Last Squeeze?—6.5.2025—Osceola Sheriff Charged With Racketeering—Perez: Ono's Rejection 'Embarrassing'—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—6.5.2025—Osceola Sheriff Charged With Racketeering—Perez: Ono's Rejection 'Embarrassing'—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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June 5, 2025
Uthmeier Charges Central Florida Sheriff in Illegal Gambling Operation Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges Thursday against a member of law enforcement, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez, for his role in an illegal gambling operation...READ MORE   GOP Chair Evan Power: "Why wouldn’t we ban travel from counties that have over a 30% visa […]
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US Military Plane Reportedly Diverted as Houthi Attacks on Israel Continue

US Military Plane Reportedly Diverted as Houthi Attacks on Israel Continue

Mateo Guillamont
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June 5, 2025
For the first four days of June, Israel has been forced to defend its civilian population from consecutive Houthi missile attacks.  Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) reported having to respond to presumptive Houthi attacks every day since the beginning of June. “It’s only June 3, and for the third time […]
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Steube Introduces Bill Restricting Loan Forgiveness from Entities Involved in Terrorism

Steube Introduces Bill Restricting Loan Forgiveness from Entities Involved in Terrorism

Grayson Bakich
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June 5, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced legislation forbidding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from crediting entities and their employees involved in illegal activity. Rep. Steube's No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act codifies a March executive order issued by President Donald Trump, which explained that the 2007 program has been heavily compromised. Established to forgive […]
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Cuba and Venezuela Included in Trump's Middle-East Travel Ban

Cuba and Venezuela Included in Trump's Middle-East Travel Ban

Mateo Guillamont
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June 5, 2025
President Donald Trump recently imposed a travel moratorium on several Middle Eastern countries plus Cuba and Venezuela.  President Trump justified the travel ban by arguing that the countries included fail to cooperate with the US government’s immigration proceedings. The travel ban includes blanket prohibition on all immigrants from 12 states and partial prohibitions on immigrants […]
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Last Squeeze?—6.4.2025—DeSantis Aide Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Fails—Hope Florida—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—6.4.2025—DeSantis Aide Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Fails—Hope Florida—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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June 4, 2025
DeSantis Aide Kamoutsas Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Falls Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, a top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis, was confirmed as the next Education Commissioner in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, just one day after another...READ MORE   Rep. Randy Fine: "Boo hoo. She has no one to blame but her father. She shouldn't have […]
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Luna Questions Planned Russia Sanctions Bill

Luna Questions Planned Russia Sanctions Bill

Grayson Bakich
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June 4, 2025
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) questioned the legitimacy of a new Russia sanctions bill in the Senate during a recent House Foreign Affairs hearing, calling it "another DC classic" and "performative politics." Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sidney Blumenthal (D-CN) introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 in April, which, as suggested, would impose "bone-breaking" […]
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Bilirakis Vows to Continue Pushing Major Richard Star Act

Bilirakis Vows to Continue Pushing Major Richard Star Act

Grayson Bakich
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June 4, 2025
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) vowed to continue pushing for passage of his Major Richard Star Act in a recent post to X (formerly Twitter). The post responded to a story from Alternet.org describing the plight of the U.S. Army veteran Dan Nevins, who lost two limbs after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated under his […]
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Rubio Attacks Foreign Officials Complicit in Cuba's Medical Forced Labor Scheme

Rubio Attacks Foreign Officials Complicit in Cuba's Medical Forced Labor Scheme

Mateo Guillamont
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June 4, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio recently announced the State Department will be restricting the Visas of foreign government officials partaking in Cuba’s medical doctors forced labor initiatives.  For months, reports have alleged that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.  More than 40,000 Cuban doctors are reportedly spread worldwide in […]
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Moskowitz Urges Designation of Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Moskowitz Urges Designation of Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Grayson Bakich
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June 3, 2025
Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) has written to President Donald Trump urging him to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), saying, "Its history of promoting extremist ideologies and terrorist activities through affiliates like Hamas threatens our national & global security." The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organization, first founded in Egypt in […]
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Castor Demands Pinellas County Job Corps Center Remain Open

