National Politics

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Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed the CHIPS Act in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Kudlow, calling it a "terrible piece of legislation" and arguing that deregulation is a better means of getting companies to invest in the United States. Rep. Donalds's remarks respond to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick's recent proposal that the federal government […]
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is introducing legislation to crack down on tax fraud and apply artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the effort. Named the Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking Act (DETECT) Act, Rep. Buchanan's bill, which he introduced with Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ), authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to consider the […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is introducing legislation preventing the World Health Organization (WHO) from accessing Americans' records. Specifically, Rep. Steube's Health Privacy From Global Bureaucrats Act prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing taxpayer, medical, and vaccine data with the WHO and foreign governments. "No foreign […]
Florida Representative Lois Frankel (D) slammed President Donald Trump and his administration after he announced plans to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that were intended for distribution across the third world. “Trump’s plan to incinerate these supplies is wasteful and denies lifesaving care […]
Newly-appointed Lt. Governor Jay Collins has tapped two of Gov. Ron DeSantis' administrations top aides to spearhead his office, and possibly help him navigate through Florida's statewide political landscape in the near future. To run his day-to-day operations, Lt. Gov. Collins is bringing on Jared Williams as his chief of staff. As for helping him […]
Florida Representative Kathy Castor (D) heavily criticized the Republican majority in Congress as they aim to cut clean energy and incentives. “It makes no sense to rip away clean energy savings at a time of rising electric bills, rising demand, rising pollution, and rising temperatures,” Castor said. President Donald Trump announced last month that clean […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has spearheaded a bipartisan bill to expand housing for children in America's foster care system. Named the Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act, Rep. Steube's bill amends Part E of the Social Security Act, which covers federal assistance to state-level foster care and adoption systems, to authorize federal funding […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced a resolution allowing President Donald Trump to retain control of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police until order is restored. President Trump recently announced mobilizing the National Guard and federalization of the Metropolitan Police to crack down on the rampant violent crime occurring in the nation's capital, which has […]
At the state level, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier continues to pursue criminals who break Florida law, and at the federal level, former Florida Attorney General and current U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi also continues her efforts to reduce the crime that has been gripping Washington, D.C. Over 300 arrests in D.C. — and counting," […]
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), and Brian Mast (R-FL) expressed support for President Donald Trump's proposed new Census excluding illegal aliens in comments to The Floridian. Last week, President Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Commerce to conduct a new census that would not include illegal aliens as part of the […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill easing Medicare enrollment as more of America's older population ages into eligibility. As explained in Rep. Bilirakis's press release, current Medicare enrollment rules and inadequate notification systems result in people being slapped with application fines, healthcare coverage gaps, and unexpected costs, with an average premium increase […]
Florida Democratic Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost appeared in a CNN interview where he slammed President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of D.C., claiming, “If Donald Trump actually gave a damn about keeping DC safe, then he wouldn't be gutting gun violence prevention efforts.” Rep. Frost argued that the president’s claim of taking control of D.C. to […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is spearheading a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Kessler urging the blacklisting of the Chinese Institute of Forensic Science (IFS), arguing that the agency is part of China's espionage efforts. Sen. Scott began the letter by thanking Kessler for his "ongoing efforts to protect American values and national security," […]
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Florida Congressman Byron Donalds (R) has motioned to reintroduce the D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act. The bill addresses juvenile crime by lowering D.C.'s definition of a “youth” from 24 years old to under 18, resulting in individuals […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced in a post to X (formerly Twitter) that the Russian government has agreed to release the Soviet Union's files on Lee Harvey Oswald, discussing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. "After meeting with the Russian Ambassador a few weeks ago, I […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) have introduced a bicameral bill giving flexibility to sturgeon farmers. For additional context, several species of sturgeon are listed as endangered due to overfishing for caviar, meat, and other products, or populations have been reduced due to waterway construction and pollution in their native habitats. However, […]
Representative Aaron Bean's (R-FL) TRACE Act has gained traction in Congress after Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a companion version of the bill in the Senate. The TRACE Act, short for the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act, requires K-12 schools to notify parents of how and where foreign funding affects their […]
Florida Republican Rep. María Elvira-Salazar praised the Trump administration as it moves to impose visa restrictions on several government officials complicit in the Cuban regime’s labor export program. Rep. Salazar has been an outspoken critic of the Cuban regime, calling Cuban doctors involved with the labor export program “Modern-Day Slaves.” “I’ve been calling this out […]
