Diaz-Balart and Gimenez Meet with María Corina Machado, Reiterate U.S. Support of a Democratic Venezuela

Diaz-Balart and Gimenez Meet with María Corina Machado, Reiterate U.S. Support of a Democratic Venezuela

Adrian Morgade
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January 21, 2026
Florida Republicans Mario Díaz-Balart (R) and Carlos Gimenez (R) met with elected Venezuelan leader María Corina Machado, where they reaffirmed the United States’s support and commitment to realizing a truly free and democratically run Venezuela. “María Corina Machado is Venezuela’s brave liberator. She has survived years of repression, unjust and targeted indictments, and even threats […]
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Chinese Vapor Products Are Leaving American Businesses Holding the Bag

Chinese Vapor Products Are Leaving American Businesses Holding the Bag

Javier Manjarres
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January 21, 2026
Those in the Vapor Products Industry are fearing the worst after RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company compelled the International Trade Commission (ITC) to investigate Heaven Gifts, the owner of both Geek Bar and Elf Bar, along with other products distributed by RZ Smoke Inc in Suffield, Connecticut, Punta Gorda, Florida's SAFA Goods LLC, and the Houston-based […]
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Lindsey Halligan Has Departed DOJ After Court Ruling

Lindsey Halligan Has Departed DOJ After Court Ruling

Joseph Quesada
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January 21, 2026
A federal judge has barred Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s appointee as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, from referring to herself by the title before the court or potentially face attorney disciplinary proceedings, due to her continued use of the title, ignoring “a binding court order” that nullified her from the […]
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DeSantis Awards $20 Million in LINE Funding to Address State Nursing Needs

DeSantis Awards $20 Million in LINE Funding to Address State Nursing Needs

Michael Costeines
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January 20, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $20 million in LINE (Linking Industry to Nursing Education) funding to support nursing education, including scholarships, and workforce needs during a press conference at St. Petersburg College's Caruth Health Education Center this week. Specifically, the funding includes $14.5 million to state colleges and private postsecondary institutions and $6 million […]
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Florida TV Highlights Trump Efforts to Hold Accountable Insurance Companies

Florida TV Highlights Trump Efforts to Hold Accountable Insurance Companies

Grayson Bakich
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January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has unveiled his "Great Healthcare Plan" agenda, seeking to lower healthcare costs for Americans and put more money back in their pockets. A brief video posted by Americans for Open Government highlights the President's address, in which he argued that "the current Unaffordable Care Act was created to make insurance companies rich." […]
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Cory Mills Accuses Congressional Budget Office of Obstructing Trump Agenda

Cory Mills Accuses Congressional Budget Office of Obstructing Trump Agenda

Grayson Bakich
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January 20, 2026
Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) is introducing a bill to rename the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to the "China Budget Office" to highlight its constant obstruction of President Donald Trump's agenda. As described in Rep. Mills' press release, the CBO's apparent obstructionism is not limited to President Trump. The Florida Republican argues that it has placed […]
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Kristi Noem Defends Minnesota ICE Operations Amid Protests

Kristi Noem Defends Minnesota ICE Operations Amid Protests

Joseph Quesada
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January 20, 2026
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota, asserting that a federal judge’s ruling limiting federal agents’ practices “didn’t change anything.” "These law enforcement officers are out there every day doing the work to protect the American people, and they will keep doing that because they believe […]
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'60 Minutes’ Airs Delayed El Salvador Prison Segment

'60 Minutes’ Airs Delayed El Salvador Prison Segment

Joseph Quesada
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January 20, 2026
CBS News aired its 60 Minutes broadcast about the Trump administration’s immigrant deportations, which was previously held by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, on January 18. The segment, which sparked internal outrage over political pressure, appears untouched, with new material added. The segment revolved around the Salvadoran prison, CECOT, to which the Trump administration sent […]
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Top U.S. Archbishops Denounce American Foreign Policy

Top U.S. Archbishops Denounce American Foreign Policy

Joseph Quesada
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January 20, 2026
Three U.S. Catholic archbishops from Chicago, Washington D.C and Newark New Jersey, released a joint statement over the direction of the Trump administration’s foreign policy, stating that military campaigns must only be utilized as a last effort while also questioning the nature of the U.S.’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world.” “In 2026, […]
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DeSantis, Indiana Governor Mike Braun Set Friendly Wager for National Championship Game

