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A coalition of Senate and House Democrats is pushing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more information regarding the uses of the controversial Everglades Detention Facility, also known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) spearheaded a letter to the heads of DHS, Immigration and Customs […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has announced that he and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will collaborate on an effort to correct the 2020 U.S. Census potentially awarding Florida additional seats in the House of Representatives. Gov. DeSantis released a statement claiming that the previous Biden Administration was aware that Florida’s 2020 Census data was […]
Florida Representative Lois Frankel (D) slammed President Donald Trump and his administration after he announced plans to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that were intended for distribution across the third world. “Trump’s plan to incinerate these supplies is wasteful and denies lifesaving care […]
Florida Representative Kathy Castor (D) heavily criticized the Republican majority in Congress as they aim to cut clean energy and incentives. “It makes no sense to rip away clean energy savings at a time of rising electric bills, rising demand, rising pollution, and rising temperatures,” Castor said. President Donald Trump announced last month that clean […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced a resolution allowing President Donald Trump to retain control of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police until order is restored. President Trump recently announced mobilizing the National Guard and federalization of the Metropolitan Police to crack down on the rampant violent crime occurring in the nation's capital, which has […]
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), and Brian Mast (R-FL) expressed support for President Donald Trump's proposed new Census excluding illegal aliens in comments to The Floridian. Last week, President Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Commerce to conduct a new census that would not include illegal aliens as part of the […]
Florida Democratic Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost appeared in a CNN interview where he slammed President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of D.C., claiming, “If Donald Trump actually gave a damn about keeping DC safe, then he wouldn't be gutting gun violence prevention efforts.” Rep. Frost argued that the president’s claim of taking control of D.C. to […]
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Florida Congressman Byron Donalds (R) has motioned to reintroduce the D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act. The bill addresses juvenile crime by lowering D.C.'s definition of a “youth” from 24 years old to under 18, resulting in individuals […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) mocked newly reelected Washington, D.C. Councilman Trayon White for saying he and the City Council are "responsible" in a post to X (formerly Twitter). President Donald Trump has mobilized the District of Columbia's National Guard to address the violent crime plaguing the nation's capital, which included the assassination of two U.S. […]
Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) praised President Donald Trump's federal takeover of Washington, D.C., as the Trump administration claims the local government of the District of Columbia has lost control of public order and safety in the city following the assassinations of two U.S. Embassy staffers in May. Rep. Donalds stated, “Washington, DC is a VIOLENT […]
Florida Congressman Mike Haridopolos (R) made a statement in an interview with NewsNation supporting President Trump’s desire to cut federal interest rates, citing “the consumer deserves a break.” Rep. Haridopolos argued that the concept of slashing interest rates isn’t a far-fetched ordeal, stating, “it's not a radical concept because they're doing it in Japan. They're […]
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) has introduced a seventh bill in one year to combat Chinese Communist Party influence, with the last two aiming to expose the wealth and hidden assets of senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials and aiming to prohibit Chinese companies from utilizing U.S. tax credits. Sen. Scott unveiled the Preventing Remote […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed opposition to a proposed carveout for illegal alien farm workers in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., saying, "We cannot allow to have this situation continue to metastasize with these carveouts." Earlier this week, President Donald Trump reconsidered the possibility of granting amnesty to illegal alien farm workers […]
President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Commerce to create a new U.S. Census to exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count. The president announced the move on his Truth Social account Thursday morning. "I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on […]
Republican lawmakers around the country have recently taken aim at so-called “junk fees,” suggesting states should ban hidden tariff-based markups imposed by national retailers who claim rising prices are linked to federal trade policy. Momentum Builds on Junk Fee Bans In Virginia, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin signed bipartisan legislation on May 2, 2025, updating the Virginia […]
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) has introduced legislation to keep artificial intelligence (AI) employed by the federal government apolitical. For additional context, in mid-July, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14319, which recognizes the applicability of using AI for government work, but models cannot be trained according to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) guidelines or any […]
Congressman Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) said President Donald Trump’s divisive tariffs on overseas imports have resulted in a wave of new U.S. trade deals, a revitalized manufacturing landscape, and drastically raised revenue. “For those keeping score at home, President Trump’s tariffs have resulted in historic trade deals, raised BILLIONS in revenue, leveled the playing field for […]
TALLAHASSEE—Florida's Alligator Alcatraz was only the first massive migrant detention center built to help federal authorities detain and deport undocumented immigrants, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed Tuesday. Soon, 1,000 beds will be added to Indiana's Miami Correctional Facility to create the "Speedway Slammer" detention center in a clear replication of South Florida's […]
