National Politics

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With Holy Week coming to a conclusion on Easter Sunday, Catholics and Protestants alike, such as Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and James Lankford (R-OK) were surprised to hear that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Holy Name College Friary, which has administered pastoral care to veterans […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) went on Fox News today to discuss Russian detainment of the American Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich. Gershkovich is the son of Russian (then Soviet) parents who fled Communist rule to live in New Jersey. He now faces a prison sentence up to 20 years for espionage. According to the […]
In a bold move, a coalition of 124 U.S. Members of Congress, led by Reps. Kathy Manning, Tom Kean Jr., and Bill Keating, have taken a significant and determined step in the ongoing fight against Iranian and IRGC terrorism. In a letter addressed to Josep Borrell Fontelles, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) gave viewers of the Rubin Report a look into Washington, D.C. politics, describing the legislation as a "grift game" wherein bloated bills "written by lobbyists" are decided in a single day. "The grift game in Washington, D.C. is enabled by thousand-page bills written by lobbyists that members only have a day […]
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has issued a multitude of statements regarding the possible introduction Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to the United States. According to the Federal Reserve, a CBDC is “generally defined as a digital liability of a central bank that is widely available to the general public.” Many concerns about this form of […]
While Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has not officially announced a run for president in 2024, his fundraising numbers would indicate that he will be on a debate stage against former President Donald Trump (R) within the next several months. In just the month of March, the Friends of Ron DeSantis committee raised almost $3.68 million, […]
After Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed the controversial permitless carry HB 543 measure, a bill that allows Floridians to conceal carry without a permit, Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) released a statement regarding its passage, asking God to “forgive him (DeSantis) for this moment.” Her statement came just days following the school shooting at The Covenant […]
Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) is well known for being the first member of Gen-Z to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as being an outspoken legislator. Rep. Frost went on MSNBC to condemn the recent events surrounding the two members of the Tennessee State House of Representatives after they were […]
During a recent press conference, Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs John Kirby stated that during the Afghanistan withdrawal, "For all this talk of chaos, I just didn't see it." Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) responded harshly, "Either the @DeptofDefense forgot, or they weren't paying attention," adding, "Chaos doesn't even begin to describe it." […]
Shortly after the Nashville school shooting by a trans-identified woman that took the lives of three children and three adults, the Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives vote to expel three of its Democratic members. After the votes, only two of the three—Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson—were expelled. Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) took this as […]
House Republicans continue seeking means to cut wasteful government spending. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) recently told The Floridian he would like to cut funding to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other agencies that continue to spend taxpayer dollars on non-essential items. This decision comes on the heels of the controversial NASA-sponsored air […]
During Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) time in office, he has been keen on maintaining a platform that “backs the blue” and stands up for police officers and law enforcement. Now, “America’s Governor” has announced that he has been willing to pay the price in order to do so. To encourage potential law enforcement recruits from […]
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill designed to address potential flaws in the mental healthcare system and reduce military suicides. Named the Treating Invisible Wounds on Base Act, Rep. Buchanan's bill would require the Department of Defense to examine the accessibility of mental health services in the military, and then propose how […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) has certainly not been shy to address the southern border during her time as an elected Congresswoman. From sponsoring legislation addressing human trafficking and drug trafficking to calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, Rep. Cammack always seems to be engaged on the issue. Now, Rep. […]
Early in March, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called President Biden the "biggest benefactor" of the Mexican drug cartels. Now, after investigations through a grand jury, Moody has said in a recent Fox appearance the Biden administration has facilitated "trafficking and abuse of children." "It is shocking to me that we are having to talk […]
Despite the news swirling around the nation concerning the indictment and arraignment of former President Donald Trump (R), Representative Cory Mills (R) has released a statement regarding Russia’s detainment of American reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich. Gershkovich is the son of Russian (then Soviet) parents who fled Communist rule to live in […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has demanded the data of a Twitter account belonging to a supposed girlfriend of Timothy Thibault, an FBI agent accused of halting the investigation of Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020. Thibault's girlfriend in question, Melissa "Missy" Morgan-Ransome, allegedly threatened that "the FBI is going to retaliate" against whistleblowers on the Hunter […]
As former President Donald Trump (R) has now been officially arrested on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) went on CNN to discuss the unprecedented event just moments before the charges were unsealed. Moreover, Rep. Donalds addressed former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) who stated in a tweet […]
