Trump Brokers Partial Ceasefire With Putin, Sets Up Future Talks

Trump Brokers Partial Ceasefire With Putin, Sets Up Future Talks

Mateo Guillamont
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March 19, 2025
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have brokered a partial ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia and agreed to schedule future negotiations for a full ceasefire.  Presidents Trump and Putin reached the agreement during a highly anticipated phone call between the two leaders.  “My phone conversation today with President Putin of Russia […]
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Waltz Says Deporting Gang Members Within Trump's Authority

Waltz Says Deporting Gang Members Within Trump's Authority

Grayson Bakich
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March 19, 2025
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz appeared on Fox and Friends to discuss Judge James Boasberg's blockage of President Donald Trump's deportation of Tren de Aragua gang members, saying it is within Trump's authority to do so. Waltz began the discussion by comparing the current situation to the aftermath of September 11th, 2001, saying, "I can remember […]
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Trump Blasts Judge for Ordering Return of Deportation Flight

Trump Blasts Judge for Ordering Return of Deportation Flight

Jackson Bakich
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March 18, 2025
President Donald Trump (R) has called out U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for being a "radical left lunatic of a judge" who is, according to the President, resisting the national mandate he won in the 2024 election. Over the weekend, Judge Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to return the deportation flight of alleged members of […]
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Hegseth Leads Major Deterrence Operation Against Houthis

Hegseth Leads Major Deterrence Operation Against Houthis

Mateo Guillamont
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March 18, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is leading a major operation aimed at debilitating the Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni terror group that has been targeting US, Israeli, and allies’ ships since Hamas’ October 7th, 2023 attacks.  Houthi forces have executed daily drone and missile attacks against US military and commercial ships and have recently increasingly directly […]
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Trump Announces Planned Return of Stranded Astronauts

Trump Announces Planned Return of Stranded Astronauts

Mateo Guillamont
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March 17, 2025
President Donald Trump recently announced the planned return of American astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) after being stranded there for months due to maintenance delays.  Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have spent eight months on the ISS after arriving for what was supposed to be a brief 8-day stay.  President Trump announced […]
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Affirmative Action: DOE Investigates Dozens of Universities

Affirmative Action: DOE Investigates Dozens of Universities

Mateo Guillamont
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March 15, 2025
The US Department of Education (DOE) has announced investigations into over fifty different universities for allegedly employing affirmative action and racial preference policies in its programs and scholarships.  Universities to be investigated include top-ranked institutions such as Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and many others.  Preceded by investigations into universities reportedly permitting antisemitic […]
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Trump Admin Defends Visa Cancellation Program as Travel Ban Looms

Trump Admin Defends Visa Cancellation Program as Travel Ban Looms

Mateo Guillamont
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March 14, 2025
President Donald Trump’s cabinet is defending its new ‘Catch and Revoke’ visa cancellation program.  The State Department recently launched the program, which will harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify and deport Hamas supporters living in the US on an immigrant visa. State Department Secretary Marco Rubio, the child of Cuban political refugees, originally floated the […]
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Alcohol Takes Center Stage in New US-EU Tariff Dispute

Alcohol Takes Center Stage in New US-EU Tariff Dispute

Mateo Guillamont
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March 13, 2025
The wine, distilled spirits, and general alcohol sector is bracing for a bitter tariff dispute between the US and European Union (EU).  The EU recently announced new 50% tariffs on whiskey exports from the US in response to President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs on EU aluminum and steel exports. President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on […]
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Navy Veteran Rep. Franklin: DOGE Should Look at Department of Defense

Navy Veteran Rep. Franklin: DOGE Should Look at Department of Defense

Jackson Bakich
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March 13, 2025
Representative Scott Franklin (R) spoke to The Floridian regarding the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk under the direction of President Donald Trump (R), to cipher through the Department of Defense (DOD) for potential waste, fraud, and abuse. Rep. Franklin, a 26-year Navy aviator, provided examples of some of the areas in which […]
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AG Uthmeier Announces Arrest of 6 Non-Citizen Members of Large Theft Ring

