Lawmakers Celebrate Selection of First American Pope

Lawmakers Celebrate Selection of First American Pope

Mateo Guillamont
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May 8, 2025
US lawmakers are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as its 267th Pope.  Pope Leo XIV, as Cardinal Prevost will henceforth be called, was born on 14 September 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, and belongs to the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA).  Upon being elected, Pope Leo XIV […]
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As Florida Allows New Execution Methods, Death-Bound Serial Killer Pleads Blood Disorder

As Florida Allows New Execution Methods, Death-Bound Serial Killer Pleads Blood Disorder

Liv Caputo
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May 8, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Serial killer Glen Rogers, set to die next week, is claiming that Florida can't execute him using the state's default method, lethal injection, because his rare blood disorder would cause "needless pain and suffering." But that's not the state's only option. The Florida Legislature passed a sweeping bill last week allowing death row inmates to […]
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Data Reveals Red Sea Shipping Increased After Trump's Election

Data Reveals Red Sea Shipping Increased After Trump's Election

Mateo Guillamont
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May 8, 2025
Publicly available commercial shipping data demonstrates Red Sea shipping increased following President Donald Trump’s November 2024 election.  Red Sea shipping dramatically decreased after the Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni terror group, began targeting US, Israeli, and allies' ships since Hamas’ October 7th, 2023, attacks.  Houthi forces have orchestrated drone and missile attacks against US military and […]
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US Rescues Venezuela Opposition Held Hostage in Caracas

US Rescues Venezuela Opposition Held Hostage in Caracas

Mateo Guillamont
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May 7, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the rescue of five members of Venezuela’s Democratic opposition coalition who had been sheltering in place due to threats from Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s regime.  The five opposition leaders were forced to hide in Argentina’s embassy in Caracas last March after Dictator Maduro increased persecution of his […]
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DeSantis Suggests He Would Veto Perez's Sales Tax Plan: 'Dead on Arrival'

DeSantis Suggests He Would Veto Perez's Sales Tax Plan: 'Dead on Arrival'

Liv Caputo
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May 7, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested on Wednesday that he would veto House Speaker Danny Perez's plan to cut sales taxes, accusing the Speaker of supporting a "Florida last" tax package. DeSantis's comments at a Tampa roundtable event centered on his desire for a sweeping property tax cut—a plan that he says would be stymied by Perez's […]
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DeSantis 'Highly Skeptical' About City of Miami's Plan to Cancel November Elections

DeSantis 'Highly Skeptical' About City of Miami's Plan to Cancel November Elections

Javier Manjarres
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May 7, 2025
MIAMI — During a press conference announcing his support for upcoming legislation that he said he would sign into law, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was asked his opinion about the City of Miami Commission’s apparent plan to cancel its November elections and extend the terms of the current mayor and commissioners until 2026. The governor […]
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Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: DeSantis Rips Democrats for Flipping Registrations

Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: DeSantis Rips Democrats for Flipping Registrations

Michael Costeines
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May 7, 2025
MIAMI—Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed Democratic lawmakers  in the Florida Legislature and former party members on Tuesday for essentially having to change teams to compete in Florida's elections. The remarks come after former Senate Democratic Leader Jason Pizzo changed his party affiliation to Independent after calling his former party "dead" during a speech on the Senate […]
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Rutherford Questions Noem on Border Security, 287G, and Deporting Illegals

Rutherford Questions Noem on Border Security, 287G, and Deporting Illegals

Grayson Bakich
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May 6, 2025
Representative John Rutherford (R-FL) discussed border security with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in a recent House Appropriations Committee hearing. They discussed 287(g) and how to get recalcitrant countries to accept illegal aliens deported from the United States. Rep. Rutherford noted the "amazing speed with which you all turned around the southern border," saying […]
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Trump Touts 'Big' Announcement on Middle East Crisis

Trump Touts 'Big' Announcement on Middle East Crisis

Mateo Guillamont
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May 6, 2025
President Donald Trump announced during a recent Oval Office meeting that he will make a “big” announcement regarding the Middle East before departing for the region next week.  President Trump made the remarks while meeting with newly sworn Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.  Trump claimed his announcement will be “really really positive” for the Middle […]
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Rubio Condemns Cuba for Harboring Terrorists as Canel Visits Russia

