National Politics

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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
