Rubio Commemorates CIA-Backed Bay of Pigs Brigade 2506

Rubio Commemorates CIA-Backed Bay of Pigs Brigade 2506

Mateo Guillamont
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April 17, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has commemorated the anniversary of the Assault Brigade 2506’s (Brigade 2506) involvement in the Bay of Pigs invasion.  Brigade 2506 was a military special operations group designed by former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to lead a military revolution against Communist Dictator Fidel Castro’s […]
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MIA Concessions Deal: No-Bid Extensions Stir Transparency Concerns Amid Push for Modernization

MIA Concessions Deal: No-Bid Extensions Stir Transparency Concerns Amid Push for Modernization

Javier Manjarres
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April 17, 2025
On April 1, 2025, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved a $332 million no-bid concession deal for Miami International Airport (MIA), granting existing vendors 12-year lease extensions in exchange for substantial renovations and investments. The agreement also includes a possible three-year renewal contingent on an additional $65 million in upgrades. The item passed unanimously. During the […]
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Florida Lawmakers Commend Machado's Resilience

Florida Lawmakers Commend Machado's Resilience

Mateo Guillamont
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April 17, 2025
Florida lawmakers are paying tribute to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as she continues resisting Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro's regime.  Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) simultaneously commended Machado.  The support for Machado derives from her being named by TIME Magazine as one of the […]
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Perez Accuses DeSantis of 'Lying' About Spurning Wives of Killed, Wounded Officers

Perez Accuses DeSantis of 'Lying' About Spurning Wives of Killed, Wounded Officers

Liv Caputo
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April 17, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—While Florida House Speaker Danny Perez may have "thick skin" when it comes to the lower chamber's feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis, he says he won't allow the governor to "lie" about meetings between the wives of state troopers and House members. Speaker Perez, a Miami Republican, spoke to reporters Wednesday afternoon, kicking off the […]
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Steube Condemns Democrats', Activist Judges' Insistence on Keeping Borders Open

Steube Condemns Democrats', Activist Judges' Insistence on Keeping Borders Open

Grayson Bakich
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April 16, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) fiercely criticized Democrats' resistance to President Donald Trump's border agenda and activist judges who are ruling against him in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit, calling it "disgusting." The host began picking up from a discussion with a previous guest about the recent conviction of Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an El […]
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DeSantis Accuses House Members of Planning to Defund Police

DeSantis Accuses House Members of Planning to Defund Police

Liv Caputo
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April 16, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis accused the Florida House on Wednesday of attempting to defund the police in their budget proposal, claiming this is the latest sign that House leadership isn't real conservatives. His comments came at a Fort Myers press conference Wednesday morning, where he ripped into the lower chamber as the "least productive" group in […]
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DOJ Achieves Historic Conviction of Gambian Citizen for Torture

DOJ Achieves Historic Conviction of Gambian Citizen for Torture

Mateo Guillamont
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April 16, 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the conviction of Gambian national Michael Sang Correa for his role in torturing numerous victims. A Colorado jury found that Correa tortured five victims for their involvement in a failed coup in 2006 to overthrow former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Correa reportedly worked in an army unit called […]
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Trump Administration Issues Ultimatum on Iran's Nuclear Programs

Trump Administration Issues Ultimatum on Iran's Nuclear Programs

Mateo Guillamont
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April 16, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly warned Iran that it must terminate all of its nuclear weapons development programs or face severe consequences.  The warning comes after President Trump recently began negotiations with Iran to halt their development of nuclear weapons.  Ambassador and Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently relayed Trump’s demands from Iran […]
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Trump Declares that the U.S. Will 'Protect Our Farmers'

Trump Declares that the U.S. Will 'Protect Our Farmers'

Jackson Bakich
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April 16, 2025
President Donald Trump (R) released a message to American farmers as the tariff war between the United States and China continues. According to The New York Times, China purchased 14% of all U.S. agriculture last year, or approximately $27 billion. The 45th and 47th President declared that American farmers have been put on the "front […]
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JUICE?—4.16.2025—HOPE FLORIDA SCANDAL: DeSantis Accused of Thinking He's Above the Law— Much More...

JUICE?—4.16.2025—HOPE FLORIDA SCANDAL: DeSantis Accused of Thinking He's Above the Law— Much More...

