National Politics

During the House Select Committee on Weaponization of the Federal Government's first hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) corners Elliot Williams about the "revolving door" of lobbyists and government employees. "MUST WATCH: Democrat witness at the first @Weaponization Subcommittee hearing – who was defending the FBI – STUMBLES when admitting that he’s a partner at a […]

In a recent interview with The Floridian, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) discussed the state of the Florida Democratic Party, even as state Democrats look to former state Senator Annette Taddeo, and possibly former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, to possibly lead them. "There really is an absence of leadership," she says, saying whatever leadership it currently […]

The US Senate held a classified briefing over the Chinese balloon shot down this past week over the Atlantic. All 100 members, including Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, attended. Shortly after the meeting concluded, Sen. Rubio dismissed allegations that such an incident has happened before, saying "the idea that somehow balloons have done what […]

During the past election cycle, incumbent Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) outlasted challenger Scotty Moore (R) by 7 points. However, the result did not come without controversy. Before the election, Moore was set to debate Soto in the WESH-2 (Orlando) TV station. However, due to the station’s strict (the Republican Party of Florida called “discriminatory”) policy […]

With Everglades restoration being a bipartisan issue in the state of Florida, both at the state and federal level, it is appropriate that Florida members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress (as well as Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL) have come together to launch the Everglades Caucus. Chaired by Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart […]

In a House Oversight Committee hearing, former Twitter executives testified that there was no conspiracy to knowingly hide the New York Post's story about Hunter Biden's infamous laptop. While Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) is skeptical about the former executive's involvement and knowledge in the Hunter Biden laptop-gate scandal, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slams them […]

Washington, D.C. – Following the State of the Union address given by President Joe Biden (D) last Tuesday night, lawmakers were asked to opine on the issues, like illegal immigration, addressed in the President's speech. The Floridian was able to catch up with a member of “The Squad” in the House, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN). […]

As the nation is transitioning from its immediate reaction to President Biden’s (D) State of the Union address to now reacting to others’ reactions of the speech, The Floridian was able to catch up with Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL). to get his response to the annual address to the nation. While speaking with Rep. Waltz, […]

During his second State of the Union address last night, President Joe Biden (D) mentioned the fact that the United States is responsible for so many of the world’s greatest, revolutionary inventions, yet a lot of them are now produced overseas. For instance, the President mentioned semiconductors, which, in 1990, the U.S. had a market […]

With President Joe Biden (D) giving his State of the Union Address last night, members of the legislative branch were decisive in giving their thoughts and opinions concerning the event. Those who responded included Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) who spoke to  The Floridian following the President’s speech. When asked about what he felt was missing, […]

During a recent House Oversight Committee hearing on border security, Florida's Rep. Jared Moksowitz (D-23) calls out House Republicans for the politicized nature of the issue rather than the problem of fentanyl itself, which is primarily smuggled through ports of entry. Rep. Moskowitz begins saying that his predecessor Rep. Ted Deutch's nephew tragically died from […]

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) got into a heated debate with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and other House Republicans over border security. Rep. Frost states that the crisis is "not a criminal issue," but rather, a "humanitarian" one. Additionally, he states that a border wall would be "a monument of fear" comparable to a "sad, decaying […]

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) alongside four other Republicans penned a letter to President Joe Biden (D) “urging him to enact work requirements as a feature of welfare reform.” Rep. Gaetz and his colleagues are asking for the President to work with the legislative branch to cut spending, especially at a time where the national debt […]

Last week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gave an impassioned speech on the House floor in defense of Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after Republicans decided to remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee due to a history of anti-Semitic comments. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) responded to the Ocasio-Cortez speech while on Newsmax. If you have not […]

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a roundtable discussion around the topic of defamation in Hialeah Gardens.. The main point of the event was to consider the legacy media’s effect on regular people who look to post on stories before they can be confirmed or are taken out of context. The discussion included prominent names (but […]

In a special legislative session of the Florida Legislature,  the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), run by the Walt Disney Company, appears to have its days numbered. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has sought to curb the power of Disney in the state, and this may be the measure that does it. First formed in 1967, […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a bipartisan bill that looks to ban the sale of crude oil from the United States, specifically from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to companies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It would also ban the sale of any crude oil from the SPR […]

The delayed reaction by the Biden administration to the Chinese surveillance balloon continues to draw ire from Republicans. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) says this whole affair is precisely why the American Drone Security Act, which he reintroduced in 2021, is vital in its passage. 'There's absolutely no reason we should allow Communist China to have […]