Castor Reintroduces Bill to Prevent Campaign Accounts from Being Used as Slush Funds

Castor Reintroduces Bill to Prevent Campaign Accounts from Being Used as Slush Funds

Grayson Bakich
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July 24, 2025
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has reintroduced a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing the phenomenon of "zombie campaigns," which involves the misuse of campaign accounts after an officeholder leaves office as a personal slush fund. Specifically, Rep. Castor's Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain (HEC No) Act requires all former lawmakers and those no longer seeking […]
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Frost, Cherfilus McCormick Reintroduce Bill to Ban Radioactive Road Construction Material

Frost, Cherfilus McCormick Reintroduce Bill to Ban Radioactive Road Construction Material

Grayson Bakich
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July 24, 2025
Representatives Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) have reintroduced a bill banning the use of radioactive materials in road construction. Specifically, the No Radioactive Roads Act targets the use of phosphogypsum (PG), a byproduct of phosphate ore processing to produce phosphoric acid. The substance contains radium that decays into radon gas. Thus, because […]
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Trump Reaches Agreement With Columbia on Ending DEI, Affirmative Action, and More Progressive Policies

Trump Reaches Agreement With Columbia on Ending DEI, Affirmative Action, and More Progressive Policies

Mateo Guillamont
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July 24, 2025
President Donald Trump recently announced that he reached an agreement with Columbia University over the disbursement of federal education funds.  Columbia and the Trump administration had sparred over the former’s alleged internal progressive policies, educational strategies, inaction against antisemitism, and course content.  The Trump-Columbia feud began last March when the Department of Education (DOE) froze […]
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Last Squeeze🍊—7.23.2025—Ingoglia, CFO—Epstein Files—Miami—Much More...

Last Squeeze🍊—7.23.2025—Ingoglia, CFO—Epstein Files—Miami—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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July 23, 2025
New CFO Ingoglia Draws Early Support From Conservative and First Responder Groups Days after Blaise Ingoglia was sworn in as Florida's chief financial officer, conservative advocacy groups and law enforcement unions applauded his appointment ahead of what's...READ MORE     Sen. Rick Scott: "President Trump MUST have his full team in place. As Senate Republicans, we […]
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Habba Controversy Expands as Trump Fights Back

Habba Controversy Expands as Trump Fights Back

Mateo Guillamont
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July 23, 2025
Controversy is festering over a US District Court's recent attempted replacement of Interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba. US Attorney Habba, who is awaiting official confirmation from the US Senate, had reportedly foreshadowed that the progressive District Judges for New Jersey would not retain her.  US Attorney appointees can be […]
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MAGA Reels from Epstein Coverup as Wasserman Schultz Condemns

MAGA Reels from Epstein Coverup as Wasserman Schultz Condemns

Adrian Morgade
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July 23, 2025
Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson stated that he would not hold a House vote on whether the Justice Department should release files related to the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, retreating from his demand last week that the material must come out. MAGA has been demanding the release of the files since Jeffrey […]
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Lee Discusses Protecting Pipelines from Cyberattacks

Lee Discusses Protecting Pipelines from Cyberattacks

Grayson Bakich
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July 22, 2025
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed protecting America's pipelines from cyberattacks in a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, where witnesses argued that this was the greatest threat to the nation's critical infrastructure. "My home state of Florida is a large producer of electricity and relies heavily on pipelines to deliver energy," Rep. Lee began, […]
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Last Squeeze🍊—7.22.2025—Miami Files Appeal Over Election Delay—DeSantis, Ingoglia, DOGE—Jerome Powell—Much More...

Last Squeeze🍊—7.22.2025—Miami Files Appeal Over Election Delay—DeSantis, Ingoglia, DOGE—Jerome Powell—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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July 22, 2025
Judge Restores 2025 Miami Election, Slams City’s 'Semantic Sleight of Hand' — City Doubles Down, Files Appeal In a decisive win, a state circuit court judge ruled that the City of Miami violated its own governing laws when it attempted to cancel this year’s mayoral and city commission elections...READ MORE   FL Rep. Yvette Benarroch: "Spent […]
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Luna Refers Fed Chair Powell for Perjury Investigation

Luna Refers Fed Chair Powell for Perjury Investigation

Grayson Bakich
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July 22, 2025
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has referred Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for a criminal investigation into potential perjury charges, saying, "Lying under oath is a serious offense— especially from someone tasked with overseeing our monetary system and public trust." In this specific instance, Rep. Luna is accusing Powell of lying about renovations to the […]
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Machado Decries Maduro's Tactics as US Hostages are Freed

