Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions For Cubans Affiliated With Forced Labor Exports

Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions For Cubans Affiliated With Forced Labor Exports

Mateo Guillamont
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February 26, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced expanded visa restrictions for members of the Cuban government participating in the ‘exploitation’ of medical workers.  Secretary Rubio’s visa restrictions announcement follows reports that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.  “Cuba continues to profit from the forced labor of its workers […]
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Trump Treasury Department Constricts Iran's 'Ghost Fleet'

Trump Treasury Department Constricts Iran's 'Ghost Fleet'

Mateo Guillamont
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February 26, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has announced a series of measures tightening sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil sales via its ‘Ghost Fleet.’ Iran has recently expanded efforts to circumvent US-imposed oil exports by covertly shipping Iranian oil through a network of foreign tankers colloquially referred to as Iran’s  ‘Ghost […]
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Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Jackson Bakich
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February 26, 2025
Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) held a press conference just outside the Capitol on Tuesday and defended President Donald Trump (R) and Elon Musk's aggressive Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. Musk and his DOGE team made headlines this week when they sent an email to government employees demanding they respond with five examples of […]
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Dunn Introduces Bill Empowering Vehicle Owners with Crucial Data Access

Dunn Introduces Bill Empowering Vehicle Owners with Crucial Data Access

Grayson Bakich
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February 25, 2025
Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL) is introducing legislation to allow vehicle owners access to important repair and diagnostic data needed for auto repairs. Named the "Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act," Rep. Dunn's bill allows consumers to access such data about their vehicles and find the best services at the best prices. […]
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Ramaswamy to Run For Ohio Governor

Ramaswamy to Run For Ohio Governor

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy recently announced his candidacy for Ohio’s governorship.  Ramaswamy's announcement comes as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s term nears a close in January 2027.  Ramaswamy claimed during his candidacy announcement that he would focus his agenda on economic prosperity, promising to bring “a hatchet to red tape, overregulation and bureaucracy.”  President Donald Trump, […]
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Trump Pushes To End Ukraine War in Ukraine-Centric G7 Summit

Trump Pushes To End Ukraine War in Ukraine-Centric G7 Summit

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
President Donald Trump joined heads of state in a recent Group of Seven (G7) summit that primarily focused on the war in Ukraine.  Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to join the summit and did so alongside traditional members Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the US. The G7 meeting was called […]
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Trump Congratulates Conservatives For Victory in Germany, Germans Call For 'Independence' From US

Trump Congratulates Conservatives For Victory in Germany, Germans Call For 'Independence' From US

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
President Donald Trump has congratulated Germany’s center-right party, the Christian Democrats (CDU), for their recent electoral victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections.  Germany’s elections were held at the order of the former President Olaf Scholz from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) after his governmental coalition began to break down.  President Trump called the CDU’s victory a […]
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Cartels Designated As Foreign Terror Organizations Could Face US Military Action

Cartels Designated As Foreign Terror Organizations Could Face US Military Action

Mateo Guillamont
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February 22, 2025
President Donald Trump recently designated sundry drug cartels operating in Mexico 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 to do to no avail.  The cartels designated are Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), […]
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Cammack Introduces Bipartisan Bill Improving Public Safety Communications

Cammack Introduces Bipartisan Bill Improving Public Safety Communications

Grayson Bakich
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February 22, 2025
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) is introducing bipartisan legislation to improve public safety communications for first responders, which she said is "critical." Specifically, the Public Safety Communications Act amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (NTIA), the White House's telecommunication and information policy advisory branch, to create a new Office of Public Safety Communications. […]
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Trump Endorses Byron Donalds For Florida Governor

Trump Endorses Byron Donalds For Florida Governor

Mateo Guillamont
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February 21, 2025
President Donald Trump has endorsed Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) for Florida Governor. Through a post on Truth Social, President Trump lauded Representative Donalds and predicted he would be a great governor.  “As Governor, Byron would have a BIG Voice, and would work closely with me to advance our America First Agenda,” claimed Trump.  While Donalds […]
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Trump Squeezes Federal Agencies in New Government Efficiency Order

