Congress

Civil Rights Group Sues DeSantis for Not Calling Special Elections for Legislative Seats A top civil rights group is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis for not setting special election dates for two legislative seats that are, or soon will be, vacant—more than a month after the resignations were announced...READ MORE     Sen. Rick Scott: "The brutal Maduro […]

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was violently detained by Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s security forces, as reported by local media. Machado was leading global rallies to dispute Dictator Maduro’s planned January 10th inauguration when she was abruptly sequestered.  According to Democratic opposition forces, Machado was released after being forced to film a series of videos, […]

A top civil rights group is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis for not setting special election dates for two legislative seats that are, or soon will be, vacant—more than a month after the resignations were announced. The suit was filed on behalf of two Floridians in Leon County Circuit Court Thursday by the American Civil Liberties […]

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has written a letter demanding expedited housing repairs for servicemembers living at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. Rep. Castor explained in her letter that MacDill "is home to the 6th Air Refueling Wing and a number of additional mission partners, including U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the […]

Representatives Brian Mast (R-FL) and Chip Roy (R-TX) have introduced the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, a bill designed to "shield Israeli officials from the lawless and illegitimate attacks" of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The bill would impose sanctions on ICC officials who seek to go after U.S. citizens or allies, including Israel. It passed the House […]

President-elect Donald Trump is blaming California Governor Gavin Newsom’s water management policies as partly exacerbating the ongoing wildfire crisis in the state.  President Trump’s comments have poured gasoline over the flames of the political and natural crisis Governor Newsom is facing as his administration struggles to combat raging wildfires in Southern California. According to local […]

House GOP Passes Laken Riley Immigration Bill as First Act of The Year The US House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act, an immigration enforcement bill named after a US student who was murdered by an illegal alien at the University of Georgia last February...READ MORE     Rep. John Rutherford: "Israelis & […]

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released reports describing its ‘Defeat ISIS’ (D-ISIS) operation in Iraq and Syria.  D-ISIS included US-led operations against ISIS strongholds in the Hamrin mountains of Iraq and the Dayr az-Zawr region of Syria. According to CENTCOM, ISIS forces garrisoned inside a cave attacked US and allied forces during the operations. In […]

Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced a whopping eight bills to start the 119th Congress, covering everything from tax policy to veterans' healthcare to border security to animal protection, and the session has only begun. One bill Rep. Buchanan is reintroducing is the Tax Cuts and Jobs (TCJA) Permanency Act. As the name suggests, this […]

Reporters questioned President-elect Donald Trump (R) about his willingness to acquire Canada during his upcoming presidency. When asked if he would take it via military force, he said he could do so through "economic force." President-elect Trump was also asked about the opinion of Canadian conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who said America's northern neighbor would […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) addressed concerns of Republican infighting impeding President-elect Donald Trump's agenda in a recent appearance on Fox News's Bottom Line, saying, "We are committed to that. I think every member is ready to do that work." Host Dagen McDowell began the conversation by asking Rep. Donalds if he believed Trump would be able […]

The US House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act, an immigration enforcement bill named after a US student who was murdered by an illegal alien at the University of Georgia last February.  Riley was murdered by Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, after he was reportedly released into the US under President […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis is still undecided on who he will pick to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat, though he plans to make an announcement before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20. According to Politico reporter Gary Fineout, Gov. DeSantis will likely wait for Sen. Rubio to resign his seat before he chooses the Florida […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has released his legislative priorities heading into the 119th Congress. He intends to reintroduce bills regarding the economy, American seniors, the SNAP program, foreign policy, human trafficking, and other major issues in the United States. Sen. Scott also wants to introduce Constitutional amendments regarding term limits and congressional pay raises. “I’m […]

Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) expressed confidence that President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet will be confirmed quickly in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, saying, "We recognize the urgent situation that we now have been left with because of four years of America Last and of weakness." Additionally, Rep. Cammack joked that "it may be […]

Louisiana has reported the first confirmed death of a US citizen from bird flu, also known as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1. The death comes after President Joe Biden recently directed hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to preparing for an HPAI outbreak.  The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) broke the news, […]

President-elect Donald Trump's (R) election victory has officially been certified during a Joint Session of Congress in the House of Representatives. The session was presided over by Vice President Kamala Harris (D), a rare moment in which a vice president has to certify their own election loss. President Trump won the race with 312 electoral […]

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has reintroduced The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, one of his signature pieces of legislation, as the 119th Congress commences. The bill would ensure that female athletes in federally funded athletic programs compete strictly against fellow biological females and prohibit biological males, thereby complying with Title IX's recognition […]