National Politics

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Speaker of House Kevin McCarthy (R) has announced a new list of members of various committees that he says will "shift power back to the American People. Â These committees include the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Committee on Rules, and the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the […]
Vice President Kamala Harris (D)  recently traveled to Florida’s capital city to give remarks commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court abortion decision. Alongside Vice President Harris, State Senate Democratic Minority Leader Lauren Book (D-FL) gave a speech at The Moon, a facility that is usually a music venue and nightclub […]
Florida politicians such as Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) have been keen on endorsing legislation that promotes term limits for members of Congress, saying that the United States cannot get its fiscal house in order as long as it doesn’t change its tendency of politicians making public servitude a career. The bill is part of Sen. […]
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) announced last weekend that he had received an A+ rating from the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) Pro-Life America team for his performance as a member of the 117th Congress. According to the Rep. Webster press release, the rating system provided by SBA Pro-Life America is based on the Congressman’s decisions on […]
The discussions surrounding the potential raising of the debt ceiling skew very heavily Democrat. In a recent appearance on Fox's The Next Revolution, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) said, "newsflash for the admin: We're going to negotiate, we’re going to have meaningful spending cuts & we can talk about the debt ceiling. We should end COVID-era overspending. […]
Democrats continue expressing their disapproval of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this time its because of his nixing of the Advanced Placement African-American Studies course that was being taught by Florida schools. Naturally, this brings accusations of racism from his detractors, including a remolding of the "Don't Say Gay" slogan into "Don't Say Black." Despite this, […]
In 2018, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his first bid to run for governor of Florida. At the time of his announcement, he was an average Joe congressman who repressed Conservative reforms in government. Then-Congressman DeSantis would go on to win the election, defeating his opponent, former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum by a slim […]
State Rep. Alex Andrade (R-FL) introduced the Civil Remedies for Unlawful Employment Practices Act in the Florida Legislature. This bill looks to make the tenants of the STOP WOKE Act more defined and clearer. With the changes, Rep. Andrade believes that lawyers will be more likely to take a case to court for their client […]
The pro-life movement celebrates a major win with the passage of the Born-Alive Abortion bill last week in the House of Representatives. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) intends to keep up the momentum by reintroducing a bill to prohibit making a profit from the sale of fetal remains to the House floor. Dubbed the "Prohibiting Abortion […]
Earlier this week at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), several men expressed antisemitism by posting antisemitic messages as they interrupted a student event. Thankfully, no violence occurred. The University put out a statement on Twitter stating, "Florida Atlantic University believes in the freedoms provided by the First Amendment; however, we also denounce antisemitism in all its […]
Despite the fact that the majority of the attention concerning border security is directed towards the U.S. southern border, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) held a press conference to address Florida’s own illegal immigration problem. Alongside U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson, Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, and Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Air and […]
With the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the Biden Top Secret documents scandal that Democrats are not opposed to , is someone after Biden? Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) believes the "Deep State" intends to prevent President Biden from seeking reelection in 2024 in a recent appearance on Fox's Ingraham Angle. "Biden’s strongest allies are […]
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)Â was been selected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Advanced Nuclear Caucus. Recently, Rep. Donalds has been very positive about the energy source, citing it as a clean, efficient way to provide power to millions across the country. Moreover, with the recent breakthrough that occurred in which nuclear fusion was […]
Freshman Congressman, Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) was selected for two prestigious House committees: The House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. These assignments could spell bad news for President Joe Biden (D) and his administration, as House Republicans gear up for a slew of investigations. Rep. Mills, a former U.S. Army combat […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has introduced his Abolish the ATF Act. The bill is pretty simple. It looks to immediately terminate the ATF, which stands for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. A number of Republicans have historically been wary of the ATF, who, in Rep. Gaetz’s words, have the capacity to “call into […]
The United States Government has sent those working for the State, Justice, and Homeland Security Departments to Cuba in order to engage in “law enforcement” discussions with those of the Cuban government, more specifically, Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior, which has been found responsible for the government’s neglect of human rights for its own people. […]
With the border crisis continuing unabated and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continuing to buy American land, the Biden administration does not appear to be acting. As such, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is taking matters into his own hands. In a Wednesday night appearance on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight,"Â Gov. DeSantis describes his […]
The scandal surrounding classified documents found in President Biden's possession continues to snowball. Evidently, the National Archives informed Biden attorneys two months before the story became public last week. According to Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL-6) in a recent tweet, however, "by my math, the documents in Biden's private office have been sitting there, unprotected for […]
