Trump Reaffirms Threat to 'Bomb The S**t Out Of' Oman

Trump Reaffirms Threat to 'Bomb The S**t Out Of' Oman

Joseph Quesada
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August 17, 2026
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his recent statements about attacking Oman amid the U.S.’s efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, telling reporters that the U.S. would handle the ally “very easily.” “I don’t think they behaved very well, but we’d handle them very easily,” President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about […]
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Trump Scales Back 'Inappropriate' U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises

Trump Scales Back 'Inappropriate' U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises

Joseph Quesada
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August 17, 2026
President Donald Trump recently announced that he has ordered the Department of Defense to scale down the U.S.’s annual joint military exercises with South Korea, deeming the acts “inappropriate and hostile” to a nation with whom he shares a good relationship with its leader. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of […]
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Concerns Over Sailors Well-Being Arise After Deployment Struggles Aboard USS Lincoln

Concerns Over Sailors Well-Being Arise After Deployment Struggles Aboard USS Lincoln

Joseph Quesada
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August 13, 2026
Concerns over the mental and physical well-being of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have increased significantly after multiple reports of firsthand accounts from active military personnel describe attempted overboard incidents and grueling living conditions. “This deployment is the worst one, and I pray no other boat goes through the same,” one sailor wrote to […]
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Annette Taddeo Leads Colombia Relief Efforts After Devastating Earthquake

Annette Taddeo Leads Colombia Relief Efforts After Devastating Earthquake

Michael Costeines
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August 12, 2026
Former Democratic State Sen. Annette Taddeo announced she's working directly with officials in Washington, Miami-Dade, and Colombia to deploy rescue teams after devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia killing more than 160 people and injuring thousands this week. Taddeo is Colombian. “Colombia is the country where I was born, and like so many Colombian-Americans, I […]
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Miami-Dade County Affirms No Business Will Be Done With Cuba Amid Its Reforms

Miami-Dade County Affirms No Business Will Be Done With Cuba Amid Its Reforms

Joseph Quesada
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August 11, 2026
Miami-Dade County’s (MDC) Office of the Tax Collector is joining the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Cuba by ensuring that the communist-led nation’s attempts to remain in power through economic reforms do not succeed. In a video statement on X, MDC Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez affirmed that despite Cuba’s recent free-market overhaul, U.S. individuals and […]
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China Announces Economic 'Countermeasures' Against The U.S.

China Announces Economic 'Countermeasures' Against The U.S.

Joseph Quesada
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August 5, 2026
In response to recent U.S. trade restrictions over alleged forced labor and national security concerns, China has announced economic “countermeasures” against the U.S. According to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Ministry of Commerce, the “measures seriously violate the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and severely damage China’s legitimate rights and […]
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Sources Reveal Intel Community Has Ramped Up Assets In Cuba

Sources Reveal Intel Community Has Ramped Up Assets In Cuba

Joseph Quesada
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August 4, 2026
The possibility of U.S. military intervention in Cuba appears to be near, as sources familiar with the Trump administration’s plans for the communist-led nation reveal that the U.S. has increased its intelligence (intel) assets on the island. Trump Administration Will Use All Conventional Tools On Cuba According to one source, the Intelligence Community (IC) has […]
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How views on Trump’s handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll

How views on Trump’s handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Associated Press
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July 30, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The results are a stark repudiation of the Republican president's approach to the conflict, which has dragged on far longer than he originally […]
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Greg Steube Fights 'Overreaching' European Union Business Sustainability Mandates

Greg Steube Fights 'Overreaching' European Union Business Sustainability Mandates

Grayson Bakich
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July 27, 2026
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a bill combating European Union (EU) mandates, arguing that they impose unfair regulatory costs on American businesses. The Context In July 2024, the European Union announced the enforcement of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), which requires large companies operating in Europe to "identify and address adverse human […]
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Florida Lawmakers React To Daniel Ortega's Anti-Democratic Effort in Nicaragua

