National Politics

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Iran’s state media reported Wednesday that Iran has rejected a U.S. ceasefire proposal. The Islamic Republic instead laid out its own demands to end the conflict in the Middle East. Iranian state television’s English-language broadcaster, Press TV, reported Tehran’s refusal to comply with the plan, citing a senior political-security official involved in the matter. Fars […]
A federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. reportedly admitted to a judge in private that his office didn’t find any evidence of a crime in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) fraud investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over a $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) headquarters. According to an unsealed transcript of the […]
As the war in Iran approaches a month since the joint kinetic military operation by the U.S. and Israel, two sources familiar with the matter informed CBS News that the Pentagon is expected to deploy Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the region. […]
Benjamin Landa, President Donald Trump's nominee for Ambassador to Hungary, is suing the very same administration over Medicare payments made to a nursing home he co-owns. For additional context, Landa, a big-name Trump donor, co-owns Pinnacle Multicare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which received $31.2 million in Medicare overpayments. The Department of Health and Human Services […]
WASHINGTON— We told you so. President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Sydney Gruters for Congress in Florida's 16th Congressional District. Mrs. Gruters is married to RNC Chairman Joe Gruters. As we previously wrote, "The chances of President Trump endorsing anyone whose last name isn't Gruters are zero," and such abn endorsement "would lock down Republican congressional […]
U.S. Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign aimed at promoting “Product of USA” labels reserved exclusively for meat, poultry, and egg products produced from animals born, raised, harvested, and processed in the U.S. “Our great patriot ranchers and producers grow, raise, and […]
Frank Sinatra never quite got someone to fly him to the moon, but if things go according to plan, President Donald Trump's "national space policy" could see Americans stay on the moon. Sinatra would be proud. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced today that the United States is looking to “return Americans to the Moon,” which […]
According to public records, President Donald Trump cast a mail-in ballot in Florida’s special election despite his public outcry against the voting method and his efforts to restrict the practice. Records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections show that President Trump voted by mail in a special election for Florida’s 87th district statehouse […]
The U.S. Senate is finalizing an agreement to advance the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding stalemate and end the partial government shutdown that has stretched for nearly six weeks. The impasse has affected several agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). A group of Senate Republicans met with President Donald Trump at the White […]
The U.S. Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday, marking him the second secretary to lead the department during President Donald Trump’s second term. Sen.Mullin's confirmation follows DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s firing amid increased public backlash over the Trump administration’s efforts at immigration enforcement and […]
MIAMI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify Tuesday morning in the federal trial of former Congressman David Rivera, who has been accused of secretly lobbying for the Maduro regime during President Donald Trump's first term in office. Secretary Rubio, who has been a close friend to Rivera, will most likely be asked about […]
A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Monday seeking to prohibit prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket from listing or accepting transactions related to sporting events and “casino-style games” such as slot machines, video poker, blackjack, and bingo. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Adam Schiff […]
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case from Mississippi involving the state’s law that allows the counting of mail ballots arriving at election offices after Election Day, leaving the conservative majority skeptical of the potential of voting fraud. The court challenge could affect voters in 13 other states, including Washington, D.C., which […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were deployed to U.S. airports today after President Donald Trump announced that he would deploy hundreds of immigration officers to help supplement the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The move comes amid a partial government shutdown that has led to TSA staff working without pay and long lines at security […]
The country of Spain has long been known for its paella, flamenco, sangria, among other things, but now it's known for having a deadbeat government that refuses to pay its debts. The Spanish government commissioned two Florida energy companies to build up the country's renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind and solar. Spain's Socialist Workers' […]
A newly released report indicates that officers at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan, N.Y., were dumping an “unusual” amount of shredded material just days after Epstein’s death. The report comes from The Miami Herald, which analyzed thousands of documents by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) related to deceased financier and convicted child […]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-Fla.) recently spoke with CNN to address the current war in Iran, commenting on the Trump administration’s handling of the conflict and on the possibility of President Donald Trump deploying ground troops into the Islamic Republic. In a social media post on X, Rep. Shultz shared a clip of her speaking […]
BUDAPEST— During a media event prior to the kick off of CPAC Hungary in Budapest, CPAC’s Matt Schlapp told The Floridian that he thought it was disingenuous of influencers like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and from former sex tape beauty queen Carrie Prejean Boller, to assert that President Donald Trump somehow allowed “the evil Jews” […]
