NPR and PBS Funding in Crosshairs of Congress

NPR and PBS Funding in Crosshairs of Congress

Mateo Guillamont
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March 26, 2025
The country’s two biggest broadcasters, National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), are under scrutiny from GOP lawmakers for alleged partisan reporting.  NPR and PBS have faced consistent accusations of being biased towards the left and progressive ideals. Both news networks were created to produce fact-based reporting on issues relevant to American audiences.  […]
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NSA Waltz Takes Responsibility for 'Signal Gate'

NSA Waltz Takes Responsibility for 'Signal Gate'

Jackson Bakich
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March 26, 2025
National Security Advisor and former Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL) spoke to Laura Ingraham on Fox News after he appeared to inadvertently add editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a text chain on the Signal messaging app. Key members of the Trump administration included Vice President JD Vance (R), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and […]
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Rare Failure: Fine’s Gun Bill Killed By Fellow Republican, Absent Lawmakers

Rare Failure: Fine’s Gun Bill Killed By Fellow Republican, Absent Lawmakers

Liv Caputo
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March 25, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Because two Republicans stepped out, and a third voted “no,” a conservative Florida bill that would have allowed guns on school buses and in university dorms died in its first Senate committee on Tuesday. The final vote on Sen. Randy Fine’s SB 814 was 4 “nays” to 3 “ayes” in Tuesday’s Senate Criminal Justice Committee. […]
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Mills Introduces Bill Restricting Birthright Citizenship

Mills Introduces Bill Restricting Birthright Citizenship

Grayson Bakich
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March 25, 2025
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL) and Andy Harris (R-MD) have introduced legislation restricting birthright citizenship. The Prohibiting Automatic Rights to Enter National Territory (PARENT) Act does not eliminate birthright citizenship but instead restricts automatic American citizenship upon birth to children born to at least one parent who is already a citizen or lawful permanent resident. Rep. […]
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Florida Pride Flag, Trump Flag Ban in Schools Advances Among Bipartisan Concerns

Florida Pride Flag, Trump Flag Ban in Schools Advances Among Bipartisan Concerns

Liv Caputo
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March 25, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—A hotly contested Florida bill banning Pride, Black Lives Matter, and Trump flags in schools and atop government buildings passed its second Senate hearing on Tuesday. Filed by Republican Sen. Randy Fine, expected to head to Congress in April, SB 100 would outlaw all “politically partisan” flags, which he says include flags denoting race or […]
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Fine Exposes Democrat Competitor's Alleged Past Violent Behavior

Fine Exposes Democrat Competitor's Alleged Past Violent Behavior

Mateo Guillamont
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March 25, 2025
Florida Sate Senator Randy Fine (R) is pulling no punches in the lead up to the special election for the US’ House of Representatives 6th Florida seat.  Senator Fine has been fiercely criticizing his Democrat opponent, Joshua Weil, for questionable actions he reportedly committed while being a public school teacher.  According to Fine and local […]
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Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Countries Purchasing Venezuelan Oil

Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Countries Purchasing Venezuelan Oil

Mateo Guillamont
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March 25, 2025
President Donald Trump has announced new ‘secondary tariffs’ on Venezuela that impose a general 25% levy on exports from any country purchasing Venezuelan oil.  The tariffs come as US-Venezuela relations sour due to President Trump’s discontent with Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s immigration policies as well as his undemocratic practices. Trump blamed Venezuela for “purposefully and […]
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US Convicts Iran Hitmen Who Nearly Killed American Journalist

US Convicts Iran Hitmen Who Nearly Killed American Journalist

Mateo Guillamont
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March 25, 2025
A jury has found two Eastern European individuals guilty of conspiring to kill US-based journalist Masih Alinejad after being hired to do so by Iran. Polad Omarov and Rafat Amirov were hired by Iran to murder Alinejad due to her fierce criticism of Iran’s theocratic authoritarian government.  Omarov and Amirov were high-ranking members of an […]
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Cherfilus McCormick Bashes Trump Executive Order Dismantling Department of Education

Cherfilus McCormick Bashes Trump Executive Order Dismantling Department of Education

