State & Local

June 1 marks the start of  the 2025 hurricane season, and an effort to curb looting following a natural disaster has been introduced as the Law On Offender Transgressions During Emergencies and Recovery (LOOTER) Act. The bill was proposed by U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, (R), as a means “to protect communities from criminals who exploit […]

State Secretary Marco Rubio has warned that immigrants sympathizing with the recent wave of antisemitic attacks could have their visas revoked and face deportation.  Secretary Rubio’s comments follow an attack in Boulder, CO, against pro-Israel demonstrators calling for the release of all hostages in Gaza.  During the attack, illegal immigrant Mohamed Sabry Soliman approached a […]

The US is restarting diplomatic operations in its embassy in Damascus, Syria, as relations between Syria’s interim government and the US improve.  The embassy had been closed since February 2012 due to internal conflict and violence caused by former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported how “Ambassador Thomas Barrack raised […]

Lawmakers are condemning a recent antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, against pro-Israeli demonstrators rallying in support of efforts to release the remaining hostages in Gaza.  During the rally, Mohamed Sabry Soliman approached and began setting protestors and nearby areas on fire after shouting “Free Palestine!” Soliman’s attacks left eight injured with no reported deaths.  The […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Thursday the opening of a criminal investigation into Gulf World Marine Park after the suspicious death of a fifth dolphin at the park. "Today, my office opened a statewide criminal investigation into Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach and its Mexico-based parent company, The Dolphin Company," […]

Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) recently wrote to President Donald Trump’s administration requesting they block the proposed sale of the Venezuelan democratic opposition's control over oil company CITGO.  CITGO is a US-based oil refiner, transporter, and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and other industrial products.  PDVSA, a state-owned oil company of the Venezuelan government, is […]

The Houthis recently fired ballistic rockets at Israel, continuing a month-long trend of missile attacks against Israeli civilians. According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), civilians across eastern Israel had to shelter in place due to projectile fire originating in Yemen.   Meanwhile, the US is diminishing its military presence in the region as its USS […]

The ‘penny’ coin has been in circulation for nearly as long as the US’s existence and is worth one cent.  Penny production has long sparked intense debate as lawmakers have quarreled over the coin’s benefits. Producing pennies costs more than they are worth, as each one costs over three cents.  Recently, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) […]

Lawmakers are suggesting the general public make preparations for hurricane season, which begins June 1st and lasts until November 30.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has estimated that this 2025 Hurricane season will likely feature stronger hurricanes and storms than previous seasons.  NOAA predicts a 60% chance of an above-normal season, with a […]

The US State Department recently issued warnings urging US citizens in Venezuela to depart as soon as possible as the country was assigned a Level 4 travel advisory: ‘Do Not Travel.’ According to the State Department, the Level 4 travel advisory was issued due to “severe risks to Americans including wrongful detention, torture in detention, […]

President Donald Trump’s administration has petitioned the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to rescind a nationwide injunction preventing the US government from deporting individuals to countries from which they did not emigrate.  US District Judge Brian Murphy issued the nationwide injunction after he found the Department of Homeland Security to have violated an earlier order demanding […]

As Floridians hit the road for the long Memorial Day weekend, they are going to find lower prices at the gas pump than from this time last year. According to AAA, the average price for a regular gallon of gas in Florida is $3.12. The price at this point last year was $3.56, or a […]

The US Treasury Department recently announced sanctions against members of terrorist criminal gang organizations in Mexico. The sanctions target members of cartels President Donald Trump designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). Designating the cartels as FTOs was one of President Trump’s campaign promises, and it was something conservatives had long urged former President Joe Biden […]

State Secretary Marco Rubio recently confirmed the US will execute its revocation of licenses for US companies drilling oil in Venezuela. Oil export licenses for US companies are set to expire on May 27th and President Donald Trump announced last February he would not be renewing them. Secretary Rubio’s confirmation dispels speculation PresidentTrump could be considering […]

President Donald Trump recently met with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House to discuss the ongoing crisis with South Africa’s white minority population. President Trump and Ramaphosa’s conversations centered on recent reports alleging some of South Africa’s white minority population has been persecuted by radical political groups. South Africa has rejected such […]

President Donald Trump recently announced his administration was taking initial steps in designing and building a missile defense system or 'dome' for the continental US. Last January, President Trump signed an executive order mandating that the Department of Defense (DOD) create a system to intercept aerial projectiles launched at the US. Citing similar failed initiatives […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday presented the 2024 Officer of the Year Award to a Sunrise detective wounded in a shootout with a criminal wanted for attempted murder. Uthmeier presided over the Havana ceremony, an annual event hosted by the chief legal officer to recognize the heroism of Florida's top law enforcement officers. […]

Department of Justice (DOJ) US Attorney Alina Habba recently announced that she was filing charges against Democrat Representative LaMonica McIver (NJ) after the latter had an altercation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Attorney Habba filed charges against Representative McIver for the latter’s alleged “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.” Habba claims the […]