evacuation

TALLAHASSEE—Gov. Ron DeSantis arranged for four planes to evacuate to Tampa 1,500 young Jewish-Americans taking shelter in Cyprus, prompted by the burgeoning—and bloodying—six-day airstrike war between Israel and Iran. The 1,500 participants of a Birthright Israel trip fled to Lanarca, Cyprus from Israel on a 13-hour journey aboard the Crown Iris cruise ship on Tuesday, […]

A top Florida Republican in contention to be the next Lieutenant Governor has flown to Israel to help evacuate trapped Americans, prompted by the barrage of bombs exchanged between Israel and Iran in a rapid escalation of Middle Eastern tensions. Sen. Jay Collins, a former Green Beret representing parts of Tampa, announced Sunday that he […]

Washington, D.C.- Representative Cory Mills (FL-07) joined House of Representatives leaders and families of hostages abducted by Hamas terrorists for a press conference. With Representative Mills were Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, and families of four hostages.  The families of the hostages shared […]

Washington, D.C.- Florida Representative Cory Mills (R) has filed a resolution criticizing President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.   The resolution alleges President Biden’s delayed response to the flight shortage out of Israel due to the war effectively left many American citizens stranded in the middle of a war.  Israel declared war on Hamas […]

Jerusalem- Israeli authorities have urged all Palestinian civilians living in northern areas of Gaza to relocate to the South of the territory pending a potential military incursion.  The announcements were made early this morning as Israel seeks to eliminate Hamas following their unprecedented attacks on Israeli civilians and military late last week.  The Israeli Defense […]

The Miami Herald published an article yesterday, October 6th, covering Lee County’s response to Hurricane Ian,  suggesting that Lee County Officials’ response to the Hurricane came too late. ? IN TODAY’S MIAMI HERALD: “It doesn’t make sense. … We were always in the zone.” Who’s to blame? Residents in Lee County, which has now reported […]

With the Taliban-imposed August 31st deadline for the U.S. to pull out of Afghanistan just days away, Senator Marco Rubio warns that the real deadline for the U.S. to leave is much earlier. “That’s not even the deadline. That’s the deadline for the last plane to take off, the true deadline is probably Friday—Thursday, Friday, […]