DeSantis, Indiana Governor Mike Braun Set Friendly Wager for National Championship Game

Michael Costeines
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January 19, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) made a friendly wager ahead of the College Football National Championship between the #10 Miami Hurricanes and the #1 Indiana Hoosiers on Monday night in Miami Gardens. Gov. DeSantis has offered stone crabs and key lime pie from Joe's Stone Crab if the Hooisers win, and […]
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U.S. Military Troops on Standby Amid Tension in Minnesota

U.S. Military Troops on Standby Amid Tension in Minnesota

Joseph Quesada
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January 19, 2026
The Pentagon has ordered up to 1,500 active-duty soldiers stationed in Alaska to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, two officials confirmed. The stand-by order was given amid President Donald Trump’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act for the first time since 1992. The troops on standby belong to the Army’s 11th Airborne Division, which […]
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Christina Pushaw's Support of James Fishback Leads to Epic Political Embarrassment to Gov. Ron DeSantis

Christina Pushaw's Support of James Fishback Leads to Epic Political Embarrassment to Gov. Ron DeSantis

Javier Manjarres
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January 19, 2026
The not-so-secret relationship between members of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' Executive Office (EOG) and controversial gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has been confirmed by Christina Pushaw, the apparent mastermind behind the plot to undermine Rep. Byron Donalds' 2026 gubernatorial aspirations. What has come to light is nothing less than a complete shit show or dumpster fire […]
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Nobel Peace Prize Medallion Presented to Trump by Machado

Nobel Peace Prize Medallion Presented to Trump by Machado

Joseph Quesada
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January 16, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump this week during a visit to the White House. Machado told reporters that she offered to share her medallion with President Trump following what she described as his “historic” role in deposing former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro from his role. […]
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Trump Threatens to Use the Insurrection Act Against Protesters

Trump Threatens to Use the Insurrection Act Against Protesters

Joseph Quesada
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January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump this week threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops as tensions escalate between protestors and federal agents in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in the region. The threat follows a second shooting in a week involving federal officers during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. On Jan. […]
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US Senate Votes Against Blocking Trump's use of Military Action in Venezuela

US Senate Votes Against Blocking Trump's use of Military Action in Venezuela

Joseph Quesada
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January 16, 2026
U.S. Senate Republicans voted 51-50 on Wednesday against a war powers resolution that would have restrained President Donald Trump from further use of military force in Venezuela without congressional authorization, after the president put pressure on fellow Republicans who had supported the measure. Last week, Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Democrats […]
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Ron DeSantis, Casey DeSantis Announce First Carbon Ion Therapy Program at Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic

Ron DeSantis, Casey DeSantis Announce First Carbon Ion Therapy Program at Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic

Michael Costeines
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January 15, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis, joined by First Lady Casey DeSantis, announced that Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic will be launching the first carbon ion therapy program in the United States during a press conference this week. “Our administration is committed to fighting cancer by making targeted investments in innovative therapies that have the potential to save lives," DeSantis […]
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Trump Admin Slashes Addiction and Mental Health Funds

Trump Admin Slashes Addiction and Mental Health Funds

Joseph Quesada
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January 15, 2026
Thousands of federal grants funding mental health and addiction services were suddenly terminated late Tuesday as the Trump administration sent hundreds of notices announcing the discontinuations. The sudden terminations at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) affected over 2700 of the agency’s discretionary grants worth nearly $1.9 billion. According to NPR, a […]
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DeSantis Appoints Judge Adam Tanenbaum to Florida Supreme Court

DeSantis Appoints Judge Adam Tanenbaum to Florida Supreme Court

Michael Costeines
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January 14, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Judge Adam Tanenbaum to the Florida Supreme Court while speaking at a news conference at Seminole High School this week. Tanenbaum is a judge for the First District Court of Appeals and a former general counsel for the Florida House of Representatives. Adam Tanenbaum graduated first in his […]
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