Trump Squeezes Federal Agencies in New Government Efficiency Order

Mateo Guillamont
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February 20, 2025
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that requires the reduction and potential elimination of a series of federal agencies.  The executive order mandates for certain agencies to cease all non-required functions and diminish their operations to the minimum level that is statutorily required.  “It is the policy of my Administration to dramatically reduce […]
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Florida AG Uthmeier Files Brief at Supreme Court in Support of Trump's Executive Power Use

Florida AG Uthmeier Files Brief at Supreme Court in Support of Trump's Executive Power Use

Mateo Guillamont
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February 20, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of President Donald Trump’s authority to remove federal officials from office.  President Trump recently fired Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC), who subsequently sued to challenge Trump’s authority to remove him.  Attorney General Uthmeier, […]
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Zelenskyy Says Trump is Living in Russian

Zelenskyy Says Trump is Living in Russian "Disinformation Space," Trump Calls Him "Dictator" in Return

Mateo Guillamont
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February 20, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has prompted President Donald Trump’s anger by claiming the latter is immersed in Russian “disinformation space.” President Zelenskyy’s comments were made to reporters at a conference shortly after top US diplomats met with Russian counterparts to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war.  “Unfortunately, President Trump - I have great respect for him as […]
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Mills, McCaul Introduce Bill to Protect State Department from Enemy Drones, Surveillance

Mills, McCaul Introduce Bill to Protect State Department from Enemy Drones, Surveillance

Grayson Bakich
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February 19, 2025
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL) and Mike McCaul (R-TX) have introduced legislation authorizing the State Department to implement countermeasures against drones and other forms of surveillance used by America's enemies. Rep. Mills named the legislation the Department of State Domestic Protection Mission Act, which includes provisions for when the State Department encounters an unmanned aerial system […]
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US Military Rescues Iranian Sailors as US-Iran Tensions Flare

US Military Rescues Iranian Sailors as US-Iran Tensions Flare

Mateo Guillamont
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February 19, 2025
The US military has reportedly rescued mariners from Iran who emitted a distress call after their ship began to sink in the Arabian gulf.  The Iranian-flagged M/V SHAYESTEH’s crew contained five Iranian and two Indian mariners who were all taken aboard the USCGC CLARENCE SUTPHIN JR to receive medical care.  The SHAYESTEH reportedly sunk after […]
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Rubio, Waltz, and Witkoff Meet Top Russian Officials in First US-Russia Summit Since Ukraine Invasion

Rubio, Waltz, and Witkoff Meet Top Russian Officials in First US-Russia Summit Since Ukraine Invasion

Mateo Guillamont
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February 19, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Special Envoy Ambassador Steve Witkoff have met Russian officials at the first US-Russia encounter since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.  The meeting comes after President Donald Trump initiated bilateral discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on negotiating an end to Russia’s war with […]
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US Military Kills Top Al Qaeda Commander

US Military Kills Top Al Qaeda Commander

Mateo Guillamont
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February 18, 2025
The US military has announced the death of a senior operative of Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din (HaD) after US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted air strikes against a HaD stronghold.  CENTCOM forces struck Northwest Syria, targeting and killing a HaD senior finance and logistics official. "We will continue to relentlessly pursue terrorists in order to defend […]
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Rubio Lands in Saudi Arabia, Meets With Crown Prince Hours Prior to Crucial US-Russia Negotiations

Rubio Lands in Saudi Arabia, Meets With Crown Prince Hours Prior to Crucial US-Russia Negotiations

Mateo Guillamont
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February 18, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has landed in Saudi Arabia in anticipation of high-stakes negotiations with top Russian diplomats over the war in Ukraine.  The state department reported Secretary Rubio met with leading Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and discussed US-Saudi Arabia relations, the Israel-Hamas war, and preserving safety […]
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