Steube Introduces Bill Banning University Financial Contributions from Hostile Foreign Countries

Steube Introduces Bill Banning University Financial Contributions from Hostile Foreign Countries

Grayson Bakich
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August 5, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is introducing legislation banning universities from accepting financial contributions from hostile foreign countries. Named the Securing Academia from Foreign Entanglements (SAFE) Act, the bill specifically amends the 1965 Higher Education Act to include this ban and further requires the reporting of all gifts or contracts with foreign sources from "covered nations" […]
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Last Squeeze🍊—8.5.2025—Florida Sues Czech-Owned Porn Sites—Gimenez, Miami Mayor—Much More...

Last Squeeze🍊—8.5.2025—Florida Sues Czech-Owned Porn Sites—Gimenez, Miami Mayor—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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August 5, 2025
Florida Sues Czech-Owned Porn Sites For Not Blocking Child Access Florida's chief legal officer is suing porn companies headquartered in the Czech Republic and Miami for failing to block kids from accessing adult content. In a complaint filed Tuesday in the Twelfth...READ MORE     Rep. Vern Buchanan: "The “No Tax on Tips” provision I fought […]
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Cammack Rips Democrats' Confirmations for Funding Scheme, 'No Better Than a Toddler'

Cammack Rips Democrats' Confirmations for Funding Scheme, 'No Better Than a Toddler'

Grayson Bakich
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August 4, 2025
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) ripped Senate Democrats for refusing to confirm President Donald Trump's appointees unless Republicans acquiesce to funding demands in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, saying it is "no better than a toddler stomping their feet and taking their ball because somebody else was in their sandbox." With a government […]
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Last Squeeze🍊—8.4.2025—Undocumented Migrants Convicted in North Florida—DeSantis 'FAFO'—Much More...

Last Squeeze🍊—8.4.2025—Undocumented Migrants Convicted in North Florida—DeSantis 'FAFO'—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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August 4, 2025
22 Undocumented Migrants in North Florida Convicted of Illegal Reentry into U.S. Twenty-two illegal aliens in North Florida who were previously removed from the United States have now been convicted of illegal reentry into the country, U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin, who serves...READ MORE     FL Rep. Jason Shoaf: "Today we honor the brave men […]
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Buchanan, Arrington Reintroduce Bill to Combat Foreign Pharmaceutical Price Controls

Buchanan, Arrington Reintroduce Bill to Combat Foreign Pharmaceutical Price Controls

Grayson Bakich
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August 4, 2025
Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX) are reintroducing legislation to combat foreign price controls on pharmaceuticals, which negatively impact American patients. Specifically, Rep. Buchanan's USTRx Act creates the position of Chief Pharmaceutical Trade Negotiator, part of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), who will study and report on unfair foreign price-setting […]
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Soto Blasts Trump Administration Over Withheld Boys and Girls Club Funds

Soto Blasts Trump Administration Over Withheld Boys and Girls Club Funds

Adrian Morgade
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August 4, 2025
Florida Representative Darren Soto (D) released a statement blasting the Trump administration over withholding over $2.4 million in funds designated for the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida.  Rep. Soto claimed that withholding the funds “is nonsensical and cruel” and only serves to “hurt our local community.” Soto continues by arguing that these clubs […]
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Rep. Frost Slams Trump Over Weak Job Market Growth

Rep. Frost Slams Trump Over Weak Job Market Growth

Adrian Morgade
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August 4, 2025
Florida Democrat Representative Maxwell Frost released a statement slamming President Donald Trump over weak job market growth following a report on stagnant job availability. “The worst jobs report in 4+ years, brought to you by Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans,” Frost said. The report released by NBC detailed how the U.S. job market was weak […]
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Scott Calls for Powell’s Removal in Letter to Trump

Scott Calls for Powell’s Removal in Letter to Trump

Adrian Morgade
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August 3, 2025
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump criticizing current Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, while outlining the needs required for his replacement. Sen. Scott begins his letter slamming Powell’s performance, calling him “reckless” in managing the Federal Reserve and undermining the strength of the US’s finances. “When I first met […]
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Steube Introduces Bill Prohibiting Election Agency Partnerships with International Organizations

Steube Introduces Bill Prohibiting Election Agency Partnerships with International Organizations