Castor Demands Pinellas County Job Corps Center Remain Open

Grayson Bakich
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June 3, 2025
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) recently wrote to the Department of Labor demanding that they keep the Pinellas County Job Corps Center open after the Department announced their plans to close it, saying, "This harsh and arbitrary decision casts students into an uncertain future, disrupts job training, and creates housing insecurity for hundreds of young people […]
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Trump Warns of Consequences for California as Trans Athlete Dominates

Trump Warns of Consequences for California as Trans Athlete Dominates

Mateo Guillamont
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June 3, 2025
President Donald Trump has warned the state of California it will face consequences after a trans athlete dominated California’s recent statewide high school track and field championship.  AB Hernandez, a biological male, won gold in two competitions for female track athletes. Parents had protested against Hernandez’s participation in the competition to no avail.  “A Biological […]
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Rubio Foreshadows Further Action Against pro-Hamas Immigrants

Rubio Foreshadows Further Action Against pro-Hamas Immigrants

Mateo Guillamont
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June 3, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio has warned that immigrants sympathizing with the recent wave of antisemitic attacks could have their visas revoked and face deportation.  Secretary Rubio’s comments follow an attack in Boulder, CO, against pro-Israel demonstrators calling for the release of all hostages in Gaza.  During the attack, illegal immigrant Mohamed Sabry Soliman approached a […]
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Bean Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Looting During Natural Disasters

Bean Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Looting During Natural Disasters

Grayson Bakich
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June 3, 2025
Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) is introducing legislation cracking down on looting and other crimes amid natural disasters. Specifically, the Law On Offender Transgressions During Emergencies and Recovery (LOOTER) Act makes it a federal crime to commit theft in federally designated disaster areas, with one year in prison for petty larceny and five years for grand larceny. "When […]
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Last Squeeze?—6.2.2025—DeSantis Points to Media 'Lies' in Boulder Attacks—Gimenez: Respect SCOTUS Immigration Decision—Castor, AI—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—6.2.2025—DeSantis Points to Media 'Lies' in Boulder Attacks—Gimenez: Respect SCOTUS Immigration Decision—Castor, AI—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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June 2, 2025
DeSantis Points to Media 'Lies' Inspiring Colorado's Molotov Cocktail-Wielding Anti-Semite Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Joe Biden's immigration policies and media "lies" after eight people—including a Holocaust survivor—were wounded by Molotov cocktails chucked by an...READ MORE   Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Property rights are essential to maintaining an orderly and stable society. That’s why I signed legislation last year to […]
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Donalds Says Boulder Attack Demonstrates Need for Border Security

Donalds Says Boulder Attack Demonstrates Need for Border Security

Grayson Bakich
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June 2, 2025
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed the recent Molotov cocktail terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., saying it demonstrated the need for border security. The suspected attacker, Mohamed Soliman, threw several Molotov cocktails at a group of pro-Israel demonstrators while shouting "Free Palestine!" Soliman is also an apparent […]
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Castor Urges Meta to Halt Deployment of AI Companions for Kids

Castor Urges Meta to Halt Deployment of AI Companions for Kids

Grayson Bakich
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June 2, 2025
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him not to move forward with the planned launch of AI chatbots for users under the age of 18 and chatbots modeled after children or teenagers. The letter is the result of a Wall Street Journal investigation uncovering instances of underage […]
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US Returns to Embassy in Syria After 13-Year Hiatus

US Returns to Embassy in Syria After 13-Year Hiatus

Mateo Guillamont
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June 2, 2025
The US is restarting diplomatic operations in its embassy in Damascus, Syria, as relations between Syria’s interim government and the US improve.  The embassy had been closed since February 2012 due to internal conflict and violence caused by former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported how “Ambassador Thomas Barrack raised […]
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Lawmakers Denounce New Antisemitic Attack in Colorado

Lawmakers Denounce New Antisemitic Attack in Colorado

Mateo Guillamont
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June 2, 2025
Lawmakers are condemning a recent antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, against pro-Israeli demonstrators rallying in support of efforts to release the remaining hostages in Gaza.  During the rally, Mohamed Sabry Soliman approached and began setting protestors and nearby areas on fire after shouting “Free Palestine!” Soliman’s attacks left eight injured with no reported deaths.  The […]
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