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Israeli intelligence has revealed new details about the extent of UN Relief Works Agency’s (UNRWA) links to terrorist group Hamas. According to reports exclusively shared with the New York Times, UNRWA had been employing Hamas terrorists as teachers and school staff across UN-run schools in Gaza. The reports indicates how a majority of UN personnel […]
Former Florida Representative Carolina Amesty (R) has been cleared of all charges pending against her for alleged felony. Representative Amesty represented parts of Orange and Osceola counties and had been accused of using her family’s Central Christian University in Orlando to commit fraudulent financial transactions. The charges partly stemmed from the Orlando Sentinel newspaper’s own […]
Rudman Files Bill to Let Lawmakers Conceal Carry, Repeal Parkland Law A Florida state Lawmaker and candidate for Matt Gaetz's congressional seat has filed a bill that would let Lawmakers conceal carry in the Capitol and repeal red flag laws passed after the massacre...READ MORE Florida Happenings Part One: American Education Institute Report Finds Education […]
A Florida state Lawmaker and candidate for Matt Gaetz's congressional seat has filed a bill that would let Lawmakers conceal carry in the Capitol and repeal red flag laws passed after the massacre at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. It is unclear if Rep. Joel Rudman, a Navarre Republican, will have another House member co-sponsor […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has released a statement regarding the latest jobs report data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). According to the report, the unemployment rate has increased to 4.2%, and upwards of 1.27 million full-time jobs were lost over the year. Moreover, the report demonstrated an increase of nearly 577,000 part time […]
Former Representative Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) seat for Congressional District 1 is wide open, and ten Republicans are vying to fill it in the upcoming special election. So far, Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is in a strong position to take the title with several key endorsements, but anything can happen in three months. Patronis's frontrunner […]
President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on Bashar al-Assad’s departure from Syria over the weekend as rebel forces took control of the country. Assad’s regime had been supported by Russia, who has two military bases on the coast of Syria. President Trump claimed Russia “lost all interest” in Syria due to the large pull on resources […]
Florida State Senator Randy "Hebrew Hammer" Fine (R) is expected to press his pro-Israel, pro-Jewish agenda on Capitol Hill and take on Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives. But before he is voted into office in the special congressional election in Florida’s District 6, it appears as if Senator Fine may have to defend […]
President-elect Donald Trump has announced former US Senator David Perdue has accepted his nomination to become the ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. Once confirmed by the Senate, Senator Perdue’s role will be to serve as President Trump’s diplomatic arm with China. Perdue’s job will most likely center on trade, as Trump has repeatedly […]
Early in October, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) spearheaded a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding they assist farmers after Hurricane Helene. On Thursday, USDA announced they would follow through, which Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) applauded in a recent statement, saying it "could be a game-changer." The original letter, led by Rep. Cammack […]
President-elect Donald Trump has reassured his supporters he is committed to seeing Pete Hegseth confirmed by the Senate as the next Secretary of Defense. Hegseth has enjoyed a groundswell of support following increasing criticism of his nomination by Democrats and some conservatives. Hegseth had been facing pressure to rescind his nomination after reports emerged suggesting […]
On December 6, 2019, a Saudi military trainee opened fire against American soldiers at the Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS). The terrorist attack resulted in the death of three U.S. Navy sailors. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has passed a resolution ahead of the fifth anniversary of the incident. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Katie Britt (R-AL), […]
DeSantis to Attend Army-Navy Game With Trump Amid Cabinet Rumors Gov. Ron DeSantis and President-elect Donald Trump will attend the Dec. 14 Army versus Navy football game together amid rumors that the Florida Governor may be nominated as the next Secretary...READ MORE Gov. Ron DeSantis: "I'm pleased to direct the formation of an advisory commission to work […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis's (R-FL) bipartisan Major Richard Star Act has garnered strong bipartisan support in the House and Senate but has gotten nowhere since it was introduced in August 2022. This led him and Representative Raul Ruiz (D-CA) to demand action in a recent letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring the bill […]
The U.S. Senate passed the companion version of Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar’s (R) TAKE IT DOWN Act.
Abolishing the Department of Education (DOE) has gained traction among Republicans, including Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL), who recently told The Floridian that he wants education to return to the states. This would effectively abolish critical race theory (CRT) at the federal level. We asked Rep. Bean why he believed Democrats are against abolishing the Department, which […]
The United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) has called for Israel to be “held accountable” for sponsoring a campaign criticizing the agency’s links to Hamas. UNRWA is the UN’s exclusive relief agency for Palestinian refugees. In the past, it has been subject to extensive criticism for its employment of individuals with ties to terrorist organizations. […]
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Congressional DOGE Caucus are more than ready to eliminate government waste, but one question remains: Where does it start? Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) told The Floridian that "there is no wrong answer" as the federal government has operated on continuing resolutions (CRs) for so long that the budget […]
