February 2023

On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida proposed a series of legislative changes that could have major implications for undocumented immigrants living in the state.[0] DeSantis’ proposals, which come as he prepares for a possible 2024 bid for the White House, would require employers to use the E-Verify system, a federal database […]

Don Tapia, a longtime Republican donor and former ambassador to Jamaica in Donald Trump’s administration, is defecting to back Florida Governor Ron DeSantis should he run for president in 2024. Tapia, who was a six-figure donor to both of Trump’s presidential campaigns, told Politico that he and other wealthy donors were sick of Trump’s “name-calling”

Donald Trump has made it clear that he will not refer to Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, as “Meatball Ron” – a moniker that has been reported to be a jab at the Republican’s Italian heritage.[0] Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social late Saturday to announce that he would never refer

Businessman Don Tapia, who briefly served as U.S. ambassador to Jamaica from 2019 to 2021, has announced his plan to back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in the 2024 contest, joining a chorus of former Trump administration officials who have left the Trump train.[0] Tapia stated that the name-calling of Trump had turned a lot

On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made stops in the Northeastern United States to promote tougher laws on crime and to speak at an event in Annadale, Staten Island, which was sponsored by the state Fraternal Order of Police.[0] During his speech, he condemned New York’s bail reform law and criticized politicians who put “woke

Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered a strong message to the Republican Party on Friday, urging members not to be apologists for Russian President Vladimir Putin and to instead be “champions of freedom.” Pence made the remarks in an address at the University of Texas at Austin Clements Center for National Security, where he praised

The transformation of Florida’s education system under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis demonstrates that it is possible to raise standards, support students and parents, boost teacher compensation, fight radical ideologies, and win the broad support of the public.[0] But, in order for this type of change to be successful, reform is needed at the

On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed comprehensive legislation that would require all Florida employers to use the federal E-Verify database to ensure they are only hiring people with a legal right to work in the U.S.[0] He also proposed increased penalties for human smuggling, prohibition of local governments issuing identification cards

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday delivered an impassioned speech at the University of Texas at Austin, delivering a full-throated defense of U.S. assistance to Ukraine and warning that failure to support Kyiv could draw the U.S. into a broader conflict and threaten the sovereignty of NATO allies.[0] Pence’s speech came on the one-year

A recent report has revealed that the majority of focus group participants who had supported Donald Trump in 2020, said that they would vote for him again against President Biden in 2024.[0] However, when asked to name the emotion they felt when they saw Trump on television or computer screens, things became complicated.[0] Rich Thau,