Ron DeSantis Slams SCOTUS Ruling on Social Media Censorship

Ron DeSantis Slams SCOTUS Ruling on Social Media Censorship

Liv Caputo
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June 26, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A new, pro-Biden Supreme Court ruling dealing with the federal government allegedly censoring conservatives online may bode poorly for Governor Ron DeSantis in a soon-to-be-decided Florida case, in which he's argued that his 2021 law banning social media companies from taking down conservative posts is valid and necessary. Social media companies disagree. And, based […]
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Republican Congressmen Cast Lot Behind Businesses in Environmental Case vs SEC

Republican Congressmen Cast Lot Behind Businesses in Environmental Case vs SEC

Mateo Guillamont
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June 26, 2024
A group of over two dozen Republican lawmakers have joined an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit against a Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) environmental rule. The SEC rule would require publicly traded companies to record and disclose some of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The rule’s final publication triggered immediate lawsuits, including one […]
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Florida Lawmakers Unite in Push to Preempt Coral Reef Emergency

Florida Lawmakers Unite in Push to Preempt Coral Reef Emergency

Mateo Guillamont
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June 26, 2024
A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers is urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to adequately prepare for a potential emergency in Florida’s coral reefs. Coral reefs have recently suffered the consequences of historic heat levels, which often lead to coral ‘bleaching’, a term describing the white color corals turn after dying. According to […]
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Rubio Says Increase in 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report 'Outrageous'

Rubio Says Increase in 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report 'Outrageous'

Grayson Bakich
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June 26, 2024
Human trafficking remains a great evil in the present day, and the State Department's recent 2024 Trafficking in Persons report only reflects its grim prevalence. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed outrage in a recent statement responding to the report: "The concerns listed in this report for these heinous crimes must transcend into tangible actions to […]
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Donalds Says Hip-Hop Artists are Saying 'No' to the Biden Agenda

Donalds Says Hip-Hop Artists are Saying 'No' to the Biden Agenda

Jackson Bakich
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June 26, 2024
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Benny Johnson’s “The Benny Show” to discuss the economic effects of President Joe Biden’s (D) tenure in office that those in the music industry – especially those in the hip-hop sphere – are feeling. The Florida representative was candid in his perspective that some of those in the hip-hop […]
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Gimenez Predicts 'Stacked Deck' Against Trump in Presidential Debate

Gimenez Predicts 'Stacked Deck' Against Trump in Presidential Debate

Grayson Bakich
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June 25, 2024
The first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden is this coming Thursday and will air on CNN. Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), a staunch supporter of Trump, predicted he was entering a hostile environment where "the deck is stacked against him" in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, adding […]
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Hialeah Commissioner Arrested for Healthcare Fraud Suspended by DeSantis

Hialeah Commissioner Arrested for Healthcare Fraud Suspended by DeSantis

Liv Caputo
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June 25, 2024
MIAMI, FL—Angelica Pacheco tried and failed three times to win a Hialeah City Council seat, though her fourth try seemed to be the charm when she succeeded in November. Until the FBI arrested her. Now, Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order indefinitely suspending the embattled councilwoman, accused of falsely billing insurers millions of […]
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Bilirakis, Scott Look to Accelerate Development of Treatments, Cures in Healthcare

Bilirakis, Scott Look to Accelerate Development of Treatments, Cures in Healthcare

Jackson Bakich
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June 25, 2024
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) – a senior member of the Health Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives – and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) held a conversation with healthcare and biotech industry leaders in the Tampa Bay area to discuss the processes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in hopes of facilitating “development of […]
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Anniversary of Tragic Florida Building Collapse Commemorated by Florida’s Senators

Anniversary of Tragic Florida Building Collapse Commemorated by Florida’s Senators

Mateo Guillamont
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June 25, 2024
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) are commemorating the third anniversary of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse. The Senators filed a resolution honoring the deceased from the collapse, survivors, and first responders. Senators Rubio and Scott announced their resolution via press release. “Today, we honor the 98 souls lost in the collapse […]
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DeSantis: Illegal Immigrants Will Commit a Terror Attack on America

