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Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R) has introduced a bill to reduce the United States’ dependence on China for critical minerals. This is another legislation in a series of many that have been introduced in response to what has been perceived as misinformation and mishandling from China regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak. With the American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of...

The District Court has ruled to strike down Florida’s law that required convicted felons returning to society to pay court fines and fees before registering to vote. In a statement, Florida Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) praised the District Court’s decision, arguing that “Floridians voted for a stronger democracy when we passed Amendment 4 two years ago, and we’ve continued to make...

The Young Guns program was designed to mentor and support candidates in races across the United States to ensure they’re provided with the necessary tools to run a productive and effective campaign against their Democrat rivals. This week, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced the second round of “Young Guns,” which includes two Florida candidates – Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez...

President Trump has taken to social media to voice his disapproval of Obamagate, which he argues dates before the investigation into possible Russian collusion regarding the President’s win in the 2016 presidential election. The President has alleged that the Obama administration conspired to entrap General Michael Flynn. As the President moves forward with this conflict, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R)...

It goes without saying that U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist’s (D) popularity and fundraising prowess is legendary in the State of Florida and has helped him finally make it to the U.S. Congress when he won his first federal election four years ago. But the 2020 presidential election cycle could turn out to be the election that changes the recent political...

Forget that the nation is still locked down due to the COVID-19 virus. Forget that Russia and China continue to try to undermine our elections and our way of life. Forget that there are Islamic terrorists out there trying to kill us simply because our way of life does not conform with their religious views. The House Democrats appear to...

As the Biden campaign continues to struggle with gaffes from the former Vice President, many supporters argue that announcing his pick for Vice President would reinvigorate the campaign and possibly draw some positive attention to Vice President Biden’s (D) presidential candidacy. Although Biden has not made a formal announcement as to who will be his pick for the Vice Presidency, the...

Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) was interviewed this morning on Fox & Friends on numerous topics, which included his continued support for small businesses, the threat that China continues to pose on the United States and the world and also his disapproval with the federal government bailing out blue states.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is now using very harsh language in depicting House Democrats that are now allowing other members or proxies to vote on their behalf. Of those House Democrats that have already avoided “showing up for work” in their so-called “staycation,” are Reps. Ted Deutch (FL), Veronica Escobar (TX), Lois Frankel (FL), Eddie Johnson (TX), Al...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s 2008 Vice Presidential debate statement regarding Joe Biden continues to resonate as the gaffs keep rolling off Joe Biden’s tongue during this presidential election cycle. Team Trump is raising big coin off of Biden’s “you ain’t black” misstep just as Team Biden continues to try to find any excuse to dismiss the remark. Read More. 

Vice president Joe Biden’s controversial “You ain't black” remark continues to ruffle feathers even after the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said that he was just being “cavalier” and didn’t mean to come off like he was taken the “African American community for granted.” Team Trump is already capitalizing on Biden’s remark, coining the #YouAintBlack and […]

“If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you aint black,” said former Vice President Joe Biden (D) during an interview with Charlamagne tha God on the Breakfast Club. Since then, the presidential candidate has apologized for his remarks, which many saw as racist. While speaking in a conference call […]

The United States has long been a proponent of free elections around the world, and one country that has received heavy criticism for not providing free elections for its people is Venezuela. Most recently, the U.S. placed additional sanctions on the country, but the threat Venezuela poses against its people and on the world continue. This week, it was reported that...

Casey Askar, a Republican vying for Florida Rep. Francis Rooney’s (R) congressional seat, has just released another advertisement in support of President Trump and his decision to suspend immigration during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advertisement, titled “Once and For All,” is set to play on TV, radio and digital mediums.

As the Biden campaign moves closer to picking a female Vice-Presidential candidate to join former Vice President Joe Biden (D) on the campaign trail, Florida Democrats are championing the anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment. However, detractors are raising questions regarding Vice President Biden’s sexual-assault allegation that have not been directly addressed. 

A day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took a pound of flesh from the doom and gloom Florida media and force-fed Cookie Monster his sourdough variety, DeSantis released the results of 50,000 new COVID-19 tests, of which 1,300 rendered a positive result. State-wide positivity percentage is 2.5% and, in the Phase I counties, positivity is only at 1.66%. These numbers likely...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was actively involved in a political discussion regarding climate change and the best move forward to tackle issues with the environment. The conversation culminated in the Green New Deal, deemed controversial and shut down by Republicans and moderate Democrats that felt it attempted to push the country farther left than it should be. Now,...

Florida Rep. Kathy Castor (D) is facing heavy criticism for a 2018 meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel while he was visiting the United Nations General Assembly, saying that “this is a new opportunity for improved relations with our neighbor just 90 miles off the Florida coast – one we cannot afford to let slip by,” citing that “for the...