Rubio Condemns Cuba for Harboring Terrorists as Canel Visits Russia

Mateo Guillamont
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May 6, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently condemned Cuba for harboring terrorists and criminal fugitives, some of which are wanted by the US.  Secretary Rubio’s condemnation overlapped with Cuban Dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel’s visit to Russia to commemorate the Soviet Union’s military victories over Nazi Germany.  Rubio has consistently criticized the Cuban government for undermining the interests […]
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Jackie Schutz Zeckman Appointed to Holocaust Memorial Council

Jackie Schutz Zeckman Appointed to Holocaust Memorial Council

Daniel Molina
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May 6, 2025
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed Jackie Schutz Zeckman to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, a prestigious body that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and promotes awareness of the Holocaust and the fight against antisemitism.
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DeSantis Vows to Sign Statewide Fluoride, 'Chemtrail' Bans into Law

DeSantis Vows to Sign Statewide Fluoride, 'Chemtrail' Bans into Law

Liv Caputo
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May 6, 2025
Fluoridated water and Floridians' attempts to "block the sun" will both be banned in the Sunshine State, Gov. Ron DeSantis promised on Tuesday. He referred to two controversial new bills approved by the Legislature: SB 700, which outlaws fluoride in drinking water, and SB 56, which imposes felonies for Floridians who try to alter the […]
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The Florida Session is Going Into Overtime: What Bills Will Lawmakers Debate?

The Florida Session is Going Into Overtime: What Bills Will Lawmakers Debate?

Liv Caputo
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May 6, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—After a grueling 60-day legislative session marked by tension, infighting, and a rare rebellion from the GOP, lawmakers are headed to overtime. Why? Because they couldn't agree on the one bill required by the state constitution: a budget for the upcoming year. So when Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez announced Friday […]
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University of Florida Could Name a DEI President to Lead it's Gators

University of Florida Could Name a DEI President to Lead it's Gators

Michael Costeines
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May 6, 2025
The University of Florida is expected to name Santa Ono its 14th president, but after a video of Ono surfaced surfaced showing Ono praising diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and expressing other views as president of the University of Michigan that conflict with Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign to rid Florida of DEI, his nomination could […]
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Israel Strikes Houthis as Leadership Warns Attacks Will Increase

Israel Strikes Houthis as Leadership Warns Attacks Will Increase

Mateo Guillamont
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May 6, 2025
Israel has executed a series of airstrikes on Houthi targets following the latter’s recent attacks on Israel’s Ben Gurion International airport.  The missile attacks on the airport occurred amid daily US strikes against the Houthis as part of President Donald Trump’s "maximum pressure campaign” against them.  Israel’s Air Forces (IAF) reportedly hit Houthi locations along […]
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Trump to Reopen Alcatraz Prison

Trump to Reopen Alcatraz Prison

Mateo Guillamont
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May 5, 2025
President Donald Trump recently stated he had ordered the reopening of Alcatraz prison.  Alcatraz, which is currently a museum and national park, was used as a maximum security prison from 1850 to 1963.  President Trump claimed Alcatraz, being a symbol of law and order, should be reopened to assist the US in deterring crime by […]
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Group Trying to Expand Medicaid Sues Florida Over 'Cowardly' New Petition Law

Group Trying to Expand Medicaid Sues Florida Over 'Cowardly' New Petition Law

Liv Caputo
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May 5, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Gov. Ron DeSantis's new law cracking down on petition fraud and overhauling the ballot amendment process is being challenged in federal court—just two days after it passed the Legislature. Florida Decides Healthcare, a group hoping to expand Medicaid with a constitutional amendment, claimed in their Sunday lawsuit that the new law is unconstitutional, misleading, and […]
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Casey DeSantis Leads Byron Donalds in new 2026 Gubernatorial (FAKE) POLL

Casey DeSantis Leads Byron Donalds in new 2026 Gubernatorial (FAKE) POLL

Javier Manjarres
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May 5, 2025
***UPDATE-The poll results mentioned in the "X" post are not official and cannot be substantiated as being completely accurate. With the Florida Legislature at an impasse this legislative cycle, and as First Lady Casey DeSantis still thinking about a gubernatorial run in the 2026 midterm elections, a new public opinion poll commissioned by the Conservative […]
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