National Politics

The Trump Administration announced this week that nine mid-sized pharmaceutical companies will lower the prices that Medicaid programs pay for drugs, bringing the total number of companies participating on TrumpRx.gov to 26. President Trump also recently announced agreements with nine major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for greater drug price transparency for patients  "President Trump has made lowering prescription drug costs for Americans […]

President Donald Trump announced Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following former secretary Dan Driscoll’s departure. “I am pleased to announce that Adam Telle, the current Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, will become Acting Secretary of the Army, effective immediately,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He is a great Patriot, […]

President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with certain U.S. trading partners if the Federal Reserve didn’t lower interest rates. “LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supreme Court, in its ridiculous and very costly Tariff decision, strongly acknowledged, ‘the President’ has an absolute […]

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, a legislative measure that penalized colleges and universities that take part in boycotts of the state of Israel by a vote count of 237-169. The bill passed with the help of 33 Democrats, but two Republican lawmakers voted against it. Florida's […]

The Trump administration has announced the launch of an educational program to prepare Americans for manufacturing jobs. The effort is part of the Trump administration’s initiative to bring back domestic manufacturing. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the training program, known as Foundry School, to prepare entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians, and […]

Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) announced she will be introducing a companion bill to Sen. Ashley Moody’s (R-Fla.) recent mail-in ballot legislation. The “Ballots by Election Day Act” – originally introduced by Sen. Moody on July 15, 2026 – seeks to amend the “Help America Vote Act of 2002.” “This is something that we’ve done in […]

The U.S. House of Representatives voted down a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to cap the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Republican-led joint resolution failed to advance after the final vote came out to 212-206, with only one Democrat crossing party lines. Although a simple majority is needed to pass most legislation […]

A week after Democrat Michelle DeJesus's decision to drop out of the Florida House District 38 race, citing family issues, a new candidate launched his campaign for the Orlando area seat. Attorney and Central Florida native Nik Dean launched his campaign for the seat Monday, after DeJesus announced her withdrawal from the race. “Helping people […]

Scott Singer, the former Boca Raton Mayor and Republican contender for Florida’s 25th Congressional District (FL CD 25), has been endorsed by the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC). “As a Jewish Republican and longtime member of Republican Jewish Coalition leadership, I am deeply honored to receive the organization’s endorsement,” Singer expressed. “For years, the RJC has […]

The U.S. House of Representatives recently adopted a resolution to denounce socialism “in all its forms,” including the Democratic Socialist of America (DSA). Eight House Democrats crossed party lines to join Republicans in favor of the resolution’s approval, resulting in a vote of 220-192. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Darren Soto (D-Fla.) were among the […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. will begin an effort to sanction the Nicaraguan government amid the dictatorial regime’s effort to undermine democracy in the country. “Yesterday the Murillo-Ortega's National Assembly gutted what was left of Nicaragua’s democracy in the second constitutional rewrite in two years,” Secretary Rubio wrote on X. In […]

With just two months to go till the 2026 Midterm General Election, President Donald Trump has issued his endorsements for Florida’s Republican congressional challengers. President Trump announced his endorsements for: Ryan Elijah (FL CD 7) Casey Askar (FL CD 22) Scott Singer (FL CD 25) Mike Beltran (FL CD 14) Dan Green (FL CD 9) […]

With Army Secretary Dan Driscoll having announced his resignation, the search for his replacement begins and one public figure stands out that could be considered that natural choice—Rep. Brian Mast (R). Rep. Mast, who served in the U.S. Army and lost both his legs and a digit after stepping on an IED, is rumored to […]

During a recent House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) discussed efforts to defeat the Houthis, who are attacking shipping in the Red Sea. Opening Remarks Rep. Moskowitz began by noting that hearing witness Nadwa Al-Dawsari, an Associate Fellow at the Middle East Institute, suggested that "we have done airstrikes and they work […]

Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) celebrated the passage of her bipartisan and bicameral bill that ensures safety from inmate sexual abuse and misconduct against prison staff. “I am incredibly proud to see the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act head to the President’s desk and become one step closer to being a law,” Rep. Lee said. The […]

As part of the recently announced U.S.-Venezuela oil agreement, U.S.-backed oil company North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) is set to take over and reinvest in several Venezuelan oil fields. “In connection with this agreement, the Venezuelan interim authorities have granted NABEP, a privately held oil company that is the second-largest private Venezuelan oil producer […]

The Florida Democratic Party is calling on Senator Ashley Moody (R-Florida) to denounce racist attacks on Representative Angie Nixon (D-Florida) by far-right commentator Laura Loomer. Loomer posted a clip from her podcast on X Aug. 28, calling out Rep. Nixon, among others, and saying they were all "ghetto black b****es," to which Rep. Nixon responded, […]

The Republican Party’s congressional campaign arms recently requested that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) allow them to purchase television (TV) ads at the cheapest rate ahead of the 2026 Midterm Elections. “In the midst of election season, a divided Fourth Circuit panel just rewrote longstanding rules about preferential broadcast rates for political ads,” the National […]