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The Broward County Sheriff, embroiled in controversy for refusing to track down and arrest unauthorized migrants, should be suspended and replaced if he continues to deprioritize illegal immigration efforts, two top allies to Gov. Ron DeSantis and likely picks to lead high office said Monday. Gregory Tony, the sheriff of the county with the most […]
Georgia’s government is taking decisive steps to restore relations with the US and position itself as a strong European ally. Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia, recently met with an American diplomatic delegation, led by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), to discuss avenues for expanded US-Georgia cooperation. The meeting symbolizes the Georgian government’s recent efforts to […]
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was recently detained in the eastern Mediterranean by Israel’s government during a voyage she and other activists were taking towards Gaza with the hopes of protesting the ongoing war. The vessel Thunberg was on belongs to an anti-Israeli group called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which has criticized Israel’s blockade of […]
State Secretary Marco Rubio, under the authority of an executive order formerly issued by President Donald Trump, recently expanded sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is an international tribunal designed to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Last February, President […]
Gunmen shot and critically wounded Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a future presidential candidate last week during a campaign rally in Bogotá, Colombia. Armed assailants entered the park where the rally was taking place and shot Uribe from behind. Uribe, who announced his presidential bid in March, was accompanied by a team of 21 people […]
U.S. Rep Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) recently expressing her disapproval over the Trump administration's handling of immigration court cases and asylum seekers. “I am fully aware, and heartbroken, about the uncertainty now gripping Florida's 27th District because of the recent immigration actions of the Administration. Arrests in immigration courts, including people with I-220A and pending […]
On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed three pro-veteran bills into law. The Florida governor spoke alongside veterans of World War II—one of whom is nearing his 105th birthday—at a Port Charlotte press conference, where he stressed the importance of protecting veterans from exploitation, making it easier for them to […]
TALLAHASSEE—Florida Democratic leaders ripped President Donald Trump's new travel ban as "xenophobic" and "discriminatory" on Friday. On a virtual press conference, lawmakers tied to some of the 19 nations newly restricted from visiting the United States argued Trump's ban is an "un-American" attempt to exclude non-citizens from visiting the country, based out of a fear […]
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) has filed his first piece of legislation, House Resolution 477, to establish a select committee aimed at uncovering the truth of President Joe Biden's mental decline during his presidency. The Select Committee on President Biden's Cognitive Decline will consist of 13 members, including five approved by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries […]
Venezuelan Democratic opposition leader Maria Corina Machado personally thanked Republican South Florida Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Carlos Gimenez for hosting three Venezuelan dissidents who recently fled Venezuela. The three Republican representatives hosted Venezuelan democratic dissidents Pedro Urruchurtu, Claudia Macero, and Humberto Villalobos. The dissidents had been sheltering inside Argentina’s embassy in Venezuela […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