AG Uthmeier Announces Arrest of 6 Non-Citizen Members of Large Theft Ring

Liv Caputo
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March 13, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday announced the arrests of six non-citizen criminals engaging in mass car theft, whom he says are the product of former President Joe Biden's border policy. The five people in custody, and one who's at large, have been involved in a "very large" theft ring of rental vehicles, Uthmeier […]
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Rubio Welcomes Integration of US-Backed Syria Democratic Forces Into New Syrian State

Rubio Welcomes Integration of US-Backed Syria Democratic Forces Into New Syrian State

Mateo Guillamont
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March 12, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has welcomed the announcement of an agreement integrating Syria’s Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s government. SDF is a US-backed coalition of armed Kurdish groups controlling a significant portion of northeastern Syria.  The agreement reportedly exchanges recognition of Syria’s Kurdish minority as “an integral part of the Syrian state” for SDF’s […]
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Exclusive: Congressional Lawmakers Luna and Haridopolos Press For Balanced Budget

Exclusive: Congressional Lawmakers Luna and Haridopolos Press For Balanced Budget

Mateo Guillamont
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March 12, 2025
Republican Congressional lawmakers are pledging to push legislation to balance the US budget as the federal government’s debt soars.  Last May, it was reported that the US was spending more on debt interest payments than on its military for the first time in history.  Florida Republican Representatives Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos spoke to […]
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Rubio and Waltz Announce Ukraine's Acceptance of 30-Day Ceasefire Proposal

Rubio and Waltz Announce Ukraine's Acceptance of 30-Day Ceasefire Proposal

Mateo Guillamont
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March 11, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz have announced Ukraine’s acceptance of a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. “Today, we've made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way […]
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Florida Bill Requiring 'Gulf of America' Title in Future School Books, Maps, Advances

Florida Bill Requiring 'Gulf of America' Title in Future School Books, Maps, Advances

Liv Caputo
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March 11, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—A bill requiring all new Gulf-related materials purchased by public and charter schools to reflect the name "Gulf of America" passed its first Senate committee Tuesday, hoping to align with President Donald Trump's January executive order. Filed by Republican Sen. Joe Gruters, SB 1058 says that all books and maps purchased after Jul. 1 by […]
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Mast Praises Trump's Self-Deportation App, 'Made His Message Clear to Illegal Immigrants'

Mast Praises Trump's Self-Deportation App, 'Made His Message Clear to Illegal Immigrants'

Grayson Bakich
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March 11, 2025
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) praised President Donald Trump's retooling of the CBP One app into CBP Home in a recent blog post, saying, "The days of our border being overrun by criminal illegal aliens have come to an end." The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that the controversial CBP One app, which allowed illegal […]
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Trump Coaxes Greenland Voters on Eve of Election

Trump Coaxes Greenland Voters on Eve of Election

Mateo Guillamont
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March 11, 2025
President Donald Trump is encouraging the people of Greenland to vote for candidates that will support annexing the island to the US in the upcoming general elections.  “As I made clear during my Joint Address to Congress, the United States strongly supports the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future,” said President Trump.  […]
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Rubio in Saudi Arabia to Lead Negotiations With Ukraine

Rubio in Saudi Arabia to Lead Negotiations With Ukraine

Mateo Guillamont
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March 11, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for negotiations with Ukrainian officials on a potential end to the Russia-Ukraine war.  Secretary Rubio’s meeting with Ukrainian officials follows President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelesnkyy’s recent acerbic discussion in the Oval Office.  The discussion initiated the rapid deterioration of US-Ukraine relations, as […]
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US Military Targets ISIS Operatives In Conjunction With Syrian Militants

US Military Targets ISIS Operatives In Conjunction With Syrian Militants

Mateo Guillamont
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March 10, 2025
US Central Command (CENTCOM) is reporting the recent capture of ISIS-K leadership as a result of a joint mission between US forces and armed Syrian groups.  CENTCOM claimed its forces had cooperated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of armed Kurdish groups, to capture Salah Mohammad Al-Abdullah, an ISIS cell leader, in the […]
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