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November 11, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Mulls Run for GOP Conference Chair.

On Monday, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) stated she hasn’t ruled out a bid for House GOP conference chairwoman following Rep. Elise Stefanik’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). “I haven’t ruled out running… many people are saying I should,” Luna said through a spokesman. “Whoever takes the role, I believe the conference chair must support President Trump from day one.”

President-elect Donald J. Trump recently announced Stefanik’s new appointment, praising her as an “America First fighter.” Stefanik had served as the GOP conference chairwoman since 2021 after former Rep. Liz Cheney, who backed Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential race, was removed from the role. He has also announced that former Rep. Lee Zeldin will be head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The internal GOP leadership elections for conference chairman, the fourth-highest position in the House Republican caucus, are scheduled for Wednesday. Luna has long been an America First stalwart—and was subject to threats of an assassination by primary opponent William Braddock in 2021.

Currently, the House is projected to maintain a narrow Republican majority, and several races across the country are still pending final results.

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On Monday, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) stated she hasn’t ruled out a bid for House GOP conference chairwoman following Rep. Elise Stefanik’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). "I haven’t ruled out running... many people are saying I should," Luna said through a spokesman. “Whoever takes the role, I believe the conference chair must support President Trump from day one.” show more
October 23, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s Democrat Opponent Doesn’t Even Live in the District.

The Democratic Party candidate challenging Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) doesn’t actually live in the congressional district she is seeking to represent. Whitney Fox, the Democratic nominee for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, actually lives about one mile outside the district’s eastern border, according to property records.

Since Fox is not an actual resident of the 13th Congressional District, the Florida Democratic Party candidate will not be able to vote for herself in November’s election. While Members of the House of Representatives may run in and represent congressional districts in which they do not reside, they must be residents of the state in which the district is located.

Florida’s 13th Congressional District stretches along the state’s Gulf coast from Tarpon Springs in the north to St. Pete Beach in the south. The district’s western border is the Gulf of Mexico, while its eastern line follows mostly Interstate 275 and U.S. Route 19, bisecting the southern portion of Pinellas County. This bisection pushes Fox’s residence outside the district.

According to Pinellas County, Florida property records, Fox and her husband reside in a home built on two lots at 121 24th Street S in Saint Petersburg. Consequently, the address is approximately a mile outside the 13th Congressional District’s lines and is actually located in the 14th Congressional District, which includes most of Saint Petersburg and Tampa.

In Congress, Rep. Luna has been a staunch ally of President Donald J. Trump and an outspoken critic of Democratic Party smears against the America First leader. Last year, the Florida Republican was instrumental in pushing for the censure of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) over his role in the Russia collusion hoax.

The National Pulse reported in September that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s 2022 primary opponent, William Braddock, was charged by federal prosecutors for discussing hiring a hit squad to murder her.

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The Democratic Party candidate challenging Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) doesn't actually live in the congressional district she is seeking to represent. Whitney Fox, the Democratic nominee for Florida's 13th Congressional District, actually lives about one mile outside the district's eastern border, according to property records. show more
September 30, 2024
NatSec
News

Ex-Candidate Charged with Threatening to Send ‘Hit Squad’ After Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.

Prosecutors have charged former congressional candidate William Braddock with threatening to make Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) “disappear” during an election contest. Braddock, 41, from St. Petersburg, Florida, allegedly made the threats on June 8, 2021, while challenging Rep. Luna for the 13th Congressional District of Florida. The indictment, unsealed late last week, says Braddock threatened to use a “Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to eliminate her.

Prosecutors did not officially name Braddock’s alleged victim, but he was running against Luna at the time. Leaked audio recordings appear to show him referring to Luna as a “dead squirrel” and “a f***ing speed bump in the road” who would be made to “disappear.” Braddock initially denied the recordings’ authenticity, suggesting they had been altered. However, a judge issued a stalking injunction against him, and he withdrew from the race against Luna shortly afterward.

