U.S. Rep. Randy Fine has been pushing for an antisemitism bill similar to legislation passed in Florida. Today, he posted on X that "Diversity os not our greatest strength," after several anti-Muslim posts.

“These and other changes that scouting America’s leadership committed to,” the Defense Secretary said in a grievance-filled video. https://mrf.lu/SMGY

Homeland Security budget clearly moving now.

Members of Florida's congressional delegation who who were in Congress in 2003 during the Iraw invasion? 1.

FWIW, Rep. Neal Dunn's office is declining to address reports last week that Speaker Johnson informed donors the Congressman was "terminally ill." I just received this from Dunn spox Eleanor Railsback: "I have no comment on personal issues such as Dr. Dunn's health. He has been working as usual."

You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America. And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

Delegation subscribers already know this but I have officially relocated to Washington, D.C. to be FloridaPolitics' and Southeast Politics' first Capitol reporter. Lawmakers, expect to see me more often as we increase our daily federal coverage. To answer some FAQ...

The New York Post fanning the flames. They’ve lost the plot.

Attendees at the Red Florida Dinner jovially called the evening Susie-Palooza. Ron DeSantis was not part of the crowd. floridapolitics.com/archives/750...

he's right and he's right to say it

Two new bills on debt are being filed today in the Florida Senate. The first is from Jason Brodeur creates a debt reduction program and requires the Florida CFO to transfer $250M each year to the effort... flsenate.gov/Session/Bill...

New Pope's brother lives in Port Charlotte, #Florida. (There is ALWAYS a Florida angle.) www.fox4now.com/port-charlot...

Read Santa Ono's declaration for why he is going to be President of Florida, and contrast it with the actual situation in Florida. (Thread below). He believes and endorses assault on campus speech and academic freedom, at least if it will get him $3M a year. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

@repmoskowitz.bsky.social is taking heat from the left and right after skipping an @indivisible.org-organized town hall in his district. Could that spell trouble for the two-term Democratic incumbent? floridapolitics.com/archives/737...

Florida Politics got word tonight there is still no deal in Tallahassee on allocations. The Senate plans to make an offer in the morning around 10. But until lawmakers can agree how much to spend, there's no conferencing on how to divvy the pile of money up. Have heard maybe May 7 for a budget?

Dumb journalists think being a tough interviewer requires writing down gotcha questions in advance. Smart journalists know that the trick is just listening and sometimes going, ‘how so?’

The following candidates all appear to have their money and paperwork in for the SD 15 Special Election. We'll see if anyone shows up at the last second.

Hey, New College made @theonion.com. Fwiw, NCF has indefinitely put off the real speech. Russell Brand Invited To Florida College To Teach Sexual Assault Workshop — theonion.com/russell-bran...

The latest revelation from the FSU shooting. floridapolitics.com/archives/733...

A few things to remember when major news like this happens. 1. Eyewitness accounts are often contradictory. That's why media leans so heavily on official sources. Individuals involved have information, but also just lived through an expected and chaotic moment. Let forensics verify what's factual.

New College is going forward with its Russell Brand event, despite the criminal allegations the comedian faces in the UK. floridapolitics.com/archives/730...

Some significant news in Florida. The @electdemocrats.bsky.social has added Cory Mills to its Districts in Play list of GOP-held seats. He joins Anna Paulina Luna and Maria Elvira Salazar on the short list of Florida lawmakers being targeted next year. floridapolitics.com/archives/730...

Thanks to @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social for having me on to discuss the Tuesday Special Elections in FL-1 and FL-6. This burst of attention on these races has been fun. I'm almost sad for Tuesday to arrive (almost). But there's always something keeping Florida in national (and international) news.

