Greg Steube Introduces Bipartisan Bill Improving Employer Benefit Contribution Flexibility

Greg Steube Introduces Bipartisan Bill Improving Employer Benefit Contribution Flexibility

Grayson Bakich
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April 16, 2026
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill improving flexibility for employer contributions to employee benefit plans. The Optimizing Participant Tax Incentives through Optional Noncash Selections (OPTIONS) Act builds upon the May 2024 Private Letter Ruling (PLR) 20243400 issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which allows single employers to implement flexible benefits programs […]
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More Than 53 Million Americans Have Claimed Trump Administration's Working Families Tax Cuts

More Than 53 Million Americans Have Claimed Trump Administration's Working Families Tax Cuts

Joseph Quesada
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April 15, 2026
The White House and U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that more than 53 million Americans have claimed at least one of President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts. “Under President Trump, we uphold the foundational principle that hardworking Americans should be rewarded, not punished with tax hikes, and the results of this tax season prove […]
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Jim Oberweis Shreds Maria Elvira Salazar's DIGNIDAD Act

Jim Oberweis Shreds Maria Elvira Salazar's DIGNIDAD Act

Grayson Bakich
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April 15, 2026
Jim Oberweis (R), one of many Republican candidates vying for Representative Byron Donalds' (R-FL) 19th congressional district seat, shredded Representative Maria Elvira Salazar's (R-FL) DIGNIDAD Act in a recent statement, vowing to oppose any amnesty for illegal aliens if he is elected to Congress. The Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and […]
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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Introduces Bill Preventing Energy Price Gouging in Wartime

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Introduces Bill Preventing Energy Price Gouging in Wartime

Grayson Bakich
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April 14, 2026
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has introduced legislation preventing energy price gouging during times of war. The recent war with Iran, which is currently in the middle of a two-week ceasefire, has caused energy prices to skyrocket thanks to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil tanker passage. Due to the surge in […]
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Byron Donalds Dismissed Edited Immigration Video of Him, Says his GOP Opponents are 'Losing Big' (VIDEO)

Byron Donalds Dismissed Edited Immigration Video of Him, Says his GOP Opponents are 'Losing Big' (VIDEO)

Javier Manjarres
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April 13, 2026
COCONUT CREEK—During a campaign stop at the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter, Republican gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Byron Donalds was asked about a recent edited video making the rounds on social media where it appears he gave a full-throated endorsement for a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens, and illegal immigration. "I […]
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Michael Carbonara Takes Moms for Liberty Pledge to Defend Parental Rights

Michael Carbonara Takes Moms for Liberty Pledge to Defend Parental Rights

Grayson Bakich
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April 10, 2026
Michael Carbonara, a Republican challenger to Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in the 25th Congressional District, is taking the Moms for Liberty Parent Pledge, a formal declaration to protect parental rights in education and medicine. The Moms for Liberty Parent Pledge holds the taker to "honor the fundamental rights of parents, including, but not limited […]
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Sen. Moody and Rep. Bean Announce National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

Sen. Moody and Rep. Bean Announce National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

Joseph Quesada
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April 10, 2026
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) announced a new bill designating the only National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Museum and Memorial in the U.S., located in Jacksonville, Fla., as a National Landmark. U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), the House sponsor and original proponent of the legislation, joined Sen. Moody at the former Naval Air […]
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Mike Haridopolos Lauds 'Spectacular' Artemis II Mission

Mike Haridopolos Lauds 'Spectacular' Artemis II Mission

Grayson Bakich
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April 9, 2026
Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) gushed like a kid in a candy store discussing the Artemis II space mission during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria. The craft is expected to splash down near San Diego later this week. "It has been an amazing week here in Florida," Rep. Haridopolos beamed. "This proves that […]
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Vern Buchanan Spearheads Demand for HHS Kidney Research

