National Politics

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced the Child Labor Accountability Act of 2023 – a bipartisan bill aimed at limiting child labor which saw a massive increase in Fiscal Year 2023. According to Sen. Rubio’s press release, the recent rise in child labor demonstrates that it is time for the Department of Labor (DOL) to […]

Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fl) floored the Clean Up Disasters and Emergencies with Better Recovery and Immediate Support (DEBRIS) Act to aid private communities’ disaster recovery efforts.  According to Steube’s office, the DEBRIS Act would mandate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) include common interest communities in federal assistance available for other homeowners.  […]

The Floridian sat down with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) to discuss a recent motion to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib (R-MI) for her support of Hamas introduced by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). In fact, he said, "If you support Hamas, I do not know why you should be in Congress." Sen. Scott began by briefly […]

Tallahassee, Fl- Florida House Representative Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) has filed a bill to ban any future sales of ‘assault weapons’ in Florida. The Orlando Representative had filed a similar bill last February, which died in the Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Friday, May 5, 2023.  Representative Eskamani’s new bill is identical to the previous one.  The […]

Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) is looking for co-sponsors for his bipartisan Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act. Rep. Bean believes that this bill will pass easily, as it is something all members of Congress could get behind. The Florida congressman spoke to The Floridian regarding the bill’s legitimacy when asked if he thought it would make […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) was questioned by reporters outside the Capitol after Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pleaded guilty to falsely pulling a fire alarm, disrupting a vote on the House Floor. According to ABC News, Rep. Bowman will have to pay the “maximum fine of $1,000” and write a letter of apology to Capitol Police. […]

Israel's ground invasion of Gaza continues to be put off so the United States can send additional air defense systems and secure the release of hostages taken by Hamas. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) discussed in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First, saying Hamas is using the delay to its benefit and describing how the US can avoid a […]

Washington, D.C.- Senate and House Democrats have submitted the bicameral Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act to reduce tobacco use by millions of American teens. Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) led the House initiative, which intends to set aside $100 million for combatting youth e-cigarette and tobacco addiction.   “Through research, […]

The attacks in Israel carried out by the Hamas terror group earlier in October offer evidence of how dangerous their benefactor, Iran, is. Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) questioned Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on the threat of Iran's government to its own women and girls and to the rest of the world. Rep. Lee […]

During a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on religious persecution, Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) called out both sides of the aisle for having anti-Semitism within their ranks. He also mentioned former President Donald Trump (R). Antisemitism is antisemitism, no matter which party it comes from. To be silent is to be complicit in this […]

Washington, D.C.- Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fl) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have reintroduced the  Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act to reinvigorate U.S. policy to support Taiwan. Taiwan, officially known as the ‘Republic of China’, is a free and democratic state which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) characterizes as belonging to the People’s Republic of China.  The United […]

Following the conclusion of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) traditional speech that is given to the Congress after the election of a new Speaker of the House, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) spoke to The Floridian where she said the Minority Leader’s speech felt more like “an audition for Speaker.” “I thought it sounded more […]

Washington, D.C.- Congressional Republicans have sent a letter to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser requesting the city’s  “Black Lives Matter Plaza” be renamed.  The letter, signed by tens of Republican Senators and Representatives, also asks Mayor Bowser to erase the street painting in the plaza that reads “Black Lives Matter”.  The requests come after Black […]

Washington, D.C.- President Joe Biden faces growing pressure to respond to Iran following Iran-backed proxy terror groups’ attacks on US military bases.  Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder reportedly acknowledged the attacks are supported by Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. "What we are seeing is the prospect for more significant escalation against […]

Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) has been elected the Speaker of the House, and legislators from around the country have shared their reactions and their endorsements. This includes Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) who called Rep. Johnson a “far-right puppet.” The next GOP Speaker candidate is an election denier, Social Security enemy, who would criminalize abortion […]

Washington—The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has finally come together to vote for a new Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, who's arguably one of the most well-rounded conservative House Freedom Caucus members in the Republican congressional delegation. The final vote count was 220-209. After former President Donald Trump delivered a "kill shot" social […]

After nearly three weeks, House Republicans seem to have finally found a satisfactory replacement for Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House in the form of Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA). In an appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit, Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) said Rep. Johnson was "well-liked within the conference" and is someone "the whole conference […]

As we inch closer and closer to the brink of war, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) had choice words against President Biden in a recent appearance on Fox's Jesse Watters Primetime, saying his weakness abroad has allowed the current tensions in the Middle East to happen. More to the point, he compared Biden's posturing as a "wartime President" to […]