiwan.
