Trump-Musk Feud: Lawmakers Weigh In

Trump-Musk Feud: Lawmakers Weigh In

Mateo Guillamont
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June 6, 2025
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s ongoing political row over the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is causing intense debate over whether Republicans should pass the act in an upcoming Senate vote.  The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ was recently passed in the House of Representatives, and includes a variety of policies including no taxes on tips, […]
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Scott Highlights Chinese Protests as Trump and Xi Negotiate Trade, Tariffs

Scott Highlights Chinese Protests as Trump and Xi Negotiate Trade, Tariffs

Grayson Bakich
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June 6, 2025
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) highlighted suppressed news of protests in China in a post to X (formerly Twitter), as President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are reportedly negotiating trade and tariffs this week. "Xi and his illegitimate regime will stop at nothing to silence these protestors and stop these photos from getting out […]
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DeSantis Signs Bill Boosting Firefighter Health and Safety Measures

DeSantis Signs Bill Boosting Firefighter Health and Safety Measures

Michael Costeines
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June 5, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to protect some of Florida's bravest heroes, its firefighters. Speaking at the 81st Annual Convention of the Florida Professional Firefighters in Palm Beach Gardens, DeSantis approved HB 929. The bill aims to boost the health and safety of firefighters by addressing key major issues. Reps. Erika Booth (R-St. […]
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US Military Plane Reportedly Diverted as Houthi Attacks on Israel Continue

US Military Plane Reportedly Diverted as Houthi Attacks on Israel Continue

Mateo Guillamont
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June 5, 2025
For the first four days of June, Israel has been forced to defend its civilian population from consecutive Houthi missile attacks.  Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) reported having to respond to presumptive Houthi attacks every day since the beginning of June. “It’s only June 3, and for the third time […]
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Ono's Rejection 'Embarassing,' Preventable if DeSantis-Maligned Bill Was Approved, Perez Says

Ono's Rejection 'Embarassing,' Preventable if DeSantis-Maligned Bill Was Approved, Perez Says

Liv Caputo
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June 5, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Days after Florida's top higher education board shot down a presidential finalist for the first time ever, House Speaker Danny Perez called the move "embarrassing" and preventable had a bill despised by Gov. Ron DeSantis passed the legislature. Perez, a Miami Republican who's clashed with DeSantis for months, spoke to reporters on Thursday, two days […]
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Steube Introduces Bill Restricting Loan Forgiveness from Entities Involved in Terrorism

Steube Introduces Bill Restricting Loan Forgiveness from Entities Involved in Terrorism

Grayson Bakich
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June 5, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced legislation forbidding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from crediting entities and their employees involved in illegal activity. Rep. Steube's No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act codifies a March executive order issued by President Donald Trump, which explained that the 2007 program has been heavily compromised. Established to forgive […]
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Cuba and Venezuela Included in Trump's Middle-East Travel Ban

Cuba and Venezuela Included in Trump's Middle-East Travel Ban

Mateo Guillamont
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June 5, 2025
President Donald Trump recently imposed a travel moratorium on several Middle Eastern countries plus Cuba and Venezuela.  President Trump justified the travel ban by arguing that the countries included fail to cooperate with the US government’s immigration proceedings. The travel ban includes blanket prohibition on all immigrants from 12 states and partial prohibitions on immigrants […]
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Judge Largely Denies Activists’ Challenge to Petition Law, Sides With State

Judge Largely Denies Activists’ Challenge to Petition Law, Sides With State

Liv Caputo
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June 4, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Gov. Ron DeSantis’s controversial new law revamping how citizen-led amendments are put on the ballot will almost fully stay on the books, an Obama-appointed federal judge decided Wednesday. Judge Mark Walker largely sided with the state in his 33-page order, denying all but one of activist groups’ swath of pleas to block various parts of […]
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DeSantis Aide Kamoutsas Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Falls

DeSantis Aide Kamoutsas Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Falls

Liv Caputo
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June 4, 2025
Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, a top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis, was confirmed as the next Education Commissioner in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, just one day after another prospective education leader was shot down by DeSantis allies. The Florida Board of Education resoundingly approved of Kamoutsas, one of DeSantis's four deputy Chief of Staff officers, […]
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Rubio Attacks Foreign Officials Complicit in Cuba's Medical Forced Labor Scheme

