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Howard Lutnick Sniffs Out NBC News Host’s Attempt To Drive Wedge Between Musk And Trump Admin
Howard Lutnick (Cantor)
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick put a halt to NBC News host Kristen Welker’s repeated questions about who is “in charge” [...]
California Sen. Schiff Admits Democrats Lost 2024 Election Over Economic Focus
California Rep. Adam Schiff
Democrat California Sen. Adam Schiff admitted his party lost the 2024 election due to not being “laser focused” on the [...]
New Jersey Senator Dodges Jake Tapper’s ‘Simple Question’ About Whether He Will Vote For GOP Funding Bill
CNN host Jake Tapper (File) By Harold Hutchison, DCNF.
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim repeatedly dodged CNN’s Jake Tapper’s “simple question” [...]
Florida Legislature Kicks Off 60-Day Session with Ambitious $115 Billion Budget Agenda
Florida Senate (TFP File Photo)
In the opening of the 60-day legislative session, House Speaker Daniel Perez (R-Miami) and Senate President Ben Al [...]
SDF, Backed By US Forces, Capture Key ISIS Leader In Syria: CENTCOM
US Central Command
A significant blow has been dealt to the Islamic State (ISIS) with the capture of a key cell leader in Syria. The Syrian Democr [...]
Alabama, South Carolina Senators Introduce FIRM Act To Combat ‘Debanking’
Cash Photo Source: TFP File Photo
U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), joined by all Republ [...]
Florida Senate Proposes Stricter Rules For Ballot Initiatives
Marijuana Plant (File)
The Florida Senate introduced a comprehensive bill (SPB 7016) Friday aimed at tightening restrictions on the state’s ballot [...]
House GOP’s Bold Stopgap Bill Wins Trump’s Backing As Shutdown Looms
US House Speaker Mike Johnson (File)
With the clock ticking toward a Friday government shutdown deadline, House Republicans unveiled a 99-page sto [...]
Florida Rep. Donalds’ Bill To Assess National Security Risks In Federal Purchasing Sails Through House 417-0
Congressman Byron Donalds of Florida (File)
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 856, the Bipartisan Safe and Smart Federal P [...]
Florida Senator Moody Cosponsors HALT Fentanyl Act To Combat Deadly Crisis
Florida Sen. Ashley Moody
U.S. Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) threw her weight behind the HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331) today, announcing her role as [...]