Republicans Fume After Biden Flew 320,000 Migrants Over the Border

Republicans Fume After Biden Flew 320,000 Migrants Over the Border

Jackson Bakich
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March 6, 2024
Republicans were fuming after it was announced the Biden administration flew 320,00 migrants into the United States to limit the number of border crossings – which has drastically increased since President Biden (D) took office in January of 2021. U.S. Legislators from around the country sounded off on the Biden administration for not only the […]
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Florida Congressional Lawmakers Endorse Sen. Scott, Dress Down Progressive Opponent

Florida Congressional Lawmakers Endorse Sen. Scott, Dress Down Progressive Opponent

Javier Manjarres
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March 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Florida’s Republican Congressional Caucus stood alongside Senator Rick Scott in support of his Senate reelection bid against former Democrat Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D). The theme of the event was that Republicans were a “team” and united to win back the majority in the U.S. Senate and to retain the slim majority Republicans hold […]
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Biden Gaza Airdrop Continues While UN Reports of Hamas Sexual Violence

Biden Gaza Airdrop Continues While UN Reports of Hamas Sexual Violence

Mateo Guillamont
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March 5, 2024
President Joe Biden’s Gaza humanitarian relief air campaign, which began late last week, has made its second delivery of aid. The second aid airdrop mission focused on areas in Northern Gaza and was jointly conducted with the Royal Jordanian Air Force. According to the U.S. Central Command  (CENTCOM), U.S. C-130s dropped over 36,800 meal equivalents […]
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Salazar to Host Hearing on Antisemitism in Latin America

Salazar to Host Hearing on Antisemitism in Latin America

Mateo Guillamont
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March 4, 2024
The US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs announced it will hold a hearing into ‘The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America’ next Thursday, March 7th.   Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) will lead the hearing.  Representative Salazar has been a staunch critic of the reaction of several Latin American countries to […]
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Scott Leads Senate Colleagues in Requesting Biden Rescind anti-Israeli Memos

Scott Leads Senate Colleagues in Requesting Biden Rescind anti-Israeli Memos

Mateo Guillamont
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March 2, 2024
A group of conservative US senators led by Rick Scott (R-FL) has sent President Joe Biden a letter urging him to rescind two documents the senators claim undermine Israel’s interests.  Namely, the senators are concerned over the White House’s February 1, 2024 Executive Order 14115 and February 8, 2024 National Security Memorandum 20. The February […]
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Proposed Law Would Ban US Central Bank Digital Currencies

Proposed Law Would Ban US Central Bank Digital Currencies

Mateo Guillamont
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February 27, 2024
US Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and others have filed legislation that would prohibit the national government from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). CBDC is a form of digital cash that can be tracked and regulated in real-time by a centralized regulatory authority.  In September of 2022, President Joe Biden announced […]
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Scott Leads Conservative Senators Urging Biden Reorient Latam Foreign Policy

Scott Leads Conservative Senators Urging Biden Reorient Latam Foreign Policy

Mateo Guillamont
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February 27, 2024
A group of conservative senators led by Rick Scott (R-FL) has penned a letter urging President Joe Biden reconsider his current foreign policy strategy in Latin America.  The letter alleges President Biden’s current strategy is a “misuse” of US influence and runs counter to the nation’s foreign policy interests.  Namely, the senators criticized Biden’s designation […]
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Biden Announces 'Major Sanctions' for Russia Following Navalny's Death

Biden Announces 'Major Sanctions' for Russia Following Navalny's Death

Mateo Guillamont
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February 22, 2024
US President Joe Biden has announced a major sanctions package targeting Russia will be unveiled this Friday, February 23rd.  President Biden’s announcement comes after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony earlier last week.  Navalny had already been the subject of two previous assassination attempts with deadly chemical and nerve agents […]
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Scott Demands Harris Preside over Mayorkas' Trial

Scott Demands Harris Preside over Mayorkas' Trial

Mateo Guillamont
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February 20, 2024
US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is demanding Vice President Kamala Harris oversee Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ Senate impeachment trial. Senator Scott claimed the US Constitution requires that, as the President of the senate, VP Harris is to chair the upcoming impeachment trial of Secretary Mayorkas.   Scott sent a letter to Harris, in which […]
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Fight Over Border Widens as DHS Warns of Reduced Operations

