National Politics

Americans were shocked to hear Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was secretly in the hospital, failing to tell anyone of his illness, including President Biden. In response, Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) introduced a bill designed to prevent similar incidents from occuring in the future. Named the Cabinet Accountability and Transparency Act, Rep. Bean's bill would […]

The US military has suffered a recruiting crisis as many claim the institution is becoming politicized. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) engaged in a lengthy questioning of the former head of West Point's history department, Brigadier Gen. Ty Seidule (Ret.), on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives being introduced into West Point's curriculum, to which Seidule […]

The US House of Representatives voted to approve Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-Fl) joint resolution to nullify one of President Joe Biden’s proposed rules on Electric Vehicles (EVs). President Biden’s rule would waive ‘Buy America’ requirements for EV charging stations.  ‘Buy America’ requirements mandate that all steel and iron that are permanently incorporated into a federally […]

While Nikki Haley was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, she quickly proclaimed that the Trump administration had it right regarding humanitarian aid. While talking at a forum in March of 2018 on the campus of Florida International University in Miami, Ambassador Haley agreed with Trump’s stance that the US should only give aid […]

The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act has regained traction as a bipartisan group of four new senators signed on to the bill this past week. The REPO for Ukrainians Act is designed to boost Ukraine’s war recovery efforts by transferring Russian assets confiscated by the US to Ukraine.  Russia invaded Ukraine […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL --- A new proposal urging the federal government to tighten up immigration laws and secure the Southern border has reached the 2024 Legislative Session. If passed, the memorial would be sent to the U.S. Congress illustrating Florida's support for a tougher immigration stance. "What we can do as a state is stop creating […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $5 million in grants to the Orange County Public School system for a fleet of twenty electric school buses. Representatives Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) welcomed the grant and purchase, citing the importance of combating climate change. Rep. Frost said the grant "will help us tackle some of […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin underwent surgery in December and returned to the hospital in early January without notification Congress and President Joe Biden. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and several members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) all wrote a letter demanding answers as to why this happened and why only recently did anyone […]

With the controversial abortion issue most likely being on the 2024 ballot in Florida, Democrats are pushing hard to beat Republicans on the issue in Florida.  State Senator Jason Pizzo (D) remains confident that most Floridians believe in a woman's right to choose to have an abortion or not. Democrats recently celebrated a huge victory this […]

The severity of the border crisis means it is a bipartisan issue, yet members of Congress do not wish to give the other party a political victory. Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) discussed the issue during a recent appearance on Fox News's Your World, saying a deal on the southern border is still possible and that "it is critical […]

The House Oversight Committee will charge Hunter Biden with contempt of Congress for his refusal to appear for closed-door testimony in December. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Varney & Co. to discuss, pointing out the double standard of Democrats who insisted Trump officials appear before Congress yet did not condemn Hunter's skipping out. Host […]

A unanimous resolution to officially declare the Senate’s loss of confidence in US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas failed to pass yesterday, January 9th.  The resolution was brought by Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Roger Marshall (R- KS).  The Senators claim Secretary Mayorkas’ management of the border has generated an unprecedented migratory crisis and […]

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has announced that Hillsborough County Public Schools are receiving a $7.9 million grant for 20 new electric buses awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The EPA has instituted its Clean School Bus Program which has granted almost $1 billion in funds toward environmentally cleaner forms […]

With Congress back in session this week, House Republicans are negotiating a spending bill ahead of a government shutdown. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke with The Floridian on Tuesday on his opposition to the new bill, which would not return government spending to pre-COVID-19 levels. Additionally, he said if the federal government does not secure […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL --- After a late start amid a raging storm, Gov. DeSantis delivered his 2024 State of the State address. He hit on topics such as education, Israel, and immigration, emphasizing Florida's existence as a "fre e state". "2024 is going to be a banner year for the state if Florida," The Governor began […]

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R-NY) have reached a deal to draft a bipartisan funding bill.  The official amount of government spending allowed by the bill would be set at $1.59 trillion.  If passed, the funding bill would replace the current funding legislation set to expire […]

House Republicans are moving to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for his mishandling of the southern border crisis. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) appeared on Fox News's Faulkner Focus to discuss the plan, describing how she told Secretary Mayorkas about the upcoming impeachment, whose response prompted her to call him "dangerous" and said "he knows exactly what he […]

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has urged the House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rodgers (R-AL) to initiate a congressional hearing regarding the lack of transparency from the Department of Defense (DoD). According to the Associated Press (AP), Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure on Dec. 22 but was admitted to intensive care on […]