Congress

The Floridian is a state-centric media platform that covers the U.S. Congress, specifically races throughout Florida.
There is no secret that Florida has been and will continue to be the center of national politics into the foreseeable future. With Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) stock rising in the Sunshine State, US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will be entering this election season with a comfortable approval rating. The Quinnipiac poll that was conducted […]
Although the 2022 midterm elections are more than a year away, campaign bombshells are already dropping in 2021. States like Florida have highly anticipated races but the state of Georgia, which flipped to blue in 2020, now has one heck of a GOP candidate looking to flip Georgia back to red. Football legend, Herschel Walker, […]
With the withdrawal out of Afghanistan universally accepted as a failure, Democrats who have stuck with President Biden (D) through this in the media and Washington are far and few between. However, US Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) has remained true to Biden through the crisis that many Democrats have jumped ship on. Rep. Soto took […]
With overwhelming, and sometimes uncalled for banter against President Biden's (D) health, many have speculated the oldest elected President may not be fit to finish his term. US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has already posed such questions, and now US Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) is joining in on the concern for Biden's health. "Ladies and […]
When US Rep. Alcee Hastings' (D-FL) passed away after a long-fought battle with Pancreatic cancer, a special election to fill his vacated congressional seat was set for January 11, 2021. While there are about a dozen Democratic candidates in the race, it looks like the race could center more around Sheila Cherfilus McCormick and her […]
As the United States continues to be plagued with crises both domestic and foreign, the illegal immigration crisis along the U.S. southern border continues with no end in sight. Once again, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is leading the charge on illegal immigration, supporting the decision of a federal judge who "blocked" the Biden Administrations' new […]
After getting crushed in fundraising, US Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) and her campaign have announced they have a plan to "get rid of" Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , however, her voting record may force her plan to flip Florida fall flat. A recent email blast, US Rep. Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL)  describes Demings as "a strong champion for […]
The Florida lawmaker praised "reconciliation," calling it “essential” in the process to move forward.
Senator Rubio commented that “we are now witnessing how true our warnings to them were.”
Only 3 weeks after US troops were pulled from Afghanistan to hopefully end a 20-year war, the Taliban have officially seized control over the nation of Afghanistan, even pushing the Afghanistani President out of the country and turning over weapons, prisoners, and land. Now, former President Donald Trump, Democrats, and world leaders are blaming President […]
In a very rare scenario, the Summer Olympics have ended in the year directly before the Winter Olympics, breaking the every other year tradition. However, human rights activists have already called the Beijing Olympics the "Genocide Games." Previously, The Floridian reported that Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) authored a letter to the Olympics committee in […]
As inflation slowly but surely cripples the United States Dollar, Republicans have blamed the radical policy changes of President Biden (D) for the economic downfall that is soon to come, which has led the NRCC to trash US Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) in a new ad. Yesterday, the NRCC launched a new paid media campaign […]
As the mainstream media and Florida Democrats continue to scrutinize Florida and Governor DeSantis' (R-FL) relaxed policies on COVID-19, the seemingly popular governor has officially fallen behind Democrat challenger Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) in a new gubernatorial poll. "Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has slipped behind a Democratic gubernatorial rival in a new poll as he […]
Months after the first bill of the 2021 legislative session, For the People Act, failed all but failed in the U.S. Congress with the measure stalling in the Senate, Democrats across the country are not ready to give up on the bill. As Republicans rev up "election integrity" measures and audit in state legislatures across […]
2022 looks to be an optimistic election year for Republicans as they try to overcome the slim majority Democrats have in the US House, especially in District 7 where the GOP could nominate the rising star, state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-32) for a crucial seat flip. However, the race has already become tense more than a […]
After Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued an executive order to ban mask mandates in Florida public schools, a backlash to the order has consumed Florida politics. However, many Republicans like US Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has voiced strong support for DeSantis' mask executive order. “In Florida, there will be no lockdowns,” Governor DeSantis said to […]
Between mask mandates, a border crisis, and a January 6th Committee, it's no secret that there is tension on Capitol Hill right now. However, Florida's own US Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) apparently had enough this week and may have let the pressure get to her. Rep.Murphy appears to have directed an offensive gesture (flipped the […]
Now almost 7 months after the January 6th attacks, the partisan January 6th Congressional Select Committee has convened. While Democrats have called the hearing a necessity, the GOP has bashed the committee as political theatre, especially Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-32)Â who has called the committee, and Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)Â "shameless." Rep. Murphy, who has been one […]