Machado Decries Maduro's Tactics as US Hostages are Freed

Mateo Guillamont
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July 22, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado recently condemned Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro for manipulating prisoner exchanges to support his regime’s goals.  Leader Machado’s comments follow Dictator Maduro’s recent release of ten American hostages in exchange for the repatriation of hundreds of Venezuelans detained in El Salvador.  Maduro also agreed to release several Venezuelan political prisoners […]
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Diaz-Balart Discusses Gabbard's Reveal of Obama White House's Involvement in Russian Collusion Hoax

Diaz-Balart Discusses Gabbard's Reveal of Obama White House's Involvement in Russian Collusion Hoax

Grayson Bakich
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July 22, 2025
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) discussed the fallout from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's declassification of documents suggesting that former President Barack Obama's White House was involved in manufacturing the discredited "Russian collusion" narrative in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria. "We have known that there was a concerted effort coming from […]
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Treasury Expands Houthi Sanctions as US Naval Forces Enter Region

Treasury Expands Houthi Sanctions as US Naval Forces Enter Region

Mateo Guillamont
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July 22, 2025
The US Treasury recently expanded sanctions against the Houthis, an Iran-backed militia wreaking havoc across the Middle East. The new sanctions build on a series of sanctions previously imposed by the US to winnow the Houthis’ cash reserves and limit access to foreign markets. The US Treasury claimed the latest sanctions target the Houthis’ illicit […]
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Cammack Launches NextGen 911 Caucus

Cammack Launches NextGen 911 Caucus

Grayson Bakich
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July 22, 2025
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) is launching the new NextGen 911 Caucus in the House of Representatives, which aims to enhance first responders' ability to respond to calls. As her press release explained, public safety telecommunicators (PSTs) operate in over 6,000 call centers nationwide, but face numerous challenges, not only from increased call volumes and new […]
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Lee Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill Improves Oversight of Military Absentee Ballots

Lee Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill Improves Oversight of Military Absentee Ballots

Grayson Bakich
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July 21, 2025
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) is teaming up with Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) to introduce a bipartisan bill protecting and strengthening oversight of military absentee ballots. Specifically, Rep. Lee's Supporting Military Voters Act directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to compile an in-depth report detailing the federal government's efforts to implement the directives outlined in the […]
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Last Squeeze🍊—7.21.2025—Collins Not Ruling Out Governor Run—Ingoglia Sworn in as CFO—Miami Will Have Nov Elections—

Last Squeeze🍊—7.21.2025—Collins Not Ruling Out Governor Run—Ingoglia Sworn in as CFO—Miami Will Have Nov Elections—

Liv Caputo
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July 21, 2025
Jay Collins Isn't Ruling Out a Run for Governor: 'Why Would You Not' Want to be Governor? State Sen. Jay Collins isn't ruling out a run for governor in 2026, because "why would you not" want to serve in Florida's top role? Collins spoke to reporters after Blaise Ingoglia, a leading ally to...READ MORE   […]
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Israel and UN Clash Over Gaza Humanitarian Efforts

Israel and UN Clash Over Gaza Humanitarian Efforts

Mateo Guillamont
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July 21, 2025
Israel and the United Nations (UN) are clashing over humanitarian aid distribution in the Gaza strip.  For months, Israel has directly organized and monitored humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza after substituting the UN’s Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).  GHF is financed by Israel, the US, and allies and was created […]
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Luna: ‘Arrests Need to be Made.’ Calls for Criminal Charges and FISA Reform Over False Intelligence Report

Luna: ‘Arrests Need to be Made.’ Calls for Criminal Charges and FISA Reform Over False Intelligence Report

Adrian Morgade
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July 21, 2025
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is calling for criminal prosecution and sweeping reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process, arguing that a false intelligence report led to the illegal surveillance of President Donald Trump. She appeared in an interview with FOX News claiming that officials lied under oath and produced falsified information […]
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Florida Republicans Applaud Final Passage of Rescissions Bill

Florida Republicans Applaud Final Passage of Rescissions Bill

Grayson Bakich
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July 19, 2025
The bill to cut $9 billion in federal spending has passed the House again and is now heading to President Donald Trump's desk, and several Florida Republicans are celebrating. Among the various cuts made by the rescissions package is the decision to defund National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), as well […]
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