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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” […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Puerto Rican-based Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), Tomás Niembro Concha, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit both a multimillion-dollar wire fraud scheme and to evade U.S.-imposed sanctions on Venezuela. “The defendant abused his position as CEO, turning the […]
As the "crazy" House Democratic partial government shutdown continues to wreak havoc at airports across the nation with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents entering another week without pay, Florida gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Byron Donalds (R) is calling on House Democrats to "step up and do the right thing" and fund the Homeland Security Department. In […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University on Mar. 20, alleging that the school violated a federal civil rights law by discriminating against Jewish and Israeli students. The DOJ claims that since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, the university has allowed antisemitic groups of students, faculty, and […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the death of a 19-year-old Mexican migrant at a county jail in Florida that has been holding immigrant detainees, according to The Associated Press (The AP). The AP revealed that Royer Perez-Jimenez’s death on Monday is the 46th death reported under ICE custody since the beginning of President Donald […]
During a Senate GOP press conference, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) did not hold back in rebuking Democrats' opposition to the SAVE America Act, saying they are the only group of people in America that are opposed to it. "I have been up here for seven years. This is probably the most bipartisan thing I have […]
Congressional candidate and Mayor Scott Singer (R-Boca Raton) announced several endorsements in his bid to take over U.S. Rep Jared Moskowitz's (D-Fla.) seat in the upcoming 2026 Midterm elections. In a press release issued on Mar. 19, Mayor Singer revealed that Deerfield Beach Mayor Todd Drosky and City Commissioner Michael Hudak, Highland Beach Mayor Natasha Moore, […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter on Thursday to top officials in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for a review of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) involvement in U.S. clinical trials and drug approvals. Sen. Scott urged DHHS Secretary […]
Rep. MarĂa Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) shared her dissent for the Iranian judiciary's execution of a 19-year-old Iranian wrestling national champion, in a social media post via X, reposting Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad’s report on the matter. In her social media post, Rep. Salazar expressed that “for decades, Iran has waged a brutal campaign against its […]
Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a Pentagon briefing on Mar. 19, expressing that “today will be the largest strike package yet,” echoing statements from prior briefings. As the war in Iran approaches nearly three weeks since the start of the conflict, which began on Feb. 28 with the launch of a joint U.S.-Israel […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, for allegedly leaking classified information. According to sources who spoke with NBC News, CBS News, and Semafor, which first reported the investigation, the probe was launched before Kent’s resignation on Tuesday. Kent, a U.S. Army veteran, resigned […]