Grayson Bakich
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August 3, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is introducing legislation prohibiting federal election agencies from partnering with international organizations. Specifically, the No Foreign Election Partnership Act bans all data sharing and advisory role agreements that federal election agencies, including the Federal Election Commission and the Election Assistance Commission, and others, may share with international organizations. "Election integrity starts […]
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Bilirakis Introduces Bill to Improve VA Prescription Transparency

Bilirakis Introduces Bill to Improve VA Prescription Transparency

Grayson Bakich
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August 1, 2025
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) is introducing a bill improving the transparency of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prescription practices. Specifically, Rep. Bilirakis's Written Informed Consent Act requires the VA to inform veterans through writing of the potential side effects of drugs such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, stimulants, anxiolytics, and narcotics prescribed through their system. Additionally, a […]
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Luna Refuses to Bend on Banning Congress from Stock Trading

Luna Refuses to Bend on Banning Congress from Stock Trading

Grayson Bakich
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August 1, 2025
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said she is not backing down on banning Congress members from stock trading in a recent appearance on Fox News's Jesse Watters Primetime, saying the short-term consequences are irrelevant to the longer-term goal of "saving the Republic." Host Jesse Watters asked if the bill had passed the House of Representatives yet, […]
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Steube Riffs on Democratic Party Infighting in Senate Over Police Funding Bill

Steube Riffs on Democratic Party Infighting in Senate Over Police Funding Bill

Grayson Bakich
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July 31, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) discussed a recent shouting match between Democratic Senators over the bipartisan police funding bill in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit. For additional context, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) accused Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) of "complicity" with President Donald Trump in supporting a bipartisan police bill, […]
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Moody Blasts Democrats' Continued Refusal to Confirm Trump Nominees

Moody Blasts Democrats' Continued Refusal to Confirm Trump Nominees

Grayson Bakich
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July 30, 2025
Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) blasted Democrats for continually delaying the confirmation of nominees appointed by President Donald Trump in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, calling it "a historic level of obstruction by Dems." Sen. Moody posted the clip to X (formerly Twitter), saying, "We are STILL at zero civilian unanimous consent confirmations—a […]
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Fine: “Americans Deserve Better” as Universities Pander to Foreign Students

Fine: “Americans Deserve Better” as Universities Pander to Foreign Students

Adrian Morgade
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July 30, 2025
Florida Congressman Randy Fine (R) made a statement claiming that American universities are pandering to foreign students. “Elite universities should be more focused on giving American students a good education than spending money and time on foreigners. Americans deserve better,” he stated. In Rep. Fine’s statement, he included a short clip of a NewsMax interview […]
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Steube Introduces Bill Making Census Survey Voluntary

Steube Introduces Bill Making Census Survey Voluntary

Grayson Bakich
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July 30, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced legislation with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) to make the American Community Survey (ACS), part of the Census Bureau, a voluntary survey and to abolish the associated fines for not answering. As Rep. Steube explained, the ACS is an annual questionnaire designed to gain knowledge of localities, which the ACS […]
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Congress Should Question New Liberian Infrastructure Deal, Says Expert

Congress Should Question New Liberian Infrastructure Deal, Says Expert

Grayson Bakich
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July 30, 2025
The infrastructure agreement signed by the government of Liberia with Ivanhoe Atlantic has come under scrutiny, and according to the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Michael Walsh, Congress should be skeptical as well. In July, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, appointed by President Biden, led the charge in getting the Liberians under Joseph Boakai to […]
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Moskowitz Criticizes Trump Cuts to Federal Gun Violence Prevention Programs

Moskowitz Criticizes Trump Cuts to Federal Gun Violence Prevention Programs

Adrian Morgade
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July 30, 2025
Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) released a statement criticizing the Trump administration regarding recent funding cuts to various gun violence prevention programs. “My hometown of Parkland was devastated by gun violence. There’s no good justification for axing programs which law enforcement groups say have helped meaningfully reduce gun-related homicides.” Moskowitz said. The cuts eliminate over half […]
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DĂ­az-Balart Delivers Everglades, Miccosukee, and South Florida Funding in FY 2026 Interior Bill

DĂ­az-Balart Delivers Everglades, Miccosukee, and South Florida Funding in FY 2026 Interior Bill

Adrian Morgade
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July 29, 2025
Congressman Mario DĂ­az-Balart (R-FL) released a press conference following the approval of the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (FY 2026). “I was proud to support the FY 2026 Interior funding bill, for which I obtained critical funding for Everglades preservation and restoration efforts, Big Cypress National Preserve, […]
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