National Politics

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When former Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was found guilty of bribery, he was still eligible for his government pension. However, Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) No Congressional Obligated Recurring Revenue Used As Pension to Incarcerated Officials Now (NO CORRUPTION) Act has passed both chambers of Congress and garnered the approval of President Joe Biden’s (D) pen. It […]
President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed Representative Mike Johnson's (R-LA) reelection as Speaker of the House, a move Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) said she "could not agree more" with during a recent appearance on Fox Business, adding that despite disagreements, "we have to think about the country, put America first, and get right to work." Rep. […]
Republican and Democrat political figures alike are paying tribute to former President Jimmy Carter following his death on December 29th. President Carter had been battling cancer and spent the last months of his life in hospice care. Carter’s presidency, which followed that of President Gerald Ford and anteceded President Ronald Reagan’s, lasted only one term […]
Constitutional lawyer and staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump David Rivkin has passed away. Rivkin, an immigrant from Soviet Russia who pridefully championed the US Constitution for preserving individual rights and freedoms, served at the Justice Department and the White House Counsel’s Office during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations. President Trump characterized Rivkin […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business to discuss his bill, The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023, and what it means for Floridians and Americans alike as President Joe Biden (D) recently signed it into law. The legislation would allow all Americans affected by a federally declared natural disaster to receive a tax […]
President-elect Donald Trump's plans to curb the border crisis will involve "no holds barred" methods, as Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) described in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, which would include the possibility of cutting funding to sanctuary cities and imposition of tariffs or even sanctions on Mexico and Canada for enabling the crisis […]
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row to life in prison, a move that infuriated many Republicans. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) commented on the pardons in a recent appearance on Fox News's Hannity, where he suggested Biden was not personally involved because "this country does not have […]
The US Embassy in Venezuela is pressuring Dictator Nicolas Maduro to cease his sponsorship of systemic human rights violations. Through social media posts, the US Embassy claimed Dictator Maduro is “jailing hundreds of women for political reasons, many of them suffering inhumane treatment, separated from their children and families.” “We call on the justice system […]
Responding to the article, Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) dismissed the article, assuring the president-elect will get confirmed.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have executed a series of strikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. According to the IDF, the strikes targeted Houthi military infrastructure in locations including airports and power generating facilities. “The targets that were struck by the IDF include military infrastructure used by the Houthi terrorist regime for its military activities in […]
President-elect Donald Trump has recently made the Panama Canal a new talking point of his America First agenda, and Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) agrees.
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) released a message on social media to Floridians and Americans alike, wishing his constituents a nice Christmas holiday. Sen. Scott said this time is meant to acknowledge our blessings and spend time with family.
The House Ethics Report on former Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was released just before Christmas Eve. It alleges that he engaged in crimes that the Department of Justice (DOJ) did not pursue due to a lack of evidence. However, Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Andrew Garbarino (R-CA), key allies of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), […]
President-elect Donald Trump released a string of Christmas-day messages in which he criticized China’s influence and activities in the Panama canal.
A weakened Iran poses a nuclear threat as President-elect Donald Trump (R) steps into office.
On Christmas Day, the president-elect announced that he had appointed Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as the ambassador to Panama.
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) recently shared that he has been assigned to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and will be Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging for the 119th Congress. He will also continue to serve on the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and […]
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Mauricio Claver-Carone as the next US State Department Special Envoy for Latin America. Claver-Carone was a U.S. Treasury and National Security Council senior official in President Trump’s administration and president of the Inter-American Development Bank from 2020-22. Trump announced Claver-Carone’s selection will help “put America’s interests FIRST” in a time […]
