National Politics

The U.S. military is claiming to have shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, along the Arabian Sea. The U.S. Central Command confirmed that the Shahed-139 drone “aggressively approached” the vessel with “unclear intent” as it was navigating through the Arabian Sea, nearly 500 miles […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) shared with reporters on Feb. 3 that he’s not in favor of federalizing elections," following recent comments made by President Donald Trump on a podcast where the President suggested that "Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.” During an appearance on former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s podcast on Feb. […]

President Donald Trump has signed a nearly $1.2 trillion funding package to end the four-day partial government shutdown on Feb. 3, following the Republican-led House’s passage of the bipartisan bill just hours prior. The measure, which allocates funds for the Pentagon, Treasury, Education, Labor, and State departments until Sept. 30, passed with a vote of […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—During a press conference of the No Sharia Law House Caucus, Florida Rep. Cory Mills expressed his unwavering opposition to the implementation of Sharia Law over American laws, in particularly the U.S. Constitution. “But freedom of religion does not mean freedom to impose a parallel legal system or undermine constitutional governance. No ideology religious […]

Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation promoting a "food as medicine" approach to support veterans with diet-related chronic illnesses. Specifically, Rep. Buchanan's Produce Prescription for Veterans Act authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe special diets and to issue debit cards or vouchers that veterans can use to purchase fresh […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had withdrawn thousands of files and “media” related to the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as attorneys told a New York judge that nearly 100 of his victims’ lives have been “turned upside down” due to the agency’s poor redactions in its most recent release of records. […]

Ed Martin, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has been removed from his position as the “captain” of the Justice Department’s (DOJ) “Weaponization Working Group,” a group that has conducted investigations against prosecutors who launched past probes into President Trump and his allies, according to sources familiar with the matter. A DOJ spokesman affirmed […]

President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 2 that the U.S. and India have reached a trade agreement under which the U.S. has agreed to lower tariffs on India to 18%, with India, in turn, agreeing to end its reliance on Russian oil. The deal is aimed at easing economic tensions between the two countries. President […]

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) slammed New York Democratic Senator and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer for his statement on the ‘SAVE Act.’ “Here we go again….according to [Chuck Schumer], it’s racist to ensure only American citizens vote in our elections. After Biden & Schumer allowed MILLIONS of illegal aliens to flood into the U.S., […]

Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) released a statement questioning Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s continued plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba despite pressure from Congress and President Donald Trump. “#SOSCuba From the United States Congress, we do not understand President Sheinbaum's eagerness to continue undermining the policy of our country,” Rep. Gimenez shared in a […]

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Evan Power discussed foreign policy, including the issue of Israel, in a recent interview with The Floridian, saying, "People respect us again." "I think if you look at peace through strength, it obviously works," Power began, calling the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro at the beginning of January "the […]

The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) released findings from its 2026 Liberty Index this week, which evaluates Congressional Republicans' advancement of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, fiscal responsibility, and "America First" policies based on their votes in 2025. Specifically, the Liberty Index evaluates 20 votes in Congress aligned with the RLC's values, with a maximum […]

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, advised that any strike against his country by the United States would ignite a “regional war” in the Middle East, further increasing tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily attack the Islamic nation in response to its actions amid recent nationwide protests, according to The Associated Press. […]

Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Evan Power sat down with The Floridian to discuss his newly announced campaign for Congressional District 2, vowing to make North Florida feel the economic upswing the Trump Administration is cultivating. "This district needs a fighter who will fight with President Trump to keep the majority and to pass his […]

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shared this past week that he believes he can garner the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown within days, with the House debating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reforms within the following two weeks. "I’m very optimistic that we will get everyone back in town,” Johnson said […]

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, who were taken into custody by federal immigration agents in Minnesota on Jan. 20 and held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas, have been released following U.S. District Judge Fred Biery of San Antonio’s order against the Trump administration’s […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would impose levies on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, declaring a national emergency toward the island nation. Within the executive order, President Trump said the "policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat," in reference […]

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez signed into law a reform of the nation’s hydrocarbons legislation, opening the country’s oil industry towards privatization and allowing for more foreign investment. President Rodriguez enacted the reform bill less than a month after the capture of deposed Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro in a U.S. military operation in Venezuela’s capital, […]