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US Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) recently filed legislation to shield Veterans from unexpected medical bills during their time receiving emergency care. The Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act would extend the current deadline for notifying the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) of emergency treatment. Veterans and their families are currently required to notify the […]

'You Will be Treated Like a Muslim Terrorist': Randy Fine Wants Irish, Spanish, and Norwegian Businesses to be Treated Like North Korea's Florida's only Jewish Republican Lawmaker plans to file a bill next session equating Irish, Spanish, and Norwegian businesses to North Korean, Syrian, and Iranian companies, restricting those entities...READ MORE   Attorney General Ashley […]

Pro-Palestine protesters crashed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday. During an appearance on Fox and Friends, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) blasted the demonstrators and warned that Hamas is taking advantage of the anti-Israel sentiment in America and the Biden Administration's restraint, believing themselves to "have the upper hand" and are […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) recently introduced House Resolution 1239, also known as the Condemning the Anti-Semitic Movement Pushed Upon our Students (CAMPUS) Act to the United States Congress. The resolution argues that according to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, higher educational institutions should be stripped of their funding if they are allowing any discrimination […]

With former President Donald Trump set to hold a campaign rally in The Bronx, New York, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to the upcoming rally in her congressional district, chiding the former president by accusing him of trying to “con people” in order to pay for his legal fees. “He is hosting rallies to con people […]

Many House Republicans have stood firm on the side of Israel since the attacks of October 7th where 1,200 innocent civilians were murdered, bashing the Biden Administration's actions hampering the Jewish State's ability to destroy Hamas. Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) sat down with The Floridian to discuss the displays of antisemitism on college campuses in recent weeks […]

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NY) have introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, a bill requiring automakers to include AM radios in every new car produced. The Florida congressman believes AM radio is “an essential communication tool during emergencies” and has provided other news and entertainment for countless drivers since […]

The international criminal court’s (ICC) attempts to arrest Israeli officials have been met with bipartisan resistance in the US. ICC prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan recently announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leadership for alleged war crimes. President Joe Biden, along with numerous Republican and Democrat legislators, criticized, Khan’s move, and reaffirmed […]

US Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has coalesced with Senator Mike lee (R-UT) to lobby for safety measures against online minor nudity. Representative Luna filed the House version of Senator Lee’s Preventing Rampant Online Technological Exploitation and Criminal Trafficking (PROTECT) Act. The PROTECT Act would require pornographic websites to obtain age and identity verification of […]

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Israel Security Assistance Support Act,  a bill designed to ensure that federal funds may not be used to “withhold, halt, reverse, or cancel the delivery of defense articles or defense services to Israel. This move comes after President Biden (D) decided to refrain from sending offensive weaponry […]

The United States' presence in West Africa diminishes as troops withdraw from Chad. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sent a letter on Friday to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking for information regarding the withdrawal, hoping to avoid repeating the disastrous Afghanistan debacle of 2021 or the more recent events in Chad's western neighbor Niger. Late in April, […]

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) released a video critiquing the idea that federal taxpayer funds should be used to clean up the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge – according to Rep. Mast – was not built with federal funds and was controlled by the State of Maryland. Therefore, cleanup and possible restoration […]

DeSantis Signs Pregnancy Website Law, Dems Worry About Abortion Implications TALLAHASSEE, FL—Last Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial pregnancy resources bill into law compiling information for expectant mothers into one website—though critics claim the law is part of an anti-abortion agenda. ...READ MORE   Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: "Rick Scott’s 6-week abortion ban is a violation of a woman’s […]

Multiple Florida Republicans have attended the ongoing "hush money" trial of former President Donald Trump in New York City, deriding it as a political sham. The Floridian is the first to obtain an announcement from Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) detailing his planned trial attendance this Tuesday. Per a source close to Rep. Webster's reelection campaign, "Rep. Webster […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has introduced the Reshape ATD Act, a bill designed to update U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program. The legislation would require the implementation of GPS and biometric technology so that law enforcement can know the locations of illegal aliens. The Reshape ATD Act would also require […]

House Republicans, including several Florida lawmakers, have sat in on former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in New York City in a gesture of solidarity. Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Mike Waltz (R-FL) recently sat in on the latest hearing and discussed it afterward in a joint appearance on Fox News's Hannity. They mocked the trial and […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently added twenty-six more Chinese companies, primarily from the textile industry, to the list of blacklisted entities under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). However, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a brief response, saying these entries should have been made sooner and calling for more significant pressure on China. "While […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) sat down with The Floridian for an exclusive interview regarding the possibility of an elected official bringing forth impeachment articles against President Joe Biden (D), especially after he refused to supply offensive weapons to Israel in Rafah. The Florida congressman believes the articles of impeachment will come soon from another Florida […]