National Politics

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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 […]
Months after the first bill of the 2021 legislative session, For the People Act, failed all but failed in the U.S. Congress with the measure stalling in the Senate, Democrats across the country are not ready to give up on the bill. As Republicans rev up "election integrity" measures and audit in state legislatures across […]
Amid Governor Andrew Cuomo's (D-NY) amazing fall from grace as the AG probe into his sexual misconduct was painfully unraveled, a bipartisan push for him to resign has only grown. Now, Florida Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book (D-32) has not only called for his resignation but also his prosecution. Sen. Book is not only an […]
2022 looks to be an optimistic election year for Republicans as they try to overcome the slim majority Democrats have in the US House, especially in District 7 where the GOP could nominate the rising star, state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-32) for a crucial seat flip. However, the race has already become tense more than a […]
After Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued an executive order to ban mask mandates in Florida public schools, a backlash to the order has consumed Florida politics. However, many Republicans like US Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has voiced strong support for DeSantis' mask executive order. “In Florida, there will be no lockdowns,” Governor DeSantis said to […]
Just as President Joe Biden announced the second round of sanctions against the Cuban regime for cracking down on dissidents and protestors over the past several weeks, more and more Progressive Democrats are calling for the lifting of the U.S. embargo and sanctions against the oppressive regime. Marxists are on the march in Washington. During […]
Between mask mandates, a border crisis, and a January 6th Committee, it's no secret that there is tension on Capitol Hill right now. However, Florida's own US Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) apparently had enough this week and may have let the pressure get to her. Rep.Murphy appears to have directed an offensive gesture (flipped the […]
While President Biden (D) may have characterized himself as a unifier literally moments after his inauguration, a new poll has shown that the new president has not yet lived up to that promise. The breaking poll reports that 51% of Americans so far, disapprove of Joe Biden's job as president. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential […]
Reps. Byron Donalds (R) and Jared Huffman (D) got into a heated shouting match just outside of the House Chamber over the newly implemented mask mandate put in place by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Floridian was speaking to Rep. Donalds when Rep. Huffman started yelling at him to wear a mask, and that’s when Donalds’ […]
Now almost 7 months after the January 6th attacks, the partisan January 6th Congressional Select Committee has convened. While Democrats have called the hearing a necessity, the GOP has bashed the committee as political theatre, especially Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-32)Â who has called the committee, and Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)Â "shameless." Rep. Murphy, who has been one […]
Washington D.C.- Today, as the American Conservative Union "Cuba Libre" event showcased some high profile federally elected officials, President Biden's (D) leadership against the Communist regime has been challenged after many Cuban-Americans, such as Mercedes Schlapp, who feels the president is not doing enough. Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) added to the 'Biden is weak' […]
Washington—The Cuba Libre rally put on by The American Conservative Union, saw several key members of Congress, including Sens. Ted Cruz and Rick Scott, and Reps. Pat Fallon (R), Carlos Gimenez (R), Mario Diaz-Balart (R), a very pregnant Elise Stefanik (R), Roger Williams (R), and Kat Cammack (R), who questioned Biden's ability to lead and […]
While Matt Schlapp might be the chairman of CPAC, his wife, Mercedes Schlapp, also has a lot to say about politics, especially as a Cuban-American who is advocating for the Cuban protests and has insisted that Biden isn't doing enough. The Floridian spoke with Mrs. Schlapp today at CPAC's "Cuba Libre" event on the west […]
Rep. Valdez "Val" Demings (D) is arguably one of the most outspoken critics of former President Donald Trump, and of the effort by congressional Republicans to challenge the 306 electors President Joe Biden received on election night 2020, may have taken a swing at Senator Marco Rubio over "free and fair elections." In a possible […]
While both Republican and Democratic members of Congress acknowledged President Joe Biden's recent sanctioning of elements within the Cuban regime for the abuses they committed during the recent Cuban protests on the island, some legislators with more in-depth knowledge of the regime's decades-long human rights violations, and who have a bit more skin in the […]
Miami— “The leaders in Cuba aren’t just evil, they are incompetent people,” said Senator Marco Rubio during a Fox News Channel “Hannity” town hall meeting at the iconic Versaille restaurant, where he and Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to discuss the protests occurring on the island of Cuba and throughout the exile community. Sen.Rubio’s response to […]
Miami—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Marco Rubio appeared on a special town hall edition of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” show to discuss the ongoing protests in Cuba, and the protests of support throughout the exile communities across the U.S., particularly in Miami-Dade County. “After 62 years, something is different on that island right […]
With inflation on the rise due to the unprecedented and unnecessary COVID-19 stimulus relief packages the Biden administration has been signing off on, Republicans have been quick to shed a spotlight on the rise of inflation, and the effect it is having at the grocery store and on bacon Rep. Kat Cammack, a Republican congresswoman […]
