National Politics

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Election security has climbed its way to the top for concern of both the Democrat and Republican parties. But while the Republican-controlled House of Representatives in Florida successfully passed voter ID laws, national Democrats insist the real problem resides in voter suppression. US Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) who is running for governor, has accused Republicans […]
More than 7 months after the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill, the issue is now more alive than ever. Capitol Police are now taking action and suing former President Donald Trump (R) and allies over 'election lies' and instigating the events of January 6th. According to the New York Times, Trump and 20 other […]
There is no secret that Florida has been and will continue to be the center of national politics into the foreseeable future. With Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) stock rising in the Sunshine State, US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will be entering this election season with a comfortable approval rating. The Quinnipiac poll that was conducted […]
Although the 2022 midterm elections are more than a year away, campaign bombshells are already dropping in 2021. States like Florida have highly anticipated races but the state of Georgia, which flipped to blue in 2020, now has one heck of a GOP candidate looking to flip Georgia back to red. Football legend, Herschel Walker, […]
With the withdrawal out of Afghanistan universally accepted as a failure, Democrats who have stuck with President Biden (D) through this in the media and Washington are far and few between. However, US Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) has remained true to Biden through the crisis that many Democrats have jumped ship on. Rep. Soto took […]
With the Taliban-imposed August 31st deadline for the U.S. to pull out of Afghanistan just days away, Senator Marco Rubio warns that the real deadline for the U.S. to leave is much earlier. “That’s not even the deadline. That’s the deadline for the last plane to take off, the true deadline is probably Friday—Thursday, Friday, […]
With overwhelming, and sometimes uncalled for banter against President Biden's (D) health, many have speculated the oldest elected President may not be fit to finish his term. US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has already posed such questions, and now US Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) is joining in on the concern for Biden's health. "Ladies and […]
When US Rep. Alcee Hastings' (D-FL) passed away after a long-fought battle with Pancreatic cancer, a special election to fill his vacated congressional seat was set for January 11, 2021. While there are about a dozen Democratic candidates in the race, it looks like the race could center more around Sheila Cherfilus McCormick and her […]
As the United States continues to be plagued with crises both domestic and foreign, the illegal immigration crisis along the U.S. southern border continues with no end in sight. Once again, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is leading the charge on illegal immigration, supporting the decision of a federal judge who "blocked" the Biden Administrations' new […]
After getting crushed in fundraising, US Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) and her campaign have announced they have a plan to "get rid of" Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , however, her voting record may force her plan to flip Florida fall flat. A recent email blast, US Rep. Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL)  describes Demings as "a strong champion for […]
The Florida lawmaker praised "reconciliation," calling it “essential” in the process to move forward.
Senator Rubio commented that “we are now witnessing how true our warnings to them were.”
Only 3 weeks after US troops were pulled from Afghanistan to hopefully end a 20-year war, the Taliban have officially seized control over the nation of Afghanistan, even pushing the Afghanistani President out of the country and turning over weapons, prisoners, and land. Now, former President Donald Trump, Democrats, and world leaders are blaming President […]
As the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) has been enjoying a political high as her poll numbers just surpassed former governor and US Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL)Â in the Democrat primary race for governor. However, Fried's inconsistent mask policy might cost her some points in the highly anticipated gubernatorial […]
In a very rare scenario, the Summer Olympics have ended in the year directly before the Winter Olympics, breaking the every other year tradition. However, human rights activists have already called the Beijing Olympics the "Genocide Games." Previously, The Floridian reported that Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) authored a letter to the Olympics committee in […]
Former President Donald Trump has responded to the Wisconsin Elections Commissioner's recent decision to cancel 205,000 voter registrations because according to a recent report, officials "could not find the voters." President Trump questioned why the elections commission waited until "AFTER the election" to purge the voter registrations and also question that if the registrations were […]
As inflation slowly but surely cripples the United States Dollar, Republicans have blamed the radical policy changes of President Biden (D) for the economic downfall that is soon to come, which has led the NRCC to trash US Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) in a new ad. Yesterday, the NRCC launched a new paid media campaign […]
As the mainstream media and Florida Democrats continue to scrutinize Florida and Governor DeSantis' (R-FL) relaxed policies on COVID-19, the seemingly popular governor has officially fallen behind Democrat challenger Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) in a new gubernatorial poll. "Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has slipped behind a Democratic gubernatorial rival in a new poll as he […]
