National Politics

The international criminal court’s (ICC) attempts to arrest Israeli officials have been met with bipartisan resistance in the US. ICC prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan recently announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leadership for alleged war crimes. President Joe Biden, along with numerous Republican and Democrat legislators, criticized, Khan’s move, and reaffirmed […]

US Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has coalesced with Senator Mike lee (R-UT) to lobby for safety measures against online minor nudity. Representative Luna filed the House version of Senator Lee’s Preventing Rampant Online Technological Exploitation and Criminal Trafficking (PROTECT) Act. The PROTECT Act would require pornographic websites to obtain age and identity verification of […]

Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses have only increased as war is rages on between Israel and Hamas.  Now State Senator Rene Garcia (R-13) is claiming the pro-Hamas protests have transgressed the Freedom of Speech. Almost every politician at this point has offered their two cents on the issue, but Senator Garcia has possibly used the […]

Florida legislators are sounding the alarm over the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Relief Funding’s (DRF) projected shortfall. DRF is used to provide regions impacted by natural disasters with rapid recovery finances. FEMA has reported it estimates DRF will run out by August this year. Last year, FEMA suffered a similar situation, prompting Floridian-led […]

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Israel Security Assistance Support Act,  a bill designed to ensure that federal funds may not be used to “withhold, halt, reverse, or cancel the delivery of defense articles or defense services to Israel. This move comes after President Biden (D) decided to refrain from sending offensive weaponry […]

The United States' presence in West Africa diminishes as troops withdraw from Chad. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sent a letter on Friday to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking for information regarding the withdrawal, hoping to avoid repeating the disastrous Afghanistan debacle of 2021 or the more recent events in Chad's western neighbor Niger. Late in April, […]

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) released a video critiquing the idea that federal taxpayer funds should be used to clean up the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge – according to Rep. Mast – was not built with federal funds and was controlled by the State of Maryland. Therefore, cleanup and possible restoration […]

US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined fellow Republicans in filing legislation to redraw immigration regulations being allegedly circumvented by President Joe Biden.  According to Senator Scott, President Biden’s administration has been manipulating Alternatives to Detention (ATD) regulations to loosen immigration proceedings. ATD regulations and programs exist to facilitate non-detained immigrants’ orderly US entry or deportation. […]

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business to discuss the death of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi. He perished in a helicopter crash. While President Raisi was a high-ranking official, the Supreme Leader of Iran – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – remains the head of state in the Middle Eastern theocratic nation. The Florida congressman says […]

DeSantis Signs Pregnancy Website Law, Dems Worry About Abortion Implications TALLAHASSEE, FL—Last Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial pregnancy resources bill into law compiling information for expectant mothers into one website—though critics claim the law is part of an anti-abortion agenda. ...READ MORE   Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: "Rick Scott’s 6-week abortion ban is a violation of a woman’s […]

Multiple Florida Republicans have attended the ongoing "hush money" trial of former President Donald Trump in New York City, deriding it as a political sham. The Floridian is the first to obtain an announcement from Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) detailing his planned trial attendance this Tuesday. Per a source close to Rep. Webster's reelection campaign, "Rep. Webster […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has introduced the Reshape ATD Act, a bill designed to update U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program. The legislation would require the implementation of GPS and biometric technology so that law enforcement can know the locations of illegal aliens. The Reshape ATD Act would also require […]

House Republicans, including several Florida lawmakers, have sat in on former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in New York City in a gesture of solidarity. Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Mike Waltz (R-FL) recently sat in on the latest hearing and discussed it afterward in a joint appearance on Fox News's Hannity. They mocked the trial and […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently added twenty-six more Chinese companies, primarily from the textile industry, to the list of blacklisted entities under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). However, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a brief response, saying these entries should have been made sooner and calling for more significant pressure on China. "While […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) sat down with The Floridian for an exclusive interview regarding the possibility of an elected official bringing forth impeachment articles against President Joe Biden (D), especially after he refused to supply offensive weapons to Israel in Rafah. The Florida congressman believes the articles of impeachment will come soon from another Florida […]

President Joe Biden’s recently announced new tariffs on select Chinese imports have received lukewarm responses from Conservatives who have awaited such tariffs for months. President Biden claimed he would be imposing tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, ship-to-shore cranes, and certain medical products. However, some Republicans are not convinced by […]

In a critical move to bolster her re-election efforts, US Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) has scored the endorsements of US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). Senators Scott and Rubio have been staples of Florida conservatism for years, with Scott being governor for two terms before his time in the United […]

Mayor Fraga Apologizes for "Fundamentally Flawed" Ceasefire Resolution It rained today, which was fitting as Doral Mayor Christi Fraga addressed reporters and members of the community after attracting controversy over her ceasefire resolution...READ MORE   President Joe Biden: "Republicans want to slash taxes for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations and raise taxes for middle-class families. They […]