Florida Lawmakers React To Daniel Ortega's Anti-Democratic Effort in Nicaragua

Joseph Quesada
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July 23, 2026
Nicaraguan Dictator Daniel Ortega’s recent announcement that the Central American nation will not hold future presidential elections has sparked pushback from Florida lawmakers across both sides of the aisle. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) recently spoke with The Floridian to emphasize their condemnation of the anti-democratic effort by […]
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Carney Responds to Trump Imposing 50% Tariffs On Canada

Carney Responds to Trump Imposing 50% Tariffs On Canada

Joseph Quesada
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July 21, 2026
President Donald Trump has imposed a retaliatory 50% tariff on several Canadian goods “in response to Canada’s discriminatory treatment of American products,” such as cars, alcohol, and dairy. Through three presidential Proclamations, President Trump imposed the 50% tariffs under Section 338 of the 1930 Trade Act. The tariffs, set to take effect on Aug. 20, […]
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Nicaraguan Dictator Daniel Ortega Announces No More Elections

Nicaraguan Dictator Daniel Ortega Announces No More Elections

Joseph Quesada
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July 21, 2026
Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega recently announced that the country will not hold any future elections to prevent the opposition from potentially taking his position. “They should forget about it. Here in Nicaragua, there will never again be elections that they can use to try to seize the government and take power,” the authoritarian leader said […]
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Prominent Cuban Activist Arrives In Miami After 5-Year Prison Term

Prominent Cuban Activist Arrives In Miami After 5-Year Prison Term

Joseph Quesada
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July 20, 2026
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a Cuban dissident artist and musician, arrived in Miami, Fla., after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he go into exile. Alcántara’s arrival came as a surprise, as the activist’s whereabouts were unknown since his term’s end on July 9, 2026. The last known update of […]
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Mario Diaz-Balart Demands Release of All Cuban J11 Protesters

Mario Diaz-Balart Demands Release of All Cuban J11 Protesters

Grayson Bakich
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July 14, 2026
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) marked the fifth anniversary of the July 11th protests in Cuba by demanding the release of all protesters taken prisoner by the Diaz-Canel regime. The J11 Protests: A Recap In July 2021, Cubans across the island began a mass demonstration against the longstanding Communist regime under the motto "Patria y Vida" […]
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Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Praises President Trump for Brokering Peace Deal with Armenia

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Praises President Trump for Brokering Peace Deal with Armenia

Javier Manjarres
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July 13, 2026
Shusha, Azerbaijan— During the 4th Annual Shusha Global Media Forum, where several hundred media outlets around the world were invited to attend, including The Floridian, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev praised President Donald Trump and his administration over their efforts to broker peace between his country and the country of Armenia. Breitbart News senior investigative reporter […]
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State Department Sanctions Cuba's 'Instruments Of Repression'

State Department Sanctions Cuba's 'Instruments Of Repression'

Joseph Quesada
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July 13, 2026
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs announced it will impose additional sanctions on the Cuban Regime’s “Instruments of Repression” and “Source of Funding” as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to end the communist-led government’s “malign activities.” In a press release issued this week, the Department of State unveiled the designations […]
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Marco Rubio Fires Back At ICC For 'Illegitimate Interventions'

Marco Rubio Fires Back At ICC For 'Illegitimate Interventions'

Joseph Quesada
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July 13, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has fired back at the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) “illegitimate interventions” on American military and law enforcement, announcing a “diplomatic campaign” against the intergovernmental organization. In a statement issued on X, Secretary Rubio accused the ICC of wanting to take away the U.S.’s “essential and indispensable feature of our form […]
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Carlos Gimenez Withdraws from Friends of Spain Caucus

Carlos Gimenez Withdraws from Friends of Spain Caucus

Grayson Bakich
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July 9, 2026
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has announced his withdrawal as Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus, citing their hostility to Israel. 'Political Grandstanding Over Moral Clarity' In a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Rep. Gimenez accused him of having "repeatedly chosen political grandstanding over moral clarity" in one of the most turbulent […]
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