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MIAMI - The Associated Industries of Florida, or AIF, announced additional endorsements Thursday for Florida Senate and House of Representative candidates running in the 2024 General Election. “We’re proud to announce AIF’s 2024 General Election endorsements for Florida Senate and House candidates. "These endorsements build on the slate of strong candidates we have already announced […]

Florida House District 27 hopeful Steve Shives (R) has received an endorsement from the Gun Owners of America (GOA) group. Florida State Director of GAO, Luis Valdes, provided a statement alongside his organization’s recommendation, stating that Shives is “just as fed up” with major issues as other Floridians. “Multiple times now, I’ve spoken to Steve […]

Washington, D.C.- Senate and House Democrats have submitted the bicameral Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act to reduce tobacco use by millions of American teens. Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) led the House initiative, which intends to set aside $100 million for combatting youth e-cigarette and tobacco addiction.   “Through research, […]

By Jackson Bakich The Founding Fathers were brilliant. We can debate their personal actions, but what we cannot debate is the effectiveness of the government they created. Spanning only 247 years, the United States has become a world superpower in a very short amount of time by history’s standards. I do have a critique, however, […]

Washington, D.C.- It's all but over. Rep. Emmer, who no appears to have the votes needed,  should win the support of the GOP House Conference in the Republican-led House of Representatives. House Republicans first elected Kevin McCarthy of California, who was eventually ousted by Florida’s Matt Gaetz, and later failed to elect Ohio’s Jim Jordan.  […]

With the United States House of Representatives in unprecedented territory, many Americans will have to get used to sitting members of Congress pledging their support for a new Speaker while in session. With that being said, where do Republican House members from the state of Florida stand? Who have they supported? Have they supported anyone […]

Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (IA-R) and Representative Michael Waltz (FL-R) have introduced sister bills in the Senate and House of Representatives aimed at preserving and increasing US sanctions on Iran.  The Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides (PUNISH) Act would codify existing executive order sanctions into law. Additionally, it would prolong the […]

Washington, D.C.- Congressional Republicans are gearing up for an anticipated House Oversight Committee hearing into Biden Family business dealings.  This week the Oversight Committee will question whistle-blower Gary Shapley, an IRS Criminal Investigations Special Agent. Shapley reported he was prevented from performing standard investigative procedures during the IRS’s Hunter Biden probe.  Shapley explained IRS investigations […]

HIALEAH GARDENS- The Floridian spoke to U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar on the eve of the anniversary of the largest pro-Democracy Cuban demonstrations in decades during a bipartisan roundtable to discuss the plight of the   Cuban people. Representative Salazar, an American citizen born of Cuban political refugees, spoke about the poor state of affairs on […]

Throughout the new COVID vaccine rollout, many states are still working out who gets the vaccine first.  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at the State of the State Address today reaffirmed his belief that seniors and first responders come first.

Newly elected Congresswoman, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made a big name for herself after she contended that the infamous Parkland school shooting in 2018 was staged. Since last week, rhetoric has spread of House Democrats making a push to expel Greene from Congress. This prompted Florida Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) to […]

By Mona Salama After a 28-day delay, the House voted Wednesday to send the two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate for a trial that is expected to begin next week. The resolution passed 228-193 largely along party lines. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) was the only Democrat to vote against the resolution. Rep. […]

With yet another attack against the Jewish community over this holiday season, congressional legislators included prominent Jewish members who were quick to condemn the action and all anti-Semitic rhetoric and actions.

As of December 24th, Christmas Eve day, the latest Real Clear Politics average of polls found that after the recent House impeachment of President Donald Trump,  more Americans DO NOT support impeaching and removing the president.

It’s election season and one of the issues that will once again be politicized is healthcare. In 2018, Democrats ran on a healthcare platform and won the House of Representatives, leaving Republicans scratching their heads as to what they did wrong to lose control of that chamber of Congress.

The House passed President Trump’s amended North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Thursday by overwhelming bipartisan support in a bitterly divided Congress.

Last week, the Democratic-lead House of Representatives passed the Lower Costs Now Act of 2019  along party lines by a vote margin of 230-192.

With the new USA Today poll showing that President Donald Trump leading all of the Democratic field of presidential candidates, Republicans should not rest on the laurels as the impeachment of the president moves to the U.S. Senate.