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Argentina took Trump’s $20 billion lifeline. Now @JMileimay hand a critical waterway project to CCP-linked companies. @SecRubio has warned about China’s expansion. @RepBrianMast: “unacceptable.”

Progressive educator Pia Dandiya (@PiaforCongress) makes a big pivot, runs for Congress in Congressional District 22 instead. Via @JavManjarres READ MORE: floridianpress.com/2026/05/pia-da…

Trump wanted the ICE and CBP funding bill done before June 1. Now Senate Republicans are on break, with the package stalled over the White House ballroom and the $1.776B “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” floridianpress.com/2026/05/senate…

📊 Hispanic Business Leaders Sound Alarm on Expiring FL Health Tax Credits @FSHCC @JulioFSHCC @LilyLopezSFLHCC If GOP leaders overlook FL’s self-employed & small biz families, they may face angry voters — and a rude awakening in 2026. floridianpress.com/2025/08/hispan…

TAIWAN ARMS DEAL PAUSED. A $14B U.S. arms sale to Taiwan is on hold as the Trump administration prioritizes munitions for the Iran war. floridianpress.com/2026/05/u-s-is…

NEW LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS CHIEF Gov. @RonDeSantis appointed Rep. @jenna_persons -Mulicka as Lee County Supervisor of Elections. She previously sponsored election integrity and foreign interference bills signed into law this year. floridianpress.com/2026/05/desant…

Gov. @RonDeSantis is open to a gas tax holiday, but he’s not selling voters a fantasy. He says the last one mostly helped gas stations, not drivers, with only 17% of the cut reaching consumers. Real relief may be property taxes and tolls. floridianpress.com/2026/05/desant…

U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has resigned from her post in response to her husband’s recent diagnosis of a rare form of bone cancer. 🔗floridianpress.com/2026/05/dni-tu…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that immigrants seeking green-card status must now return to their home country through “consular processing via the Department of State.” 🔗floridianpress.com/2026/05/uscis-…

Gov. @RonDesantis signed the “Teddy Bridgewater Act,” allowing K-12 head coaches to use up to $15,000 of their own money to help players with meals, travel and recovery care. #Florida floridianpress.com/2026/05/desant…

FLORIDA: @DWStweets launched her CD 20 campaign despite pushback from Black Democrats “Some people do a lot of talking. I work hard to deliver results.” 🔗floridianpress.com/2026/05/wasser…

NEWS: @SenRickScott says he believes Cuba’s communist regime is “going away” soon, arguing the Cuban people will rise up as the regime runs out of money and fuel. floridianpress.com/2026/05/rick-s…

The House of Representatives voted against a bill to build the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum in D.C. Debates erupted over who the museum could honor and the administration’s influence over it. texaspolitics.com/2026/05/22/wom…

. @RepLaurelLee Lee defends conservative Supreme Court judges: “You cannot treat judges like politicians because you dislike a ruling.” Lee warned political attacks on judges threaten an independent court system. floridianpress.com/2026/05/laurel…

SCOTUS handed Havana Docks a win, allowing its lawsuit against major cruise lines to continue. The company says Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and MSC used Cuban docks seized by Fidel Castro’s regime. #Cuba floridianpress.com/2026/05/cruise…

JUICE🍊— 5.22.2026 — DeSantis Appoints new Lee County Supervisor of Elections — Renner Announces 'Parents for Renner' — and More... floridianpress.com/2026/05/juice%…

Gubernatorial candidate @Paul_Renner launched a new coalition backing school choice, homeschooling freedom and a proposed constitutional protection for parental rights. @RennerWarRoom floridianpress.com/2026/05/paul-r…

They’ll let anyone fly these days. I’m sure Oscar has got to be on some kind of list 😂

Iran’s Supreme Leader reportedly declared that the regime’s “near-weapons grade” uranium stockpile will remain inside Iran. The move could complicate peace talks with the U.S. and Israel. #Iran floridianpress.com/2026/05/iran-d…

@ScottforFlorida @RickJacksonGA via - @JamesSwaffordGA of @Dome_Pol domepolitics.com/2026/05/senato…

I’m proud to endorse my longtime friend @RickJacksonGA, a rock solid conservative and successful businessman to be the next governor of Georgia. I know what it’s like for a conservative outsider and a businessman to come in and shake things up to take the state to the next level - I did it in Florida, and Rick will do the same in Georgia.

Candidate @AngieNixon is taking direct aim at @SenAshleyMoody, accusing her of failing Florida and acting as a “rubber stamp” for President Trump. #FloridaPolitics floridianpress.com/2026/05/she-fa…