Thanks to @fox35orlando.bsky.social for having me on to discuss the St. Pete Polls survey that Florida Politics commissioned in the CD 6 race. www.fox35orlando.com/video/1614758

FL-6 poll from St. Pete Polls Fine (R) - 48.3% Weil (D) - 44.2% other - 2% Already voted Fine (R) - 43.1% Weil (D) - 51% other - 1.3% MORE: floridapolitics.com/archives/728... @political-polls.bsky.social @redistrict.bluesky.bot @elizabeth-eisen.bsky.social @cookpolitical.com

So @davidjolly.bsky.social

The House Judiciary Committee in Florida just advanced legislation that would roll back a provision of the Parkland law forbidding anyone under age 21 from buying a long gun. This was over the objections of Parkland families.

At Equality Florida presser, a more celebratory tone than recent years. Stratton Pollitzer: "We see it as a hopeful sign that far fewer bills specifically targeting the LGBTQ community have been filed this year, maybe, just maybe, more legislators are growing tired of the cruelty."

Fabrizio works for Donalds, so treat this as an internal. But polling out this morning shows Byron Donalds up on Casey DeSantis, with the lead growing when voters are informed Donalds has Trump's endorsement and Casey has Ron DeSantis' backing. floridapolitics.com/archives/725...

We talk about Bezos, or Citi, or Big Tech, but cancer's brand is seriously in the toilet. Everyone hates it. And yet, day one hit from Trump/Musk was to shut down all federal funding for cancer cure research. And it's still mostly shut down. Have you ever known anyone with cancer?

Don't worry. Hurricane season is, like, three months away. floridapolitics.com/archives/723...

Just finished my first half marathon, which I completed with my much more fit daughter, Chloe. The theme was Sleeping Beauty, so she dressed as Princess Aurora (her middle name) while I was Malificent. To keep in villain character, I was always chasing her, albeit from a distance.

For those not on those other platforms, Donald Trump all but endorsed Byron Donalds for Governor of Florida. Then Donalds all but announced. floridapolitics.com/archives/722...

NSF fired 168 yesterday. Today its staff directory page says this:

The State Department has filed its response to Debbie Mayfield's lawsuit about her disqualification in SD 19.

The muted market reaction to Trump's tariff and Treasury threats suggests that investors discount whatever he says as the ravings of a confused, weak old man. And this is working to his advantage!

The great concern with any social media platform whose growth is entirely driven by politically driven exodus, whether it's Parler, Truth Social or BlueSky, is that you get a political silo of people who only care about politics. What can be done to make Bluesky useful for all types of users?

Joe Gruters is working on am amendment to a labeling bill in the Florida Senate that would put an outright ban on delivering mRNA vaccines through fruits and vegetables.

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

Just asked a lawmaker what impact @RonDeSantis flying around to press conferences around the state will have on lawmakers. Answer: "I don't think he will have that plane much longer."

Senate Judiciary Committee recommends Pam Bondi be confirmed as Attorney General floridapolitics.com/archives/718...

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Pam Bondi's confirmation as US Attorney General on a straight 12-10 party line vote.

We have a memo from Albritton and Perez on changes to strengthen the TRUMP Act's penalties. We also can confirm Trump spoke to Joe Gruters, the bill sponsor, about what he wants to see in the bill- and did so after DeSantis urged the Prez to support his own bill. floridapolitics.com/archives/718...

Don't mind me. Just waiting quietly for a strike all amendment to make this monumental week in FlaPol complete.

For those who love a good governing meltdown, Florida Politics has been covering the SpeshSesh implosion in Tallahassee. Here is AG Gancarski's coverage of the gavel in, and out, and in again. floridapolitics.com/archives/717...

Clay updated their review database with the decisions for the nearly 50 objections filed last month. Every single one of them was either restricted or removed. These decisions were made without reading the books and without a public review committee. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

[email protected] wins re-election as Florida Dems Chair by wide margin. floridapolitics.com/archives/717...

Debbie Mayfield formally submits resignation, Gov. DeSantis calls Special Election for HD 32 floridapolitics.com/archives/717...

One of the unintended outcomes of the "I'm not racist you're racist" folks is all of these executive actions etc illuminates how much race forms the basis of their world view, belief system, and their reason for attempting to remake America.