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The US Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong companies allegedly helping build Iranian military drones.  The latest sanctions were described as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign on Iran.” Six entities operating out of China and Hong Kong were sanctioned for reportedly supplying critical components of […]

Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado commended President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector by revoking oil export licenses.  Machado made her comments during an interview with Donald Trump Jr where she discussed Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s repressive regime.  President Trump cancelled former President Joe Biden’s Venezuelan oil export licenses, […]

Lay off my Coke! In the latest polling from Public Opinion Strategies, a majority of Americans, including Trump voters, support the usage of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly referred to as food stamps) for soft drinks, including those sweetened with sugar. Changing this policy has been a focal point not just for Health […]

Pressure is mounting on Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro as US President Donald Trump has cancelled former President Joe Biden’s Venezuelan oil export licenses.  President Trump’s license cancellation effectively reimposes sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector that had been levied on Venezuela during Trump’s first term.  Such sanctions were lifted by President Biden in the ‘Barbados Agreement’ […]

During a recent Fox News interview, Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently expressed his belief that, under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the US’ foreign policy towards Venezuela and Dictator Nicolas Maduro will be stricter than in previous years.  Secretary Rubio’s interview follows his efforts to broker an agreement where Venezuela agreed to accept deported Venezuelan […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced expanded visa restrictions for members of the Cuban government participating in the ‘exploitation’ of medical workers.  Secretary Rubio’s visa restrictions announcement follows reports that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.  “Cuba continues to profit from the forced labor of its workers […]

President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has announced a series of measures tightening sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil sales via its ‘Ghost Fleet.’ Iran has recently expanded efforts to circumvent US-imposed oil exports by covertly shipping Iranian oil through a network of foreign tankers colloquially referred to as Iran’s  ‘Ghost […]

Nearly two decades before becoming President Donald Trump's Secretary of State, then-Speaker of the Florida House Marco Rubio laid the groundwork for Gov. Ron DeSantis' newest goal—eliminating property taxes—in 2007. Though Rubio, a rising star in Florida politics, failed to get his plan across the finish line, he helped pave the way for a 2008 […]

Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have reintroduced a bill to curb the sale of fentanyl online. The legislation is known as the Stopping Online Confusion for Investigative Agencies and Law-enforcement by Maintaining Evidence Determined Interparty Arrangements (SOCIAL MEDIA) Act. The SOCIAL MEDIA Act aims to promote collaboration and improve comprehensive strategies between […]

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy recently announced his candidacy for Ohio’s governorship.  Ramaswamy's announcement comes as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s term nears a close in January 2027.  Ramaswamy claimed during his candidacy announcement that he would focus his agenda on economic prosperity, promising to bring “a hatchet to red tape, overregulation and bureaucracy.”  President Donald Trump, […]

President Donald Trump joined heads of state in a recent Group of Seven (G7) summit that primarily focused on the war in Ukraine.  Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to join the summit and did so alongside traditional members Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the US. The G7 meeting was called […]

President Donald Trump has congratulated Germany’s center-right party, the Christian Democrats (CDU), for their recent electoral victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections.  Germany’s elections were held at the order of the former President Olaf Scholz from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) after his governmental coalition began to break down.  President Trump called the CDU’s victory a […]

President Donald Trump recently designated sundry drug cartels operating in Mexico as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). Designating the cartels as FTOs was one of President Trump’s campaign promises, and it was something conservatives had long urged former President Joe Biden to do to no avail.  The cartels designated are Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), […]

Florida Rep. Cory Mills has categorically denied he did anything wrong after Washington Metropolitan Police officers responded to his residence this past week, where they were asked to “resolve a private matter." MDP confirmed that they were called to the Mills residence to look into a possible case of “assault” and that they were investigating […]

President Donald Trump has endorsed Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) for Florida Governor. Through a post on Truth Social, President Trump lauded Representative Donalds and predicted he would be a great governor.  “As Governor, Byron would have a BIG Voice, and would work closely with me to advance our America First Agenda,” claimed Trump.  While Donalds […]

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that requires the reduction and potential elimination of a series of federal agencies.  The executive order mandates for certain agencies to cease all non-required functions and diminish their operations to the minimum level that is statutorily required.  “It is the policy of my Administration to dramatically reduce […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of President Donald Trump’s authority to remove federal officials from office.  President Trump recently fired Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC), who subsequently sued to challenge Trump’s authority to remove him.  Attorney General Uthmeier, […]

The Trump Administration’s decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 500,000 Venezuelans has sparked outrage among South Florida lawmakers and activists, who argue that sending exiles back to Nicolás Maduro’s regime will only worsen the ongoing humanitarian crisis.