Fight Over Border Widens as DHS Warns of Reduced Operations

Mateo Guillamont
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February 16, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced its funding shortfalls could cause it to scale back border security and deportation procedures in the near future.  DHS’s announcement came shortly after the US Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that contained scant border security provisions.   DHS spokesperson Erin Heeter reportedly said that President […]
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Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package Despite Conservative Resistance

Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package Despite Conservative Resistance

Mateo Guillamont
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February 15, 2024
The US Senate passed a sweeping $95 billion foreign aid spending bill that would, among other things, fund Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.  The spending bill had been procedurally frozen by a cohort of conservatives, but eventually passed earlier this week.  According to CNN, the aid bill contains billions of dollars to support Ukraine and for […]
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Venezuelan Plane Seized by DOJ in Florida, Pressure Increases for More Sanctions

Venezuelan Plane Seized by DOJ in Florida, Pressure Increases for More Sanctions

Mateo Guillamont
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February 14, 2024
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had successfully seized a Venezuelan Boeing 747 originally owned by Iran and subsequently sold to the former.  The plane was sold by Mahan Air, an Iranian airline with links to Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), to Transporte Aéreocargo del Sur, S.A. (EMTRASUR), a Venezuelan cargo airline. According to […]
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Senate Unanimously Approves Scott Resolution Honoring Parkland Victims

Senate Unanimously Approves Scott Resolution Honoring Parkland Victims

Mateo Guillamont
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February 13, 2024
The US Senate has unanimously agreed to pass Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) resolution honoring the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.  The resolution comes on the eve of the shooting and honors “the memories of the victims of the senseless attack.” Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) cosponsored the resolution.  The […]
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Rubio Files Border Enforcement Amendments to Sweeping Spending Bill

Rubio Files Border Enforcement Amendments to Sweeping Spending Bill

Mateo Guillamont
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February 12, 2024
A $95 billion foreign aid package containing aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan surmounted a key procedural vote on Superbowl Sunday.  The spending bill had been procedurally frozen by a cohort of conservatives, but eventually passed by a vote count of 67-27.  Last week, a border security deal failed to pass the Senate as conservatives […]
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Scott Seeks to Prevent Biden from Halting Lawful Cross-Border Trade in New Bill

Scott Seeks to Prevent Biden from Halting Lawful Cross-Border Trade in New Bill

Mateo Guillamont
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February 12, 2024
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-FL) in introducing the Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act to prevent the closure of commercial ports of entry late last week.  Senator Scott’s bill responds to President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision to shut down certain commercial ports of entry to allegedly combat illegal immigration […]
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Machado Looks to Turn Venezuela Into the 'Energy Hub of the Americas'

Machado Looks to Turn Venezuela Into the 'Energy Hub of the Americas'

Mateo Guillamont
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February 8, 2024
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado appeared in a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the fight for freedom in Venezuela led by U.S. Representative Maria-Elvira Salazar (R-FL). Machado overwhelmingly won the Venezuelan opposition party’s recent primary elections. However, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s puppet Venezuelan Supreme Court invalidated the election results and barred Machado shortly afterward. Machado has […]
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Salazar to Host Venezuela’s Machado in Foreign Affairs Committee

Salazar to Host Venezuela’s Machado in Foreign Affairs Committee

Mateo Guillamont
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February 6, 2024
US Representative Maria-Elvira Salazar (R-FL) will lead a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearing into the fight for freedom in Venezuela this Wednesday, January 7th.  The hearing will feature Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as the main witness.  Machado overwhelmingly won the Venezuelan opposition party’s recent primary elections. However, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s […]
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Scott Joins Conservative Senators in Calling for Investigation of FBI’s anti-Catholic Practices

Scott Joins Conservative Senators in Calling for Investigation of FBI’s anti-Catholic Practices

Mateo Guillamont
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February 5, 2024
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has co-authored a letter with Senator Chuck Grassley requesting answers regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) targeting of certain Catholic groups.  Senator Scott’s letter revitalizes an effort to review the FBI’s potentially anti-Catholic actions after reports alleging such behavior emerged earlier in 2023.  In a declassified memorandum from the FBI’s […]
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