National Politics

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'Never Be Scared To Be Jewish': Fine Calls Omar, Tlaib 'Antisemites' Ahead of Congressional Run After Donald Trump poached Rep. Mike Waltz for his next administration, Florida Republicans plan to send the state Legislature's most pro-Israel hardliner to Congress where he will sit alongside...READ MORE Gov. Ron DeSantis: "We are on the eve of Thanksgiving […]
Special counsel Jack Smith has dismissed the last charges remaining against President-elect Donald Trump for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 election and wrongfully retaining classified documents. Special counsel Smith had been appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute Trump for these alleged crimes. Such charges have all been dropped, given the Department of […]
Mexican and Canadian officials are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement he will be imposing 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods until the flow of illegal immigrants and fentanyl ceases. President-elect Trump promised he would “sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the […]
After Donald Trump poached Rep. Mike Waltz for his next administration, Florida Republicans plan to send the state Legislature's most pro-Israel hardliner to Congress where he will sit alongside Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who he calls "antisemites." So is state Sen. Randy Fine, Florida's sole Jewish Republican lawmaker, worried about antisemitism in Congress? […]
Special Counsel Jack Smith has dropped his charges against President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, a move which several Florida Republicans, including Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) celebrated on X (formerly Twitter), deriding the case Smith made as "lawfare" that was finally ending. Forbes detailed […]
Late last week, Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resolution prohibiting transgender individuals at the Capitol from using single-sex facilities opposite of their assigned gender at birth, which was met with death threats. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced a resolution condemning the threats, calling them "awful and completely unacceptable." Rep. Mace's resolution was […]
Newly elected state Sen. Randy Fine will only be a Senator until Mar. 31, he revealed in his Tuesday resignation letter, because he will run for a congressional seat vacated by President-elect Donald Trump's future national security adviser. Fine, 50, submitted his resignation letter Tuesday morning announcing that Mar. 31 will be his last day […]
The expected avalanche of support for State Senator Randy Fine’s newly-announced congressional campaign has begun with Sen. Rick Scott and House Leadership following President-elect Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement of the outspoken “Hebrew Hammer.” The Floridian first reported that Senator Fine would only run for the open congressional seat if he received the highly-coveted Trump endorsement. "President Trump has made clear, even […]
Randy Fine Announces Run for Congress to Replace Rep. Michael Waltz Three days after President-elect Donald Trump urged and endorsed State Senator Randy Fine to run for Florida's 6th Congressional seat, Senator Fine went on the Fox & Friends morning show and...READ MORE FL Sen. Randy Fine: "I am proud and thankful to be endorsed […]
With President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence being dubbed the “Winter White House” after he was first elected in 2016, not only did the residence become the center of the political universe outside of Washington, D.C., Florida become the state where Americans around the country began to migrate to. Florida has become ground zero for recruitment […]
Florida Lawmakers weeks after the general election are scrambling to fill government positions vacated by President-elect Donald Trump's Sunshine State-based cabinet picks. So which positions are empty, and who wants to fill them? U.S. Senate: Marco Rubio One of Trump's first cabinet picks was Sen. Marco Rubio for his Secretary of State. This will leave […]
President-elect Donald Trump has claimed he will be imposing additional tariffs on Chinese exports to the US notwithstanding any tariffs already in place. President Trump made the announcement in response to what he claims is Chinese negligence regarding the fentanyl trafficking originating from China. “I have had many talks with China about the massive amounts […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is calling out President Joe Biden (D) and his administration for considering to remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list. This move comes just weeks before President Biden transitions out of office. Legislators such as Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) are requesting President Biden to remove Cuba from the list, […]
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport upwards of 10 million illegal aliens who have entered the country under the Biden-Harris Administration, a task Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) said would not be as difficult as it sounds in a recent appearance on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures. Rep. Donalds began by emphasizing that President-elect Trump […]
A new Senate caucus, led by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst (R), aims to collaborate with the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce unnecessary government spending. The DOGE Senate caucus was founded late last week and will identify and eliminate wasteful government activities. Senator Ernst announced the DOGE caucus’ creation via press release, […]
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Russell Vought to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a move Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) commended in a Friday night appearance on Fox News's Ingraham Angle, where she called Vought "an absolute patriot" and discussing the importance of the unity in Trump's Cabinet picks. "I know that he is […]
Trump Endorses Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis for Vacant Gaetz Seat Last week it was "RUN, RANDY, RUN!", today it's "RUN, JIMMY, RUN!" On the last day for a candidate to resign to run for office, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Florida Chief Financial...READ MORE Rep. Matt Gaetz: "While the momentum was strong, […]
Last week it was "RUN, RANDY, RUN!", today it's "RUN, JIMMY, RUN!" On the last day for a candidate to resign to run for office, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis for Rep. Matt Gaetz's vacant congressional seat. This is the second Florida-based endorsement Trump has made. Last week, […]
