Congress

Venezuelan President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez-Urrutia will visit US lawmakers in Washington, D.C. this week prior to leaving for Venezuela and facing Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro.  Gonzalez is reportedly scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders as he prepares to return to Venezuela on January 10th and demand he be inaugurated as Venezuela’s legitimate […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has released a statement after he was sworn into the United States Senate for the second time. He defeated former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) by a double-digit margin. Scott's Statement In his statement, the Florida Senator recollected on his time as Florida governor and how that shaped his identity as a […]

President elect Donald Trump has been lauded by Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky as potentially “decisive” in ending the Russia-Ukraine war. President Zelensky claimed President Trump’s “unpredictability” could be leveraged to help reach an end in the war during an interview with Ukrainian media. “He’s very strong and unpredictable, and I would really like to see […]

Members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) voted for newly re-elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Republicans head into the 119th Congress with a slim majority. While the House Freedom Caucus, including Representatives Chip Roy (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Eli Crane (R-AZ), did in fact vote for Speaker Johnson, it appears they did so […]

The House of Representatives has returned to session, and its new and incumbent members have sworn in and are voting to retain Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker of the House. On top of the vote, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) has already introduced two bills to hit the ground running ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's […]

President Biden recently awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest honor bestowed upon civilians, to former Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) for leading the January 6th Committee, an award Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) said he was "highly offended, but not surprised" by in a recent appearance on Fox News's Hannity. Additionally, Rep. […]

Following the first vote to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress, former Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) failed to reach the threshold to retain the gavel as the first tally of the vote was 216-215-3. However, with Representatives Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Keith Self (R-TX) changing their votes for Speaker […]

Will Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) retain his post? Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) urged his fellow Republicans to vote for it in an appearance on Fox and Friends ahead of the vote, saying, "This is bigger than all of us." He also emphasized the importance of pursuing President-elect Donald Trump's agenda upon his inauguration. […]

Following the first vote to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress, former Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has failed to reach the threshold to retain the gavel. This moment could be a massive roadblock not only for Republicans in the lower chamber but for President-elect Donald Trump (R) as the […]

President Biden has signed the bipartisan Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024 into law, and Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) are celebrating. They call it "a critical step" in providing high-quality emergency healthcare for children and adolescents. The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) described the EMSC program, enacted in […]

Randy Fine Calls for Expulsion of 'Muslim Terror' Non-Americans after New Orleans Attack Sen. Randy Fine, a Jewish-American Florida state Senator, on Thursday called for the expulsion of all non-Americans who have advocated for "Muslim terror" in the wake of the suspected New Year's Eve...READ MORE     Gov. Ron DeSantis: "We mourn the passing […]

A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, in what authorities believe to be an act of terrorism. The Associated Press (AP) seemingly first reported the explosion as a mechanical problem, which Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) called out on X (formerly Twitter), saying, "This is why people don't trust […]

President-elect Donald Trump is blaming President Joe Biden’s policies for permitting the wave of attacks unfolding across the US.  Mass shootings and car explosions in New Orleans, Las Vegas, and New York, some of which are being investigated as acts of terrorism, prompted President Trump’s comments.  “With the Biden “Open Border’s Policy” I said, many […]

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) released a statement regarding the terrorist attack in New Orleans. The attack was carried out by a Texas native and Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. He fatally sped down Bourbon Street in a pickup truck brandishing an ISIS flag, leaving 15 people dead and 30 injured, per Reuters. The Florida representative said […]

New Year’s Eve festivities did not halt conflict in the Middle East, as Hamas fired rockets into Israel during the evening of the last day of the year.  According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Hamas fired two rockets into civilian areas of Southern Israel. “Hamas continues to threaten our civilians and just fired 2 […]

After the horrific terror attack in New Orleans on the famed Bourbon Street, where a man, identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar, drove into a crowd, killing 15 and injuring 35, several of Florida's Congressional delegation members reacted to the news on X (formerly Twitter), offering their prayers for the victims. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) said […]

A Florida Republican filed a new bill that would increase penalties for animal cruelty during a state of emergency, prompted by public outrage over a Florida man tying up and abandoning his dog as Hurricane Milton approached. Navarre Rep. Joel Rudman, who will leave office on New Year's Day to pursue a congressional seat, filed […]

The Biden Administration sent a $1.25 billion weapons package to Ukraine as one of its last actions before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) chastised the move as "tone-deaf" in a recent appearance on Fox News's Ingraham Angle, adding that "it goes to show that they are not in touch" and "they […]