Javier Manjarres
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April 16, 2025
DeSantis Accused of Thinking He's 'Above the Law' During an appearance on OAN’s “The Matt Gaetz Show,” Florida State Rep. Alex Andrade (R) accused Governor Ron DeSantis of thinking “the rules don’t apply to him” and that “he thinks he is above the law" as the HOPE Florida scandal continues to unfold Rep. Andrade made […]
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Moody Boasts $1.6M in Fundraising for Senate Campaign

Moody Boasts $1.6M in Fundraising for Senate Campaign

Jackson Bakich
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April 16, 2025
Senator Ashley Moody's (R-FL) campaign has raised $1.6 million in six weeks since launching her campaign to defend her seat in the upper chamber. Sen. Moody was not elected but was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) once President Donald Trump (R) selected former Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be his Secretary of State. Sen. […]
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'Flabbergasted': Uthmeier's Lawyer Hired to Fix Hope Florida's Legal Snags

'Flabbergasted': Uthmeier's Lawyer Hired to Fix Hope Florida's Legal Snags

Liv Caputo
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April 15, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Hope Florida, the charity founded by Gov. Ron DeSantis's wife, is using lawyer Mohammad Jazil to help fix its legal issues, prompted by reports that it funneled millions to groups trying to defeat a marijuana amendment and hasn't paid its taxes. The snag? Jazil represented the anti-marijuana political committee that took in millions of dollars […]
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Rips 'Rotten' Florida House Over Education Reforms, Hope Florida Smears

Gov. Ron DeSantis Rips 'Rotten' Florida House Over Education Reforms, Hope Florida Smears

Michael Costeines
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April 15, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis lambasted the Florida House of Representatives Tuesday in a series of attacks for, in his view, undoing conservative reforms on higher education and continued targeting of his wife's Hope Florida Foundation, which has come under scrutiny from lawmakers in recent days. Gov. DeSantis wasted little time attacking the House, calling the chamber […]
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Bukele White House Visit Emphasizes Trump Administration's Immigration Enforcement Resolve

Bukele White House Visit Emphasizes Trump Administration's Immigration Enforcement Resolve

Mateo Guillamont
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April 15, 2025
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele recently visited the US and met President Donald Trump in the White House.  President Bukele’s visit to the US marked his first outing to the US while being president of El Salvador.  Bukele and President Trump have fostered a close friendship as the former has supported the latter’s immigration enforcement […]
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Scott, Cruz Bill: Grant Terrorism Victims Ability to Sue Sympathetic Organizations

Scott, Cruz Bill: Grant Terrorism Victims Ability to Sue Sympathetic Organizations

Jackson Bakich
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April 15, 2025
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and some of their Republican colleagues in the upper chamber have introduced The Limiting Immunity for Assisting Backers of Lethal Extremism (LIABLE) Act, which would grant American victims of terrorism the ability to sue international organizations proven to be sympathetic to terrorist groups. The bill would also remove […]
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DOJ Arrests Man For Attacks on Tesla and New Mexico Republican Party HQ

DOJ Arrests Man For Attacks on Tesla and New Mexico Republican Party HQ

Mateo Guillamont
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April 15, 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the arrest of New Mexico Resident Jamison Wagner for the recent attacks against a Tesla dealership and the New Mexico Republican Party’s (RPNM) headquarters.  Wagner is accused of having perpetrated an arson attack on Tesla’s Albuquerque showroom last February 9th, 2025.  Additionally, the DOJ claims Wagner is also […]
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JUICE?—4.15.2025—EXCLUSIVE: AG James Uthmeier Calls out Republican Lawmaker as Stooge for Big Weed— Much More...

JUICE?—4.15.2025—EXCLUSIVE: AG James Uthmeier Calls out Republican Lawmaker as Stooge for Big Weed— Much More...

Javier Manjarres
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April 15, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Uthmeier Accuses Andrade of Being Stooge for Big Weed in Hope Florida Controversy TALLAHASSEE—Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is accusing a Republican lawmaker of hounding First Lady Casey DeSantis's charity on behalf of the state's largest medical marijuana company, Trulieve...READ MORE   Secretary Marco Rubio-Robert Vieira is headed home to reunite with his family after […]
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs 'Gulf of America' Bills into Florida Law

Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs 'Gulf of America' Bills into Florida Law

Michael Costeines
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April 15, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills on Monday that will update all statutory references in Florida law from the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" and put the name change in geographic and instructional materials in K -12 schools. Gov. DeSantis signed the statute change (HB 575) and academic changes (HB […]
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