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As Florida continues to recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, small businesses seeking federal aid face mounting deadlines that cannot adequately be met. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Laurel Lee (R-FL) have written to the Small Business Administration (SBA) urging deadline extensions so that these businesses can still receive aid. The letter noted that disaster […]

Sexual assault and harassment of prison staff by inmates is a worryingly frequent issue, prompting Representatives Laurel Lee (R-FL) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) to introduce the bipartisan Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act. Rep. Lee's bill would require the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Inspector General to compile a report of incidents that would be sent to […]

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has a decision to make. With Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) accepting President-elect Donald Trump's (R) offer to become his Secretary of State (as he is expected to be confirmed), Gov. DeSantis has the task of replacing the senator's seat. Many names have been floated around, including Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL), DeSantis […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s calls for the Senate to permit recess appointments are becoming the first test of Republican unity behind his administration.  President Trump requested Republican Senators consent to extend the Senate’s recess for the President’s cabinet nominees to be automatically approved. “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is calling out the Department of Defense (DoD) for failing its seventh-straight annual audit, failing to account for more than its $820 million budget. However, DoD officials stated that the agency has made strides in its ability to properly account for its spending. According to Fox News, the DoD audits concluded […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently published a report suggesting most illegal firearms recovered from the Caribbean were initially purchased in the United States, a study Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) highlighted in a statement urging more vigorous action against black market arms trafficking. Specifically, GAO's report noted that 73% of weapons recovered from 25 […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke to The Floridian regarding the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Iran, and their proxies, which has left tens of thousands of people in the region dead. With President-elect Donald Trump (R) stating that the conflict would’ve never happened under his watch, we asked Sen. Scott how the incoming administration […]

Steube Files Discharge Petition to Expedite Passage of Sunshine Protection Act The push to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide has picked up steam again thanks to Representative Greg Steube, who recently filed a discharge petition for the Sunshine Protection Act...READ MORE     Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: " BAN FLUORIDE,  BAN PARABENS,  BAN FOOD DYES,  BAN HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN […]

The push to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent nationwide has picked up steam again thanks to Representative Greg Steube (R-FL), who recently filed a discharge petition for the Sunshine Protection Act. As CBS helpfully defines it, a discharge petition is a maneuver through which 218 members of the House of Representatives must sign a […]

Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and 31 other upper chamber legislators in bringing forward the Stand With Israel Act, a bill that would cut U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that “expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel.” This piece of legislation has gained six […]

A recent House Oversight hearing with independent journalist Michael Shellenberger, former intelligence agent Luis Elizondo, Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet (Ret.), and former NASA official Michael Gold sought to investigate the existence of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) asked the four a series of questions about the potential nature of UAPs and […]

Cory Mills Floated as Potential Senate Replacement for Marco Rubio With Governor Ron DeSantis tasked to appoint a replacement for Senator Marco Rubio after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office next January, there is widespread speculation that America’s Governor...READ MORE     Sen. Rick Scott: "To make America great again, we MUST lower our national debt and rein in reckless spending. […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced early Thursday that he will hold special elections as soon as possible for two Republican congressional seats vacated by President-elect Donald Trump, who's drawing heavily from Florida's political talent pool for his new administration. Though the Florida Governor has yet to announce which days the special primary and general elections will […]

According to a study conducted by Smart Growth America, Florida has 8 of the 20 deadliest cities for pedestrians in the country, with the Orlando metropolitan area ranked #18. As a result, Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL), who represents the area, recently announced a nearly $3 million federal grant from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Safer […]

US Representative Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) nomination for Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump has caught many by surprise, with some Republicans outright rejecting his selection.  Representative Gaetz, a William and Mary law school graduate and loyal ally of President Trump, practiced law for a few years with the Keefe, Anchors & Gordon law firm, where […]

With Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expected to become Secretary of State under President-elect Donald Trump, speculation on who will fill his empty seat in the Senate come 2025 has run rampant. Florida Attorney General (AG) Ashley Moody discussed the possibility of her replacing Sen. Rubio in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First, where she […]

The fight against rare diseases has been slow due to several factors relating to regulations, something Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) seek to amend in recent bipartisan legislation easing the regulatory process between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and rare disease specialists so that treatments can be developed more efficiently. As […]

President-elect Donald Trump poached Florida Sen. Marco Rubio Wednesday as the next Secretary of State, slotting Gov. Ron DeSantis into a difficult position: will he appoint a MAGA World surrogate? Or one of his own allies for the vacant seat? While Floridians likely won't know until Gov. DeSantis returns from his five-day trade mission trip […]