Policy

The U.S. is expected to formally announce that it will not extend its regional trade pact, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), just 6 years after its implementation. The decision could affect several industries, including the North American automotive industry. The trade agreement – which governs $2 trillion in trilateral goods and services – appears to […]

Congressional candidate and ‘OG Trump Conservative’ Chris Collins immediately responded to President Donald Trump’s call to end Birthright Citizenship via legislation following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against the president’s executive order seeking the same measure. “President Trump is right: The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship left the fight to Congress – and […]

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed maintaining the balance between innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), intellectual property (IP) protection, and malicious AI use, such as deepfakes and fraud, in a recent House Judiciary hearing. Opening Remarks and First Witness Question Rep. Lee began by noting how "the internet has created extraordinary opportunities for innovation, but it […]

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, landing a big blow to the administration’s efforts to rescind more than 160 years of legal precedent and national tradition amid its immigration crackdown efforts. The high court, divided 6-3, ruled that President Trump’s executive order titled “PROTECTING THE MEANING AND […]

Republican Congressional Candidate and U.S. Army Purple Heart Recipient Dr. Rod Joseph affirmed that “Haitians want to go back to Haiti,” addressing the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) recent ruling on the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program. The U.S. Army Combat Veteran spoke with The Floridian about his views on the significant decision, which now puts […]

Amid the run-up for Florida’s 7th Congressional District’s (FL CD 7) Republican Primary Election, congressional candidate and former Orlando news anchor Ryan Elijah spoke with The Floridian to address voter concerns, driving home the major topics that he strives to tackle once elected. “People have told me that we need to do ‘voice of leadership,’ […]

Hollywood – At the recent Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine State Showdown event, Rep. Randy Fine (R) spoke with The Floridian to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently approved ruling on the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program affecting Haitian and Syrian immigrants’ legal protections from humanitarian crises. The Congressman asserted that TPS is “supposed […]

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a retaliatory “100% TARIFF” on imports from any country that enforces a digital service tax on U.S. companies. Addressing the “Numerous European Countries” that have been in talks about the “imminent implementation of a Digital Services Tax on American Companies” and those “close to actually” enforcing it, President Trump […]

A federal judge temporarily blocked part of a Trump administration rule that would have limited how much students pursuing graduate degrees can borrow, depending on their field of study. Mere days before the policy was set to go into effect, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell imposed a preliminary injunction on some of the U.S Department […]

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has granted the Trump administration the authority to strip legal protections from thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants in the U.S. who fled from humanitarian crises. In a 6-3 vote led by the conservative majority, the high court threw out decisions by federal judges in New York and Washington, D.C., […]

Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) questioned the efficacy of levying fines on universities for grant fraud in a recent House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hearing, arguing that "repeat offenders" still receive federal research grants, rendering such fines moot. Haridopolos's Opening "A bank robber, Willie Sutton, was once asked, 'Why do you rob […]

The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration appears to be in a constant whirlwind of victories and losses, as federal judges across the country rule in favor of and against policies aimed at tackling illegal immigration. Amid an appeals court victory that allowed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume expanded expedited deportations without due […]

A federal appeals court granted the Trump administration the ability to continue executing expedited deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the entire U.S., rather than just near the border. In a 2-1 decision, the majority in the three-judge panel at the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia rejected a lower court ruling that temporarily […]

In a rare legislative effort, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the largest housing legislation in decades as legislators seek to tackle the affordability crisis across the country. The bill, known as the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, passed 358-32 in the House after House GOP leaders expedited the legislation in response to the […]

A federal judge has overturned the Trump administration’s effort to allow states to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their public benefits to buy soft drinks and candy. “Congress defined what ‘food’ is supposed to be, and it did not authorize the agency to amend or waive the definition it enacted. U.S. […]

A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to nationalize elections, deeming the established centralized database containing Americans’ private information illegal. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington, D.C., sided with a voting rights group and a nonprofit that aims to protect privacy, which argued that a recent overhaul of the Systematic Alien Verification […]

"Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's illegal alien immigration detention facility in the Everglades, is reportedly shutting down for good, with contractors moving forward with "full demobilization" of the site, sources told CBS News Miami. The announcement comes after the center's final migrant detainees were moved from the facility last week due to the Atlantic hurricane season. The […]

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is introducing a bipartisan bill to ban the herbicide paraquat due to its increasingly widespread toxic effects. What is Paraquat, Exactly, and Why is It Dangerous? Paraquat, also known as Gramoxone, is short for paraquat dichloride, and it is the most commonly used weed killer in the United States. While […]