Braddock fled to the Philippines following these incidents but has now been extradited back to the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging him with interstate transmission of a true threat to injure another person. Braddock appeared in a Los Angeles federal court on Thursday and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

Recently, Luna revealed she has received another “very serious shooting threat,” which law enforcement is currently investigating.

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Prosecutors have charged former congressional candidate William Braddock with threatening to make Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) "disappear" during an election contest. Braddock, 41, from St. Petersburg, Florida, allegedly made the threats on June 8, 2021, while challenging Rep. Luna for the 13th Congressional District of Florida. The indictment, unsealed late last week, says Braddock threatened to use a "Russian-Ukrainian hit squad" to eliminate her. show more
July 22, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Election 2024
Politics

Rep. Luna Convinced Trump Shooter Did Not Work Alone After Oversight Briefing.

Representative Anna Paulina Luna is convinced that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, did not act alone. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Rep. Luna stated: “After leaving oversight briefing this am I am convinced now more than ever that Crooks was not working alone.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has gained access to Crook’s phone, recovered at the scene of the shooting. Still, they are having difficulties accessing encrypted foreign platforms used by him.

Authorities found a second phone at Crooks’ home, along with firearms and explosive devices.

Whistleblowers have previously testified that the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) was understaffed during the Trump rally in Butler, PA, where the attempted assassination took place. Additionally, whistleblowers say that most of Trump’s security detail was not comprised of USSS agents but relatively inexperienced Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents.

USSS  Director Kimberly Cheatle has claimed that agents were not positioned on the building Crooks scaled to fire on Trump due to its “sloped roof,” creating safety concerns. However, local law enforcement present at the rally countered the USSS director, noting that they had informed the chain of command of Crooks and his suspicious activity nearly half an hour before the shooting took place.

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Representative Anna Paulina Luna is convinced that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, did not act alone. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Rep. Luna stated: "After leaving oversight briefing this am I am convinced now more than ever that Crooks was not working alone." show more
July 11, 2024
William Upton
Breaking

House Republicans FAIL to Hold Biden AG Merrick Garland in Inherent Contempt.

The House of Representatives narrowly defeated Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)’s resolution holding Joe Biden‘s Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress along a largely party-line vote. Rep. Luna’s resolution came in response to Garland’s ongoing refusal to surrender audio recordings of Biden’s two interviews with Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Rober Hur during his investigation into the 81-year-old Democrat’s mishandling of classified information.

House Republican leaders attempted to derail the inherent contempt resolution several times over the past week. A handful of Republican lawmakers withheld support during the final floor vote, effectively defeating the measure.

Yesterday, former President Donald J. Trump endorsed the resolution of inherent contempt. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “I AGREE with Anna Paulina Luna and the many House Members who think Merrick Garland should be held in INHERENT CONTEMPT for refusing to release the Biden Tapes even though they were subpoenaed.”

Under the conditions set out in the resolution, Attorney General Garland would have been fined $10,000 for each day he refused to hand over the Biden interview recordings to the House of Representatives. The recordings have become a flash point in Congress following Joe Biden’s disastrous June 27 presidential debate performance, during which the Democrat incumbent appeared to be cognitively impaired—raising concerns he is unable to execute the duties of his office.

Despite being charged by the House with contempt of Congress in early June, the Biden DOJ declined to prosecute its own Attorney General, claiming Garland is protected by executive privilege.

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The House of Representatives narrowly defeated Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)'s resolution holding Joe Biden's Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress along a largely party-line vote. Rep. Luna's resolution came in response to Garland's ongoing refusal to surrender audio recordings of Biden's two interviews with Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Rober Hur during his investigation into the 81-year-old Democrat's mishandling of classified information. show more
July 10, 2024
William Upton
Politics

Trump Backs Inherent Contempt Charge Against Biden AG Merrick Garland.

