Terrorism

The U.S. has launched what it deemed “large-scale strikes” against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria in response to an ambush last month that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter, announced U.S. Central Command on Saturday. The strikes, carried out by the U.S. and its allies at approximately 12:30 PM EST, were […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) utterly excoriated Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her "delusional" response to the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co. Rep. Omar had discussed the shooting on CNN's The Lead, calling it "unlawful" and any attempts […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military revealed Wednesday it struck five suspected narco-terrorist vessels over the course of two days. The attacks killed a total of eight people, with some jumping overboard and possibly surviving. The U.S. Southern Command issued a statement on the social media platform X. They attached footage of the initial strikes, which […]

WASHINGTON – The man suspected of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators following his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for those who thought the 2020 election was rigged. On Sunday, prosecutors also revealed that the suspect […]

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced on this week that the U.S. launched a “deadly strike” against Islamic State fighters. The U.S. launched attacks in northwest Nigeria, where Trump says the fighters had been killing Christians. Trump announced the strike via a post on Truth Social. He said the strike targeted “ISIS Terrorist Scum in […]

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) has introduced legislation to eliminate the special tax exemption currently held by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Sen. Scott, like many other Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Randy Fine (R) and Governor Ron DeSantis,  believes that CAIR has unequivocal "ties to terrorism. The bill, No Tax-Exemptions for Terror Act, stated […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) discussed the Trump Administration's efforts to crack down on Venezuelan drug cartels in a recent interview with The Floridian, expressing support for the President's actions and supportive of regime change in Venezuela. Trump recently ordered a "full blockade" of the South American country after seizing an illegal oil tanker last week, saying, […]

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Pentagon will not publicly release raw footage of the strike that killed two survivors of an initial boat attack. The attack in the Caribbean was on a vessel suspected of carrying cocaine. The announcement comes after intense skepticism arose from Congress about the incident. Hegseth confirmed […]

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a naval blockade of “sanctioned oil vessels” leaving and heading to Venezuela," saying that the South American nation was "completely surrounded." In a post on Truth Social, Trump claims that Venezuela has been using oil to fund drug trafficking and other crimes. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by […]

BOGOTA, Colombia – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday classified another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization. The designation prompts increased sanctions and can open the possibility of potential military action against them. According to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, alongside Breitbart News, the State Department has branded the Clan del Golfo as […]

WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an executive order classifying the street drug fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. “The manufacture and distribution of fentanyl, primarily performed by organized criminal networks, threatens our national security. It also fuels lawlessness in our hemisphere and at our border,” the proclamation declares. During an event on Monday, December […]

WASHINGTON—Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) expressed his support of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that classifies illicitly made fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD).  “I think he is right to have proclaimed fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction,” Gimenez said in an exclusive interview with The Floridian. The order, “Designating Fentanyl […]

LOS ANGELES – The FBI announced the arrests of four suspected members of an extremist group this week. The members allegedly plotted coordinated bombing attacks on New Year’s Eves across the Los Angeles area. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on X that members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front had planned to conduct “a series […]

In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed President Donald Trump's military actions against the drug cartels, blasting Democratic opposition while also saying Congress needs to be involved if escalation is necessary. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) previously called Democrats "hypocritical" for opposing Trump's drone strikes while remaining silent about President Barack […]

WASHINGTON—As Republican lawmakers continue to support the  Trump administration's military operations against Venezuelan-based drug cartels, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D), who also backs the targeting of drug traffickers, opposes U.S. ground troops in Venezuela. “Obviously, I’m for being very strong on the drug cartels," Rep. Moskowitz told The Floridian. "I don’t support an invasion of […]

In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Governor Ron DeSantis praised President Trump's efforts targeting Venezuelan drug cartels and his response to the recent shooting of two National Guardsmen. Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has taken aggressive steps in response to rising domestic and international conflicts. The U.S. military has expanded across the […]

In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R) accused Democrat lawmakers of hypocrisy for pushing back against President Donald Trump’s military attacks against drug cartels in Venezuela when former President Barack Obama was “very aggressive in using the U.S. military to take out terrorists.” “It's interesting that the Democrats are pushing back […]

WASHINGTON – The Navy admiral who allegedly issued commands for the U.S. military to draw fire on survivors of an attack on a presumed drug boat is scheduled to deliver a classified briefing Thursday, December 4 on Capitol Hill. Leading congressional lawmakers overseeing national security are the ones conducting the session. Earlier this week, Congress […]