DeSantis: Illegal Immigrants Will Commit a Terror Attack on America

Liv Caputo
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June 25, 2024
UMATILLA, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis claimed that a terrorist attack on the United States is bound to happen, prompted by the millions of illegal immigrants that have crossed the Southern border in recent years. "You've had 10, 11 million [immigrants] come in illegally since 2019...what are the odds that there will end up being a terror […]
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Smith Argues Biden is 'Delivering' on Issues, Florida at Play

Smith Argues Biden is 'Delivering' on Issues, Florida at Play

Daniel Molina
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June 25, 2024
Newly elected state Senator Carlos G. Smith (D) backs President Biden now more than ever, arguing that the president is "delivering" on the important issues.
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Mills Condemns Biden's Border Policy After Murder of Houston Girl, 'Buying an Election'

Mills Condemns Biden's Border Policy After Murder of Houston Girl, 'Buying an Election'

Grayson Bakich
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June 24, 2024
Last week saw the horrific murder of a 12-year-old girl in Houston, Texas, by two illegal immigrants from Venezuela who had recently entered the country. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) held nothing back, condemning the Biden Administration in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Cavuto Coast to Coast, accusing the President of refusing to take action on […]
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Two Year Anniversary of Roe v Wade Overturning Puts Abortion at the Center of Public Debate

Two Year Anniversary of Roe v Wade Overturning Puts Abortion at the Center of Public Debate

Mateo Guillamont
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June 24, 2024
Democrats and Republicans are harnessing the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade to galvanize voters ahead of the November elections. Two years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v Jackson that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion,” and returned the right to regulate abortion back […]
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New Bill Would Prevent Biden From Halting Arms Sales to Israel Absent Congressional Notice

New Bill Would Prevent Biden From Halting Arms Sales to Israel Absent Congressional Notice

Mateo Guillamont
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June 24, 2024
The US President could soon see his power to obstruct arms sales and military aid to the state of Israel diminish if a new Republican Senate bill is enacted. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) joined other senators to introduce the Maintaining Our Ironclad Commitment to Israel’s Security Act. If passed, the bill […]
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'Their Courage Will Not Be Forgotten': DeSantis Commemorates Surfside Condo Collapse

'Their Courage Will Not Be Forgotten': DeSantis Commemorates Surfside Condo Collapse

Liv Caputo
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June 24, 2024
MIAMI, FL—Though the Surfside condominium that collapsed and killed 98 people was demolished mere days later, Governor Ron DeSantis made sure that the tragedy's memory does not meet a similar fate...nor will it ever be repeated. "Three years ago, we lost 98 lives in the Champlain Towers tragedy in Surfside," DeSantis posted on X. "Today, […]
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Scott Unloads on ‘Complicit’ Mucarsel-Powell

Scott Unloads on ‘Complicit’ Mucarsel-Powell

Daniel Molina
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June 24, 2024
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) is questioning whether Florida Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) is “complicit” in the crime.
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Democratic Senate Candidate Stanley Campbell Scores Florida AFL-CIO Endorsement

Democratic Senate Candidate Stanley Campbell Scores Florida AFL-CIO Endorsement

Liv Caputo
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June 24, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Stanley Campbell, Democratic contender to unseat Republican Senator Rick Scott, has scored labor union giant Florida AFL-CIO's endorsement ahead of the August primary, where he hopes first to defeat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell for the nomination. "Before the AFL-CIO endorsement, our internal polling showed we could beat [Mucarsel-Powell] by 80,000 votes. Now, it's over 100,000," businessman […]
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Florida Delegation Leads Bicameral Resolution Condemning Venezuela’s Upcoming ‘Sham’ Elections

Florida Delegation Leads Bicameral Resolution Condemning Venezuela’s Upcoming ‘Sham’ Elections

Mateo Guillamont
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June 23, 2024
Florida’s Congressional leaders are leading a bipartisan and bicameral resolution denouncing Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s manipulation of the upcoming presidential elections. The resolution is being led by Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Carlos A. Giménez (R-FL), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) in the House and Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the Senate. […]
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