Grayson Bakich
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March 21, 2025
Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) issued a statement criticizing President Donald Trump's executive order to dismantle and abolish the Department of Education. President Trump issued the order Thursday night, citing the Department's investment of over $3 trillion since its founding in 1979. Yet standardized National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores reveal pupils' worsening performance […]
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Sen. Ossoff Urges Secretary Rubio to Reinstate Peanut Lab Funding

Sen. Ossoff Urges Secretary Rubio to Reinstate Peanut Lab Funding

Jackson Bakich
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March 21, 2025
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently wrote a letter to his former colleague and current Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, regarding the budget cuts to USAID that have affected Georgians, specifically the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut at the University of Georgia. With Secretary Rubio serving as the acting administrator, Sen. Ossoff has written […]
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State Department Continues Combatting Iran's Illicit Oil Sales

State Department Continues Combatting Iran's Illicit Oil Sales

Mateo Guillamont
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March 21, 2025
The US Department of State recently announced new sanctions against certain commercial entities for aiding Iran’s global illicit oil sales.  Sanctions target a crude oil and petroleum products storage terminal in the port of Huizhou in China for allegedly receiving nearly one million barrels of Iranian crude oil.  The sanctions come as the State Department […]
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Donalds Predicts Fort Myers City Council Will Reverse Course on Anti-ICE Vote

Donalds Predicts Fort Myers City Council Will Reverse Course on Anti-ICE Vote

Grayson Bakich
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March 21, 2025
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed a recent Fort Myers City Council vote to not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which he predicted would be reversed in a recent appearance on Fox News's Brian Kilmeade Show. For additional context, three Fort Myers City Council members voted against ICE training for the city's Police Department, […]
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Trump Executive Order Shutters DOE

Trump Executive Order Shutters DOE

Mateo Guillamont
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March 21, 2025
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order mandating the closing of the US Department of Education (DOE).  The Department of Education, established in 1979, was intended to “support and complement” the educational efforts of the states, whose authority over education is enshrined in the Constitution’s tenth amendment.  In the Executive Order, President Trump directs […]
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Trump Campaigns For Fine as Election Day Nears

Trump Campaigns For Fine as Election Day Nears

Mateo Guillamont
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March 20, 2025
President Donald Trump is advocating for the election of Florida Sate Senator Randy Fine (R) in the upcoming special election for the US’ House of Representatives 6th Florida seat.  The special election is occurring due to the vacancy caused by former Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) becoming President Trump’s National Security Advisor.  Trump claimed Fine has […]
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Bean Urges for Improvement of TRICARE Reimbursement

Bean Urges for Improvement of TRICARE Reimbursement

Grayson Bakich
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March 20, 2025
Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) spearheaded a letter to the Acting Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Dr. David J. Smith, urging to improve TRICARE compensation in Northeast Florida. As Rep. Bean explained, constituents have worried about the failure of T-5 contracts under the TRICARE program, where delays are common, and millions of dollars in […]
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New CBP 'Home' App Encourages Illegal Immigrants to Leave 'The Easy Way'

New CBP 'Home' App Encourages Illegal Immigrants to Leave 'The Easy Way'

Mateo Guillamont
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March 20, 2025
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), at President Donald Trump’s direction, has released a new Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) ‘Home’ Application.  The CBP Home App is designed to facilitate illegal immigrants’ voluntary departure from the US.  Illegal immigrants who voluntarily depart the US will still be eligible to return to the US through […]
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Scott Helps Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Full Benefits for Combat Veterans

Scott Helps Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Full Benefits for Combat Veterans

Jackson Bakich
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March 20, 2025
Senator Rick Scott joined a bipartisan effort in the Senate, including Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and 186 members of the House of Representatives such as Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) to reintroduce the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act to ensure full benefits for veterans. The legislation is named after […]
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House GOP Prepares to Impeach Judge Blocking Trump's Gang Deportations

House GOP Prepares to Impeach Judge Blocking Trump's Gang Deportations

Mateo Guillamont
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March 19, 2025
Some Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing for the impeachment of District of Columbia District Court Judge James Boasberg after he issued rulings to block President Donald Trump’s deportation of hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members.  Judge Boasberg ruled President Trump’s deportation flights of the Tren de Aragua (TDA) members ought to turn […]
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