Lawmakers Aim to End Chinese Critical Minerals Monopoly

Lawmakers Aim to End Chinese Critical Minerals Monopoly

Mateo Guillamont
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July 12, 2024
A bipartisan effort to terminate China’s grip on the critical minerals sector is underway in the US Senate. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mark Warner (D-VA), and colleagues introduced the Global Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Act of 2024 to combat China’s dominance in the field. Currently, China is the largest producer of processed critical minerals, […]
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Rubio Proposes Frontal Assault on Chinese Mineral Exports

Rubio Proposes Frontal Assault on Chinese Mineral Exports

Mateo Guillamont
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July 12, 2024
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has submitted legislation that would crush China’s critical minerals exports with stiff tariffs. The move comes amidst growing concern for China’s critical mineral monopoly. Senator Rubio’s bill, the Critical Mineral Supply Chain Realignment Act of 2024, would impose astronomical tariffs on manufactured goods for which critical minerals are essential. Exports […]
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Frost Introduces Bill Strengthening Spacecraft from Cyberattacks

Frost Introduces Bill Strengthening Spacecraft from Cyberattacks

Grayson Bakich
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July 12, 2024
No facet of American infrastructure is safe from malicious actors such as China and Russia, who have launched multiple cyberattacks against spacecraft. To this end, Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) partnered with Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) to introduce a bill strengthening our resistance to these attacks on our spacefaring technology. Named with a sense of urgency, […]
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Proposed Law Would Punish Social Media Sites Allowing ‘Deepfake’ Porn Publications

Proposed Law Would Punish Social Media Sites Allowing ‘Deepfake’ Porn Publications

Mateo Guillamont
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July 12, 2024
A recently introduced bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives would criminalize ‘deepfake’ pornographic s ‘revenge porn’ publications. Revenge porn, also known as non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), has grown since the popularization of generative artificial intelligence (AI). In response, a bipartisan group of legislators filed the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes […]
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Luna Pushes with New Inherent Contempt Resolution for Garland After First Vote Fails

Luna Pushes with New Inherent Contempt Resolution for Garland After First Vote Fails

Grayson Bakich
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July 12, 2024
Representative Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) unwavering determination to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress was evident on Thursday. Despite the vote failing by six votes, with 210 against and 204 in favor, the Florida Congresswoman is not deterred. She immediately filed a new resolution, emphasizing that the failure was due to […]
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Last Squeeze?—7.11.2024—Lee Blasts Biden Over Alleged Millions Spent on Illegal Immigrants—Pardoned 'Felon' Sues Sheriff Candidate—Frost Wants to Impeach SCOTUS Members—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—7.11.2024—Lee Blasts Biden Over Alleged Millions Spent on Illegal Immigrants—Pardoned 'Felon' Sues Sheriff Candidate—Frost Wants to Impeach SCOTUS Members—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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July 11, 2024
Laurel Lee Blasts Biden After Report Claims Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Illegal Immigrants A recent report from the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement claims President Joe Biden (D) and his administration are using tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for...READ MORE     'Hatred, Ridicule, Disgrace': Pardoned 'Felon' Files Defamation Suit Against Sheriff […]
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Frost Voices Support for Impeaching SCOTUS

Frost Voices Support for Impeaching SCOTUS

Grayson Bakich
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July 11, 2024
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) vowed to introduce articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court after ruling that former President Donald Trump was immune from prosecution for official acts. Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) voiced his support for the impeachment measure in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). "The Supreme Court and its recent decisions make […]
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Florida Legislators Mourn Death of Oklahoma Senator

Florida Legislators Mourn Death of Oklahoma Senator

Mateo Guillamont
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July 11, 2024
Florida’s US Senators are mourning the recent passing of former Senator Jim Inhofe, a leading Republican Senator representing Oklahoma for almost 30 years. Florida Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) both released statements celebrating Senator Inhofe’s life, commending his public service, and mourning his death. “Ann and I are keeping Kay, the Inhofe […]
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Bipartisan Senate Support for Argentina Jewish Massacre Victims in 30 Year Anniversary

Bipartisan Senate Support for Argentina Jewish Massacre Victims in 30 Year Anniversary

