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State political news from Hispolitica: Florida, Texas, Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina, covering governors, legislatures and elections.
"Congress has failed to fully secure our southern border which has invited hundreds of thousands of illegal crossings per month.”
With Georgia’s 2020 senate race soon to be one of the most closely watch contests this election cycle, will Georgian’s vote along with their faith, or will they vote along with the current economic successes of the Trump administration?
The Energy Choice Amendment, a measure that could give Floridian’s a choice in energy, could very well make it on the ballot and pass if it is able to garner 60% support on election day next year.
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol continues its efforts to thwart the waves of illegal immigration that have flooded the nation and to combat the illicit trade that is directly tied to illegal immigration.
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol continues cracking down on illegal immigration and the illicit drug trade that continues to plague the southern border region of the United States.
President Donald Trump's one-man economic war against China has been highly criticized by congressional Democrats and his detractors, which in many cases, are one and the same.
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok, who was as the center of the Trump-Russian collusion investigation, has once again been thrust onto the political stage an accused of “political espionage.
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D) took a trip to visit the Yuma Border Patrol Station to meet with agents as she continues to tackle immigration reform and growing issues with illegal immigration.
“The act advances Georgia’s unique and substantial constitutional interest in protecting unborn human lives."
Senate and House Democrats are focused on defeating President Donald Trump and winning more seats in both chambers of the U.S. Congress in the 2020 presidential election cycle.
"Expect the numbers to start moving when these two fundraising juggernauts start spending heavy and hard.”
“Apparently her hate for Israel overcomes her love for her grandmother.”
"I commend President Trump for acting decisively to advance this transfer.”
President Donald Trump continued his all-out assault against Muslim-American Reps. Ilhan Omar (D) and Rashida Tlaib (D), after Israel, denied them entry into the country.
Several hours after Israel blocked entry to Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the first two Muslim women to be elected to the U.S. Congress, Rep. Omar made the Israeli case why she should not be allowed to enter their country.
Arizona Senator Martha McScally (R) has recently announced that she will be filing a bill that makes acts of domestic terrorism a federal crime, giving federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI the ability to charge terror suspects accordingly.
Much like the U.S. has done, Israel has decided to impose its immigration right to allow, or prevent, whoever they wanted from entering the country. Israel has taken the recommendation of President Donald Trump and has blocked Reps. Ilhan Omar (D) and Rashida Tlaib (D) from entering the country.
After the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton were deemed domestic terrorist attacks, Arizona Senator Martha McSally (R) has penned a bill that will make domestic terrorism a federal crime.
Toxic freshwater blue-green algae is a huge problem in Florida, but now the same algae bloom is causing problems Texas, Georgia, and in other southeast U.S. states where several dogs have died due to exposure.
"Making Arizona citizens of EVERY Race, religion and sexual orientation 2nd class citizens to illegal immigrants is about as anti-American as it gets.”
“Principal finding is that recreational marijuana access significantly decreases opioid mortality, with the most pronounced effects for synthetic opioids.”
The news that the Trump administration is planning to revise the Endangered Species Act of 1973 has caused wildlife advocates, 2020 presidential candidates, and Democratic members of Congress to all-but blow a gasket over the potential wildlife protection “rollbacks.”
President Trump's recent economic sanctions against Venezuela’s Dictatorial regime are working, crippling Nicholas Maduro’s socialist government, but at what cost?
The Nicholas Maduro regime has confirmed that it will hold a special session of their governing body, a move that U.S.-acknowledged President Juan Guaido says will be all-but end the current Venezuelan opposition government.
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 (S.947) is expected to pass in the U.S. Senate, as senators push to increase compensation to Americans exposed to radiation released from nuclear testing during the Cold War.
The efforts of U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R) and Rick Scott (R) urging President Donald Trump to recertify Colombia’s efforts to eradicate its drug trade have paid off.
Texas Senator John Cornyn (R) traveled to El Paso, Texas to visit with survivors and first responders of the mass shooting that left 22 dead and many more injured. Cornyn stopped by a clinic, got strapped down, and donated blood.
2020 Democratic presidential candidates have raised Cain over the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 32 dead and scores injured.
“all property and interests in the property of the Government of Venezuela that are in the United States... are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.”
The days of the “Cocaine Cowboys” are long gone, Harrison Ford is not fighting drug lords with the CIA, Colombia is no longer considered to be the epicenter of the illicit drug trade (it still is), and the Pablo Escobars of the world have been replaced by organized Marxist guerrilla groups.
"Good morning. My fellow Americans, this morning, our nation is overcome with shock, horror, and sorrow. This weekend, more than 80 people were killed or wounded in two evil attacks.
The recent mass killings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio brought out the best in Americans, as first responders showed bravery and professionalism in containing both crime scenes. But the events of this past weekend brought out the worst in politicians, who used the tragic events for political gain.
Before the 2020 Democratic presidential debate that included Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris took place, no one expected that the attacks against Biden would be attacks against President Barack Obama’s entire presidential legacy.
During Wednesday night’s CNN Democratic presidential debate, a visibly annoyed Sen. Bernie Sanders was forced to defend his legacy piece of legislation, “Medicare for All.”
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders stood out during the CNN debate by pushing their individual and very progressive policies, but former HUD Secretary Julian Castro claiming victory, even though he was not on the debate stage.






