National Politics

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Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has released his weekly analysis of the national debt and inflation figures provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These figures highlight the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI), which have risen significantly since President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) took office. For […]
Republican lawmakers are pressing the US Treasury department regarding the expansion of Gotion, a chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, near a US military base. Gotion has stirred controversy regarding alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its cooperation with the Chinese military. Since 2023, Gotion has been constructing an over $2 billion […]
Former President Donald Trump has tapped SpaceX founder and owner of X (formerly Twitter) Elon Musk to lead a "government efficiency" program to scale back the power of the federal government, which Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) discussed in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Bottom Line, calling Musk "an absolute patriot" and detailing the benefits […]
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has requested President Joe Biden’s administration investigate Unity of Fields, a pro-Hamas group operating in the US, for domestic terrorism. Unity of Fields is a protest organization mobilizing Hamas and Palestinian sympathizers across the US in occupations of University buildings, violent protests, and vandalism. The organization is explicitly anti-Zionist and […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke on the death of Hamas operations leader Yahya Sinwar, infamously known as the architect of the October 7 attack, which led to the death of over 1,000 Israeli civilians in 2023. Sinwar was perhaps the most wanted man in Gaza, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) did not even know […]
Embattled Doral Mayor Fraga Falsely Claims Miami-Dade GOP Endorsement Doral's embattled Republican Mayor, whose administration has been wrought with controversies surrounding Venezuelan ties and Palestinian sympathies, announced Wednesday that she scored the...READ MORE Â FL Rep. Lindsay Cross:Â "Minority Leader Driskell, Rep. Rayner, & I are requesting that the Department of Financial Services open an […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is taking a shot at his challenger, former Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), for her support of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan (D) after she compared former President Donald Trump’s (R) plan to deport all illegal immigrants to concentration camps. When asked about the majority of Americans supporting the mass deportation of illegal […]
Last week, the FBI arrested an Afghan refugee plotting a terror attack on Election Day, which reignited concerns about potential terrorists in the country due to the open-border policy of the Biden-Harris Administration. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) recently said in an appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria that chaos or even a terror attack could […]
President Joe Biden commended the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) killing of Hamas’ leader Yahya Sinwar. The IDF announced Sinwar’s death following an IDF strike on a number of Hamas terrorists. President Biden expressed relief and commented Sinwar’s death was “good” for Israel and the US. “As the leader of the terrorist group Hamas, Sinwar was […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the anti-Israel group "Unity of Fields." This group, according to Sen. Rubio, should be investigated as a possible domestic terrorist organization as it has aligned and declared its allegiance toward other groups such as Hamas, Islamic […]
The Biden-Harris Administration is suing the state of Virginia for attempting to remove non-citizens from its voter rolls, prompting Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to introduce a bill ensuring that states have the right to clean their voter rolls at any time. On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of […]
Republican Lawmakers and Political Candidates in Doral Continue to Fund Former Chavista Filmmaker The City of Doral and its politics have managed to stay out of the limelight, and for the most part, been able to stay out of any political drama until the 2024 election cycle. When Doral Mayor Christi Fraga...READ MORE Â […]
US conservative lawmakers are joining a lawsuit challenging new regulations from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA, at the direction of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the highway system and set declining […]
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump participated in parallel Fox News interviews last night. Both were pressed on controversial campaign issues, previous statements, and their official records while in office. Vice President Harris was interviewed by Brett Baier in a one-on-one interview while President Trump hosted a town hall moderated by Harris […]
In August, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sought any correspondence within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as "border czar," which was blocked by Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams. As a result, Rep. Gaetz has renewed his original request and the correspondence between DHS and Sams to block it. "I […]
Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s government has been accused by the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuelan Human Rights violations of committing crimes against humanity. Following Dictator Maduro’s defeat in July’s presidential elections, Maduro has directed his government to persecute political opponents employing a series of criminal and violent tactics. According to the UN’s report, […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced a bill alongside Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), and other co-sponsors to restore $20 billion in funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. This move from Sen. Rubio comes after Department of […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was the subject of a criminal complaint to the Florida Bar related to the claims he engaged in sex trafficking and activity with a minor, which the Bar recently dismissed because Rep. Gaetz has not been proven or convicted of a crime. The criminal complaint against the Florida Congressman was filed […]