Rubio Attacks Foreign Officials Complicit in Cuba's Medical Forced Labor Scheme

Mateo Guillamont
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June 4, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio recently announced the State Department will be restricting the Visas of foreign government officials partaking in Cuba’s medical doctors forced labor initiatives.  For months, reports have alleged that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.  More than 40,000 Cuban doctors are reportedly spread worldwide in […]
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DeSantis Recommends Deputy Chief of Staff As Next Education Commissioner

DeSantis Recommends Deputy Chief of Staff As Next Education Commissioner

Liv Caputo
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June 4, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday pushed for one of his top aides to become the next Education Commissioner, replacing Manny Diaz, Jr. ahead of his new job as interim President of the University of West Florida. DeSantis recommended Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, one of his four deputy chief of staff officers, to be Florida's top education […]
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Santa Ono Rejected As UF President in Historic Board of Governors Decision

Santa Ono Rejected As UF President in Historic Board of Governors Decision

Liv Caputo
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June 3, 2025
In a historic first, the Florida Board of Governors on Tuesday blocked Dr. Santa Ono from becoming the University of Florida’s next president, caving to Trump world’s bitter criticism of his past support for diversity initiatives and allegations of antisemitism. Ono, who resigned his post as president of the University of Michigan just hours after […]
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Sen. Rick Scott Releases Statement on Concerns Regarding Santa Ono’s University of Florida Presidential Bid

Sen. Rick Scott Releases Statement on Concerns Regarding Santa Ono’s University of Florida Presidential Bid

Adrian Morgade
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June 3, 2025
Sen. Rick Scott, (R-FL) held a press conference outlining his concerns on the presidential bid of University of Michigan’s former president Santa Ono. “I have serious concerns about Santa Ono’s nomination to be the president of the University of Florida and every single member of the Florida Board of Governors should be demanding answers right […]
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Trump Warns of Consequences for California as Trans Athlete Dominates

Trump Warns of Consequences for California as Trans Athlete Dominates

Mateo Guillamont
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June 3, 2025
President Donald Trump has warned the state of California it will face consequences after a trans athlete dominated California’s recent statewide high school track and field championship.  AB Hernandez, a biological male, won gold in two competitions for female track athletes. Parents had protested against Hernandez’s participation in the competition to no avail.  “A Biological […]
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Rubio Foreshadows Further Action Against pro-Hamas Immigrants

Rubio Foreshadows Further Action Against pro-Hamas Immigrants

Mateo Guillamont
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June 3, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio has warned that immigrants sympathizing with the recent wave of antisemitic attacks could have their visas revoked and face deportation.  Secretary Rubio’s comments follow an attack in Boulder, CO, against pro-Israel demonstrators calling for the release of all hostages in Gaza.  During the attack, illegal immigrant Mohamed Sabry Soliman approached a […]
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DeSantis Signs Pair of Anti-Squatting Measures

DeSantis Signs Pair of Anti-Squatting Measures

Liv Caputo
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June 2, 2025
In a sequel to his stringent anti-squatter law signed last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a pair of bills targeting squatters at hotels, motels, and commercial businesses on Monday. DeSantis lauded the Sunshine State's massive strides in property rights at a bill-signing ceremony hosted in Sarasota Monday morning, where he greenlit SB 322, "Property Rights," […]
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DeSantis Points to Media 'Lies' Inspiring Colorado's Molotov Cocktail-Wielding Anti-Semite

DeSantis Points to Media 'Lies' Inspiring Colorado's Molotov Cocktail-Wielding Anti-Semite

Liv Caputo
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June 2, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Joe Biden's immigration policies and media "lies" after eight people—including a Holocaust survivor—were wounded by Molotov cocktails chucked by an antisemitic Egyptian in the U.S. illegally. DeSantis spoke at a Sarasota press conference Monday morning, where he condemned 45-year-old suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman for allegedly firebombing a Colorado demonstration calling […]
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Florida Lawmakers Scott, Gimenez, and Diaz-Balart Condemn Attack on Pro-Israel Demonstrators

Florida Lawmakers Scott, Gimenez, and Diaz-Balart Condemn Attack on Pro-Israel Demonstrators

Adrian Morgade
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June 2, 2025
U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, (R) has posted a condemning on social media over the attack on Pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado.  He called the attack “a vile act of hate” and for the US to stand against all forms of antisemitism and domestic terrorism. Rep. Gimenez closes out his statement, urging federal and local authorities […]
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