Vern Buchanan Spearheads Demand for HHS Kidney Research

Grayson Bakich
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April 8, 2026
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is spearheading a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging increased federal efforts to research and treat chronic kidney disease (CKD). Rep. Buchanan is calling for the establishment of an Officer of Kidney Health and Transplantation within HHS, who will serve as […]
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Maria Elvira Salazar Fires Back at Brandon Gill Over DIGNITY Act

Maria Elvira Salazar Fires Back at Brandon Gill Over DIGNITY Act

Joseph Quesada
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April 8, 2026
U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) has fired back at fellow GOP Texas Congressman Brandon Gill over his remarks on the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act (DIGNIDAD). “The Dignity Act is mass amnesty and would constitute a terrible betrayal of our voters,” Rep. Gill claimed in […]
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Jimmy Patronis Wants Answers From OpenAI After FSU Shooting Allegations

Jimmy Patronis Wants Answers From OpenAI After FSU Shooting Allegations

Grayson Bakich
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April 7, 2026
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is demanding OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, face accountability after recent evidence surfaced showing Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner was in constant communication with the chatbot, which was allegedly helping him plan the attack. Ikner shot and killed two men, wounding five others, on the Florida State University campus on […]
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'It's a War Crime': U.S. Veterans in Miami React to Trump's Threat

'It's a War Crime': U.S. Veterans in Miami React to Trump's Threat

Joseph Quesada
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April 7, 2026
U.S. Veterans and Democratic officials have reacted to President Donald Trump’s recent wave of threats to Iran, labeling the president’s warnings as a “war crime,” with several officials calling for the president’s removal from office. Alex Tabet, a reporter for MS Now, interviewed several U.S. Veterans at American Legion South Miami Post-31 in Miami, FL. […]
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ICE Has Arrested Over 800 People Using TSA Data Records

ICE Has Arrested Over 800 People Using TSA Data Records

Joseph Quesada
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April 7, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly arrested over 800 individuals using traveler data shared by federal airport security officials since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term through Feb. 2026, according to internal agency records reviewed by Reuters. Data gathered by the outlet indicates that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provided ICE with […]
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House Rejects Senate DHS Funding Bill That Excludes ICE & CBP

House Rejects Senate DHS Funding Bill That Excludes ICE & CBP

Joseph Quesada
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April 6, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Senate-passed bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) – during a pro forma session. Amid a two-week Congressional spring recess, the House held a brief, “perfunctory” meeting known as a pro forma […]
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U.S. Attorney's Office Announces 8 Arrests on Medicare Fraud

U.S. Attorney's Office Announces 8 Arrests on Medicare Fraud

Joseph Quesada
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April 3, 2026
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced that federal officials arrested eight people – including three nurses, a chiropractor, and a psychologist – accused of several health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million from Medicare and other insurance companies throughout Southern California. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the arrests were conducted in coordination with […]
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Trump Says It's 'Not Possible' to Fund Welfare Needs

Trump Says It's 'Not Possible' to Fund Welfare Needs

Joseph Quesada
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April 2, 2026
President Donald Trump said it’s “not possible” for the U.S. government to fund child care costs, Medicare, and Medicaid, claiming that it should be the states’ responsibility instead to “take care” of those programs as the federal government focuses on “military protection.” During a private Easter luncheon, President Trump said he told Russell Vought, the director […]
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Randy Fine Remains Unbowed After Iranian Cyberattack

Randy Fine Remains Unbowed After Iranian Cyberattack

Grayson Bakich
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April 1, 2026
Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) has revealed that he was targeted in an Iranian cyberattack operation earlier this year, declaring, "I will not be intimidated or back down." In February, shortly after the attacks on Iran began, an apparent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operative posed as a reporter for Newsmax, emailing Rep. Fine's staff and […]
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IRGC Threatens to Strike U.S. Companies in the Middle East

IRGC Threatens to Strike U.S. Companies in the Middle East

Joseph Quesada
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April 1, 2026
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a warning to a swath of U.S. tech companies, deeming them as “legitimate targets” for their alleged involvement in combat operations conducted by the U.S. and Israel against the Islamic Republic. “From now on, for every assassination, an American company will be destroyed,” the IRGC said in a […]
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