Rubio and Scott Celebrate Unanimous Passage of Environmental Protections for Florida in Senate

Rubio and Scott Celebrate Unanimous Passage of Environmental Protections for Florida in Senate

Mateo Guillamont
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March 18, 2024
Over the weekend, US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) celebrated the Senate’s unanimous approval of their Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act. The bill would command the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designate the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) as an “Estuary of National Significance.” The Pensacola and […]
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Gov. DeSantis Spring Break Crackdown Prevails Over Angry South Beach Nightclubs

Gov. DeSantis Spring Break Crackdown Prevails Over Angry South Beach Nightclubs

Liv Caputo
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March 18, 2024
MIAMI, FL—After Miami Beach officials imposed a crackdown curfew on spring breakers visiting South Florida, South Beach nightclubs tried—and failed—to have the curfew overturned. Last year, Miami Beach was home to two fatal shootings during spring break, prompting Gov. DeSantis' decision this year to deploy law enforcement to combat "lawlessness" from unruly college kids, causing Miami […]
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47 Stranded Americans Rescued from Haiti But Immigration Questions Still Remain

47 Stranded Americans Rescued from Haiti But Immigration Questions Still Remain

Liv Caputo
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March 18, 2024
MIAMI, FL—47 Americans trapped in the perilous Caribbean isle of Haiti returned to the United States last night, though fears of other stuck citizens, gang violence, and surges in immigration plague discussions on how to address the Haiti situation. On February 29, violence broke out in Haiti. Gangs began to target airports and shipping ports […]
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Trump Highlights 'Three Exceptions' in Abortion Stance

Trump Highlights 'Three Exceptions' in Abortion Stance

Daniel Molina
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March 18, 2024
President Donald Trump (R) has now responded to criticism aimed at him, calling on Republicans to include "three exceptions" in their abortion position.
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Did Democrats Lose Florida's Hispanic Vote?

Did Democrats Lose Florida's Hispanic Vote?

Jim McCool
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March 18, 2024
Minority groups have long been consistent voting blocks for the Democratic Party in virtually every part of the country.  However, Florida's Hispanic population has shown an unprecedented switch to the Republican Party in recent years and may have a new status quo. Florida has always been a diverse state culturally, racially, and politically.  Former President […]
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Laurel Lee Blasts Biden Over Mental Sharpness, Border

Laurel Lee Blasts Biden Over Mental Sharpness, Border

Jackson Bakich
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March 17, 2024
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) appeared on NewsNation to discuss the mental acuity of President Joe Biden (D) after Special Counsel Robert Hur deemed him unfit to stand trial as he is an “elderly man with poor memory.” During Special Counsel Hur’s interview with President Biden, the Commander-In-Chief had a hard time remembering the year in […]
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Scott Demands New Sanctions on Nicaragua for Persecuting Christians

Scott Demands New Sanctions on Nicaragua for Persecuting Christians

Grayson Bakich
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March 17, 2024
The Ortega-Murillo (Sandinista) regime in Nicaragua's persecution of Christians reaches not only Catholics but Protestants as well, cracking down on the American Evangelical Mountain Gateway missionary organization. As a result, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) led a group of Senators in a letter demanding the Biden Administration place additional sanctions on Nicaragua in response. Sen. Scott's letter and […]
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DeSantis Steps In and Holds Off Big Tobacco

DeSantis Steps In and Holds Off Big Tobacco

Jackson Bakich
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March 15, 2024
The Florida Legislature is poised to send a legislative measure concerning the regulation of single-use (disposable) vape products to Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) desk. HB 1007 – Nicotine Products and Dispensing Devices – passed both chambers significantly different than the legislation’s original language, but it could be argued that the end goal was still reached: […]
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DeSantis Signs Three New Bills to Combat Illegal Immigration

DeSantis Signs Three New Bills to Combat Illegal Immigration

Daniel Molina
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March 15, 2024
With illegal immigration concerns teaching the tipping point, Governor DeSantis is responding with three bills meant to curb the situation.
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Judge Rules Willis or Wade Must Recuse from Trump Case

Judge Rules Willis or Wade Must Recuse from Trump Case

Mateo Guillamont
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March 15, 2024
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee has ruled District Attorney Fani Willis must abandon her case against former President Donald Trump unless special prosecutor Nathan Wade is removed.   District Attorney Willis had recently acknowledged her “personal relationship” with Prosecutor Wade, whom she hired in her prosecution of President Trump. Willis hired Wade in November 2021 despite […]
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Rubio, Salazar Go After Tren de Aragua

Rubio, Salazar Go After Tren de Aragua

Daniel Molina
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March 15, 2024
Senator Rubio and Rep. Salazar are calling on the president to designate Tren de Aragua as a Transnational Criminal Organization.
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Scott Demands Details on Laken Riley Murderer Jose Ibarra

Scott Demands Details on Laken Riley Murderer Jose Ibarra

Grayson Bakich
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March 15, 2024
America was shocked, saddened, and outraged by the February murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley by Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, becoming a symbol of the ongoing border crisis. Ibarra was supposedly released into the country in 2022, prompting Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) to spearhead a recent letter to Homeland Security […]
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Biden Expands Sanctions Against Israelis, Schumer Calls Out Netanyahu

Biden Expands Sanctions Against Israelis, Schumer Calls Out Netanyahu

Mateo Guillamont
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March 15, 2024
US President Joe Biden’s administration recently announced new sanctions for Israeli individuals and entities on March 14. President Biden had already directed his administration to sanction certain Israeli individuals for their acts in the West Bank.  The individuals named in the sanctions package were allegedly making “threats of violence against civilians, intimidating civilians to cause […]
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Schumer Calls for new Leadership in Israel, Scott Responds

Schumer Calls for new Leadership in Israel, Scott Responds

Daniel Molina
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March 14, 2024
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) has slammed Senate Majority Leader Schumer, calling his comments "dangerous & undemocratic." 
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Mast Introduces Bill to Block Building of Gaza Port with Taxpayer Funds

Mast Introduces Bill to Block Building of Gaza Port with Taxpayer Funds

Jackson Bakich
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March 14, 2024
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) has introduced legislation known as the No Funds for Gaza Act which would “prevent the [Biden] Administration from building in, or spending U.S. taxpayer dollars to rebuild, the Gaza Strip.” This comes after the Biden administration announced that it will task the U.S. military to build an “emergency” naval port in the Gaza […]
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Rubio Targets UN Funding in New Antiterrorism Bill

Rubio Targets UN Funding in New Antiterrorism Bill

Mateo Guillamont
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March 14, 2024
 US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) filed a new bill this week that would halt all US funding to the UN.  The bill comes after the Israeli defense forces (IDF)unveiled UN agencies’ employees’ collaboration with Hamas during the October 7 attacks.  According to the IDF, a dozen members of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRW) […]
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Scott Wants Answers From Mayorkas Regarding Migrant Flights

Scott Wants Answers From Mayorkas Regarding Migrant Flights

Mateo Guillamont
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March 14, 2024
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to secretary of homeland security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding illegal immigrants boarding commercial airplanes. The letter comes after a center for immigration studies (CIS) report unveiled hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants were allowed to board US commercial airplanes without showcasing valid government ID. According to the report, the […]
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House Bans TikTok in the U.S., Sends Bill to Senate

House Bans TikTok in the U.S., Sends Bill to Senate

Jackson Bakich
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March 13, 2024
The House of Representatives has officially passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This bill, introduced by Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) will prohibit the “distributing, maintaining, or providing internet hosting services for a foreign adversary controlled application (e.g., TikTok)." The bill will shut down TikTok in the United States if ByteDance, the […]
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