Mateo Guillamont
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July 11, 2024
Democrat and Republican Senators have united to commemorate the thirty year anniversary of tragic car bomb terrorist attacks on July 18, 1994, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The terror attacks were aimed at the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community Center, killing 85 and wounding more than 300 people. The attacks remain the deadliest terror […]
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Mast Unloads on UNRWA After Colleague Says Organization is 'Doing God's Work'

Mast Unloads on UNRWA After Colleague Says Organization is 'Doing God's Work'

Jackson Bakich
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July 11, 2024
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) unloaded on the controversial United Nations (UN) organization, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing after Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA) said the organization is “doing God’s work.” In his response, Rep. Mast described how UNRWA has supported […]
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Laurel Lee Blasts Biden After Report Claims Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Illegal Immigrants

Laurel Lee Blasts Biden After Report Claims Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Illegal Immigrants

Jackson Bakich
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July 11, 2024
A recent report from the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement claims President Joe Biden (D) and his administration are using tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for “services supporting illegal aliens, often through left-wing nonprofit organizations.” Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) spoke about this report on Fox Business and gave her take. More than […]
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Scott and Colleagues Commemorate Three Year Anniversary of Historic Cuban Protests

Scott and Colleagues Commemorate Three Year Anniversary of Historic Cuban Protests

Mateo Guillamont
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July 10, 2024
On July 11, 2021, thousands of Cubans took to the streets to protest the island’s civil, political, and economic decay at the hands of the Communist Castro Regime. The regime quashed the protests with brute force, arbitrary detentions, and internet and cell service blackouts. Now, Florida Senator Rick Scott (R), supported by Senators Marco Rubio […]
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Last Squeeze?—7.10.2024—Pizzo Vows Consequences For Antisemitic Cities—Republicans Scathe Biden—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—7.10.2024—Pizzo Vows Consequences For Antisemitic Cities—Republicans Scathe Biden—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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July 10, 2024
'Suffer the Consequences': Pizzo Vows to Pull Support from Cities Who Oppose Israel During a meeting to continue smothering antisemitism in Florida, centrist Democratic Senator Jason Pizzo said city commissioners opposing support for Israel would "suffer the consequences,"...READ MORE     Sen. Tim Kaine: "I have complete confidence that Joe Biden will do the patriotic […]
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Florida Congressman Aims to Diminish Airplane Regulations for Children

Florida Congressman Aims to Diminish Airplane Regulations for Children

Mateo Guillamont
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July 10, 2024
US Representative Bill Posey (R-FL) introduced legislation to liberalize air-travel regulations for lap held children. Currently, children under two years of age are permitted to fly while held by their caretakers. Otherwise, they must fly in lap held child restraint systems (CRS) in their own independent seat. According to the FAA, using a CRS is […]
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Donalds Proposes Expanded Exemptions for Tip Taxes

Donalds Proposes Expanded Exemptions for Tip Taxes

Mateo Guillamont
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July 10, 2024
Tips could soon be exempt from taxation thanks to a new initiative by US Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL). Representative Donalds’ No Tax on Tips Act would enable workers to request a tax deduction on their taxable income equal to their reported tipped wages. Donalds’ bill is the corollary to Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) own tax […]
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'Election Integrity is at Stake': Two More Florida Republicans Publicly Support the SAVE Act

'Election Integrity is at Stake': Two More Florida Republicans Publicly Support the SAVE Act

Jackson Bakich
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July 10, 2024
Two more Florida Republicans in the U.S. House, Representatives Laurel Lee (R-FL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have publicly declared their support for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This bill includes provisions to ensure that only United States citizens – not illegal immigrants – can vote in U.S. elections by requiring proof of citizenship in order to […]
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Salazar Denounces Socialism While Addressing Trump Supporters

Salazar Denounces Socialism While Addressing Trump Supporters

Mateo Guillamont
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July 10, 2024
US Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) charged against far-left socialists while addressing Trump supporters gathered at a rally in Doral, Florida. Representative Salazar’s comments were made during former President Donald Trump’s major campaign and fundraising rally this afternoon. Salazar, who is the daughter of Cuban exiles fleeing communism, claimed socialism is eroding American society. “God has […]
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Frost Praises EPA Administrator Regan's Improved Youth Outreach

Frost Praises EPA Administrator Regan's Improved Youth Outreach

Grayson Bakich
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July 10, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, where Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) expressed approval for the agency's efforts to engage with young people on the climate crisis, namely in the form of the National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC). "Many Floridians recognize that their future is at […]
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