On Thursday, U.S. Senator and Senate Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management (FSO) Subcommittee chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced S. 4487, the Pandemic Pay-For Act, as he continued his efforts to make the federal government a more responsible steward of the American people’s money. “If the federal government truly wantsContinue Reading

U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Angus King (I-ME), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the bipartisan Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act, S. 4074, to protect property owners’ rights, defend innocent Americans, and restore the Fifth Amendment’s role in civil forfeiture proceedings last week. “The federal government hasContinue Reading

Senator (Dr.) Rand Paul of Kentucky introduced or reintroduced two important police reform bills in the Senate in recent weeks–the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act (S. 3931) and the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act. With Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sen. Paul reintroduced (first introduced in 2015)Continue Reading

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced legislation on Thursday to end no-knock warrants, a measure that appears to have bipartisan support as demand grows for police reform. Titled “Justice for Breonna Taylor Act,” the law would prohibit federal law enforcement from carrying out a warrant “until after the officer provides notice of hisContinue Reading

On Thursday, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and JD Vance (R-OH), along with U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) led dozens of their fellow members of congress in sending a bicameral letter to the White House rejecting further U.S. funding for the war in Ukraine. The letter to the White House reads,Continue Reading

Minnesota politicians, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led the full Minnesota delegation in Congress introducing legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Prince. The bill honors Prince for his “legacy of musical achievement and… indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture.” “Like so many,Continue Reading

 The illustrious, Emmy-nominated comedian, Randy Rainbow, brings his sold-out tour to the Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater on Saturday, October 19th at 7:00pm. Ticket Prices: $85.00, $49.50, $43.50, $37.50 and can be purchased online at www.TheMahaffey.com, by phone (727) 300-2000, or at the Box Office located atContinue Reading

“Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none” -Thomas Jefferson Last week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Representatives Chip Roy (R-TX-21) and Warren Davidson (R-OH-8) introduced legislation to make it clear that Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cannot override Congress’ constitutionalContinue Reading

The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual, nationally representative US civics survey, to be released Saturday, or Constitution Day, found the first drop in six years among those who could identify all three branches of government and declines among those who could name the First Amendment rights, among other questions. “When itContinue Reading

On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s June 2022 data indicates that Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent, despite national economic conditions. Florida’s statewide unemployment rate has declined or held steady for 23 consecutive months through June 2022. The national unemployment rate remains unchanged over the month atContinue Reading

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said some very disturbing and concerning things last week during oral arguments over two of President Biden’s vaccine mandate rules, some of which caught the attention (and rightfully so) of Fox News hosts and guests, while other cable news channels essentially ignored it. UPDATED TOContinue Reading

On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s successful economy is driving the nation’s positive economic activity. Florida’s economy accelerated in September 2021, growing at three times the rate over the month compared to the nation. Overall for the month, Florida gained 84,500 total jobs, including nearly 73,000 private-sector jobs.Continue Reading

President Biden promised retribution for U.S. deaths after the Islamic State in the Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attacked the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, killing 13 U.S. military personnel and dozens of Afghan citizens. The retaliation came three days later with a drone strike which actually killed an innocent Afghan man, his family –Continue Reading

Health officials in Alameda County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, are now reporting out approximately 25 percent less COVID-19 deaths to reflect using the State’s death reporting definition. Aligning with the State’s definition will require Alameda County to report as COVID-19 deaths only those people who died asContinue Reading