Former President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)’s resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt. Garland has rebuffed multiple requests from House Republicans to surrender audio recordings of Joe Biden‘s two interviews with the Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Robert Hur.

“I AGREE with Anna Paulina Luna and the many House Members who think Merrick Garland should be held in INHERENT CONTEMPT for refusing to release the Biden Tapes even though they were subpoenaed,” former President Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “The House Republicans should also subpoena Deranged Jack Smith and look into his ILLEGAL INVESTIGATION of me immediately. And they should pass the SAVE ACT immediately to stop illegals from voting in our elections. Republicans MUST GET TOUGH about stopping weaponization and cheating!”

Rep. Luna is pushing forward with her inherent contempt resolution this week. If passed, the measure would fine Garland $10,000 each day he does not hand the audio recordings over to Congress. The Florida Republican has amended the resolution language from her original draft, which would have directed the House Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest Garland and hold him until he produced the recordings.

In early June, the Attorney General was held in contempt of Congress after refusing to hand over audio recordings of 81-year-old Joe Biden‘s interview sessions with DOJ special counsel Robert Hur. Before the vote, Garland acknowledged that the transcripts of the interviews had been edited for clarity, raising the question of whether evidence of Biden’s cognitive decline had been altered.

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Former President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)'s resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt. Garland has rebuffed multiple requests from House Republicans to surrender audio recordings of Joe Biden's two interviews with the Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Robert Hur. show more
June 24, 2024
William Upton
Politics

The House Sergeant-at-Arms May Arrest Biden’s AG Merrick Garland

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says she’ll force a vote on directing the House Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest Joe Biden‘s Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress this week. According to the Florida Republican, she intends to introduce a privileged resolution invoking Congress’s constitutional power of inherent contempt after the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) said they would not pursue charges against Garland.

Two weeks ago, the Attorney General was held in contempt of Congress after refusing to hand over audio recordings of 81-year-old Joe Biden‘s interview sessions with DOJ special counsel Robert Hur regarding the mishandling of classified documents. Prior to the vote, Garland acknowledged that the transcripts of the interviews had been edited for clarity, raising the question of whether evidence of Biden’s cognitive decline had been altered.

“The only option to ensure compliance with our subpoena is to use our constitutional authority of inherent contempt,” Rep. Luna said. “In the next few days, I will call up my resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress, and I look forward to each of you voting in favor of it.”

She added: “Our ability to legislate effectively and fulfill our constitutional duties is at stake. We must act now to protect the integrity and independence of the legislative branch.”

Meanwhile, Biden DOJ officials argued on June 14 that the contempt resolution does not preempt Joe Biden‘s assertion of executive privilege regarding the audio recordings. Additionally, at a hearing before the House contempt vote, Attorney General Garland argued: “Releasing the audio would chill cooperation with the department in future investigations and it could influence witnesses’ answers if they thought the audio of their law enforcement interviews would be broadcast to Congress and the public.”

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Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says she'll force a vote on directing the House Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest Joe Biden's Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress this week. According to the Florida Republican, she intends to introduce a privileged resolution invoking Congress's constitutional power of inherent contempt after the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) said they would not pursue charges against Garland. show more
May 21, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

WATCH: Trump, GOP Want Biden Drug Tested Before Debates.

Donald Trump and other leading Republicans have argued Joe Biden should undergo drug testing for “artificial stimulation” before the presidential debates. Speaking at a fundraiser in St. Paul, Minnesota, Trump said Biden was “high as a kite” during his last State of the Union address.

“I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union,” Trump said. “I said, ‘Is that Joe up there?’ … And by the end of the evening, he’s exhausted, right? No, we’re going to demand a drug test.”

Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Anna Paulia Luna and Senator Tim Scott, later echoed Trump’s concerns. “The truth of the matter is if you saw the State of the Union and you watched that performance, it was surreal,” Scott agreed.

“There was something going on, and if we could find the truth of what it was, we’re all better off,” he argued. “If it takes artificial stimulation to make the President of the United States perform, how often can he do that?”

