National Politics

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has introduced legislation to “make American companies more competitive” while simultaneously addressing greenhouse gas emissions by imposing fees on high-carbon imports. The bill known as the Clean Competition Act, would look to lower emissions globally by creating a “carbon border adjustment.” This policy would impose an adjustment on energy-intensive imports and […]

Washington, D.C.- Today, December 6th, Florida lawmakers simultaneously filed resolutions in both the US Senate and House of Representatives to officially recognize Maria Corina Machado.  Machado overwhelmingly won the Venezuelan opposition party’s recent primary elections. However, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s puppet Venezuelan Supreme Court invalidated the election results and barred Machado shortly afterwards. Senators Marco […]

Black market arms trafficking is a lucrative business, especially in Latin America, which has seen a spike in homicides thanks to the illegal sale of guns, many of which originated in the United States. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has introduced a bill to reorganize American gun exports to prevent further smuggling. For additional context, the Trump Administration […]

In the internet age, parents must be wary of what their kids are doing online. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill designed to alert parents when their kids are engaged in a potentially dangerous interaction over the internet, thus allowing them to react effectively. This bill is named "Sammy's Law," after […]

House Republicans recently held a closed-door hearing with IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler as part of their impeachment inquiry against President Biden. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) summarized the latest findings from the testimony in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, saying it has been "showing the American people there is a treasure trove […]

Florida Senator Joe Gruters (R) has filed a bill that would outlaw many private or public immunization requirements.  The law defines vaccine requirements as the imposition of a medical procedure designed to stimulate the human body’s immune response against communicable, i.e., contagious, diseases.  Affected vaccines would include those targeting COVID-19, Flu, and similar contagious diseases.  […]

Representative and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has announced that he will retire at the end of the month. This shocking news brought responses from members of Congress from around the country. In his announcement, Rep. McCarthy said that serving in Congress has been “my greatest honor.” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R), who […]

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is doubling down on his call for President Joe Biden (D) and his administration to continue sanctions against Venezuelan President/Dictator Nicolas Maduro. Oil sanctions were to be eased as long as the Maduro regime lifted its ban on allowing opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to continue her candidacy. The deadline for […]

Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced his 2024 $114.4 billion proposed budget for the State of Florida. Sticking to several of presidential themes, Gov. DeSantis rolled out this plan at a charter school on Marco Island. “We have, since I’ve become governor, paid off 25% of our state’s total debt. ... That’s something […]

A recent public opinion poll conducted by Florida International University (FIU),  provided some insights into the relationship between the United States and the Florida Venezuela community and focused on whether the U.S. economic sanctions levied on the Nicolas Maduro regime have been effective. FIU’s Latino Public Opinion Forum polled the thoughts held by Venezuelans who […]

China continues facing a scourge of respiratory illness that could potentially spread abroad. Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) demanded a restriction on traveling to the country because not only does he trust anything the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) says about the sickness but also because "the American public will not stand for another lockdown" in a […]

House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Biden will hold another hearing with brother Jim and son Hunter, days after it was found the latter sent direct payments to Joe through his Owasco PC firm in 2018. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke his piece during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, blasting the attempts […]

Yesterday, December 4th, former US Ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and charged with espionage. Ambassador Rocha was arrested after an FBI counterintelligence operation gathered substantial evidence pointing to Rocha’s involvement with Cuban intelligence services.   According to the FBI,  beginning approximately in 1981, Rocha, a naturalized […]

President Joe Biden has yet to reintroduce sanctions on Venezuela after the US lifted them in exchange for free and fair elections in the Latin American country’s 2024 presidential election.  Back in early October, the Floridian’s Javier Manjarres reported how the US was leveraging sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to pressure Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro […]

Tallahassee, Fl- The Florida House of Representatives will be considering whether to call for a constitutional convention to propose new amendments to the US Constitution.  The event comes after Representative Tyler Sirois filed a bill, concurrent resolution 703, which would add Florida to the growing list of states calling for a constitutional convention.  Under Article […]

House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Biden continues to dig up more damning information. The latest case shows First Son Hunter Biden began a series of monthly payments to his father Joe through his firm Owasco PC beginning in 2018. As a result, Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) said he was "fully in support" of starting a formal […]

How media covers the ongoing Israel-Hamas war is a significant driver in making it so polarizing for Americans. Florida Attorney General (AG) Ashley Moody, who is leading a coalition of 14 state Attorney Generals, wrote to several major media companies warning they could have been hiring Hamas sympathizers in their coverage of the conflict, which […]

After Florida State University (FSU) was left out of the College Football Playoff despite being an undefeated conference champion, more prominent politicians including Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, and former President Donald Trump (R) are crying foul. In some instances, they are taking shots (quite hilariously) at other politicians because of it. […]