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In a CNBC interview, the McDonald's CEO denounced President Donald Trump's No Tax on Tips, which is a signature campaign promise and a key provision of the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
WASHINGTON—Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) discussed the Trump Administration's sanctions on Venezuela in a recent interview with The Floridian, calling the President a "master negotiator." "People are fleeing Venezuela because of the failed state that it is, even though it should be one of the richest countries in the world, given their oil reserves," Rep. Haridopolos began, […]
Once again, President Donald Trump is proving he is getting the job done. The "Dealmaker in Chief " is putting on a master class in producing results that put Americans first – this time with Mexico. The Floridian sources in the administration say that over the weekend, President Trump and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced bicameral legislation to restore the Department of Defense's original name, the Department of War, alongside Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). The modern designation of the Department of Defense emerged after World War II, following a brief period as the "National Military Establishment," a relatively recent name change. Historically, the Department […]
Florida Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R) stands with Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr (R) and his “Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act” as they aim to curb the U.S. fentanyl epidemic by imposing heavy sanctions on CCP fentanyl producers. Rep. Díaz-Balart, who represents Florida's District 26, which encompasses an area of South Florida gripped by the fentanyl crisis, expressed […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) said she was "cautiously optimistic" about avoiding a government shutdown at the end of the month in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, further chastising Democrats as wanting President Donald Trump to fail more than they want the United States to succeed. Host Maria Bartiromo began by noting that […]
The White House touted the success of President Donald Trump's decision earlier this month to order National Guard troops to Washington, D.C, to help crack down on crime in the nation's capital, a move which was quickly seized by Democrats as being ineffective and outright authoritarian. According to their post, the White House said there […]
Florida Representative Carlos Gimenez (R) appeared in an interview with FOX News, where he called Cuba “a cancer in our hemisphere” after scrutinizing the nation’s alliances with both China and Russia and claiming that Communist China is using the island nation to spy on the U.S. “[China] has been using Cuba for a long time. […]
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) praised President Donald Trump for removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while criticizing the current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. “After years of no accountability under Jerome Powell’s tenure at the [Federal Reserve], [President Trump] is doing the right thing to hold people accountable, protect American families, and restore trust in […]
Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) commented on the ruling ordering the South Florida Detention Facility, also referred to as Alligator Alcatraz, calling the "internment camp" as being "cruel." “This Everglades internment camp was a cruel, wasteful, destructive stunt from start to finish,” she said. “The judge made the right call to shut it down. […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prosecute individuals who burn the American flag. The order, which includes a one-year prison sentence for an offense, defies decades of Supreme Court precedent protecting flag desecration as a form of free speech under the First Amendment. “If you burn a flag, you get one year […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked the federal government Monday to ban California and Washington from issuing commercial licenses if these states have encouraged undocumented migrants to drive commercially. Uthmeier's call comes weeks after an undocumented Indian national with a California-issued CDL made an illegal U-turn, killing three Floridians. Mass public outrage led the federal […]
Florida Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz released a statement demanding the release of Cuban protestors arrested by the Cuban regime and urging the U.S. to take action to free the protestors. “It's up to us to sound the alarm for the 1,000+ peaceful Cuban activists unjustly imprisoned. We must demand their freedom,” she said. “Oppression […]
With $20 million in the bank, and with the coveted endorsement of President Donald Trump in his back pocket, Rep. Byron Donalds' gubernatorial campaign continue to gain momentum as more members of the U.S. Congress, like Rep. Mike Haridopolos, continue to support his endeavor to replace the term limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. Rep. Haridopolos, a […]
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 […]