Luna observed Biden “has the ability to launch nukes,” so his ability to operate without drugs is a national security matter.

Biden has had brain issues for decades, suffering a near-fatal aneurysm in 1988 that left him requiring emergency surgery. He was so near death a priest was called to perform the last rites.

Now in his eighties, the Democrat’s cognitive condition appears to have worsened. Federal investigators interviewing him over his mishandling of classified materials described him as an “elderly man with a poor memory” in an official report. He reacted to the report with fury at a press conference. However, he became confused during the presser, claiming Mexico borders Gaza.

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Donald Trump and other leading Republicans have argued Joe Biden should undergo drug testing for "artificial stimulation" before the presidential debates. Speaking at a fundraiser in St. Paul, Minnesota, Trump said Biden was "high as a kite" during his last State of the Union address. show more
May 15, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

Trump May Receive Prestigious Congressional Gold Medal.

In a move to recognize former President Donald Trump’s lasting impact on U.S. history and diplomacy, a group of House Republicans has proposed a resolution to award him the Congressional Gold Medal. This prestigious award, considered the highest civilian honor in the country, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom, commemorates those who have significantly contributed to U.S. culture and history.

The resolution, spearheaded by Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna and co-signed by seven other Republican supporters, aims to celebrate Trump’s “exceptional leadership.” The former president oversaw the destruction of the Islamic State’s physical caliphate in Syria and Iraq, reversed the Barack Obama administration’s appeasement of Iran, and strong-armed European NATO members into increasing their contributions, among other foreign policy achievements — including a historic summit with North Korea. Famously, he was the first president since the 1970s not to lead the U.S. into any new wars.

However, in order for Trump to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, the resolution will have to win passage in both the Republican-majority House of Representatives and the Democrat-controlled Senate, which seems unlikely.

The House GOP has been rather limp in its support of former President Trump as the Joe Biden regime wages an ongoing lawfare campaign against him. Resolutions to expunge politically motivated impeachments, which ended in Senate acquittals, were promised almost a year ago, when Kevin McCarthy was still Speaker. These could have been passed without reference to the Senate, but ultimately went nowhere.

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In a move to recognize former President Donald Trump's lasting impact on U.S. history and diplomacy, a group of House Republicans has proposed a resolution to award him the Congressional Gold Medal. This prestigious award, considered the highest civilian honor in the country, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom, commemorates those who have significantly contributed to U.S. culture and history. show more
April 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
NatSec
News

FISA Bill Progresses, As ‘Checks and Balances’ Amendment Fails.

A proposal to renew section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) cleared the House of Representatives by a vote of 259-128 on Monday, and it is now heading to the Senate.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) had put forward an amendment requiring the authorities to acquire a warrant before accessing information collected on American citizens using FISA, but it was unsuccessful. The Joe Biden regime opposed the amendment, despite FISA’s defenders insisting it is a tool to surveil foreigners rather than U.S. citizens.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) expressed strong disapproval of FISA’s renewal, noting that “the program has been abused to spy on American citizens in direct violation of American liberty and the 4th Amendment” and that “[t]he FISA court found that the federal government violated its own rules over 278,000 times.”

“The swamp won today. The intel bros, uniparty, and deep state won two more years of warrantless surveillance,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Donald Trump had been FISA’s most high-profile opponent, and his intervention helped defeat another attempt to reauthorize it earlier this month.

“KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” he wrote on Truth Social.

Following this initial defeat, Trump said at a joint press conference with Speaker Johnson that, while he was “not a big fan of FISA,” House Republicans “put a lot of checks and balances on and I guess it’s down to two years now so that it would come due in the early part of my administration.”

The former president was referring to changes to the initial bill requiring FISA to be renewed again in two years rather than five.

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A proposal to renew section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) cleared the House of Representatives by a vote of 259-128 on Monday, and it is now heading to the Senate. show more