Cactus Politics

08/08/2025

🚫 Rep. Byron Donalds says he opposes amnesty carveouts for illegal alien farm workers, telling Fox Business that border security must come first before any visa reforms.

“This cannot continue to metastasize with these carveouts,” Donalds said.

https://floridianpress.com/2025/08/donalds-says-no-amnesty-for-illegal-farm-workers/

08/08/2025

📍 SOLAR PROGRAM CANCELED
💰 The Environmental Protection Agency shut down $7B “Solar for All.”
🏠 Meant to help 900,000+ low-income families get solar panels.
⚠️ Gov. Katie Hobbs: “It will make our air dirtier & raise energy bills.”

The Environmental Protection Agency shut down a major

08/08/2025

📍 HISTORIC TARIFF SURGE
🇺🇸 President Trump slaps tariffs on 90+ countries — some up to 50%.
💰 “BILLIONS” flowing into the U.S., Trump says.
⚠️ Critics warn it will raise prices for American families.

Thursday marked the start of President Donald Trump's promised

08/08/2025

📍 TEXAS SHOWDOWN
🚨 Gov. Greg Abbott: “I’m going to call special session after special session” until Democrats return from walkout.

🗓️ Says it could drag into 2027 or 2028.
⚖️ Standoff over redistricting freezes the legislature.

Governor Greg Abbott has escalated a political showdown over redistricting by pledging to call “special session after special session” until fleeing Democra

08/08/2025

Rep. Abe Hamadeh is pushing back after Garrett Archer accused him of lying about overseas voting and his PROVE Act.

Hamadeh cited federal data showing 70% of overseas ballots go to non-military civilians abroad, concentrated in a few states, with declining return rates.

Representative Abe Hamadeh (

08/08/2025

SNAKEBITE— 8.8.25— Purple Heart Day— Hamadeh vs. Archer— Mylie Biggs on Women at Home— RFK Jr., 2028 Olympics, Alligator Alcatraz, Much More...

Purple Heart Day Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Eli Crane (R-AZ) acknow

08/08/2025

📍 ARIZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INCIDENT
🚨 ICE detained 2 people right outside school gates on day 2 of classes.
😟 Parents say they may keep kids home.
🗣️ Sen. Ruben Gallego: “Cruel and unnecessary.”

An immigration enforcement incident occurred outside Southwest Elementary School on August 5, the second day of the new school year, prompti

08/08/2025

🚫 Illinois GOV. JB. PRITZKER TO TEXAS: NO ARRESTS HERE

Says FBI can “enjoy the State Fair” but “won’t be arresting anyone” after Texas GOP sought help detaining Democrats who fled redistricting vote.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) dismissed suggestions that FBI agents could arrest Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled to Illinois to stall a controversial re

08/08/2025

🚨 FAREWELL STAAR? 🚨
SB 8 would scrap the STAAR exam & replace it with 3 mandatory tests a year.

Texas Policy Research says it hands more power to unelected officials & strips parents of opt-out rights.

As Republicans move to pass a bill that would eliminate the STAAR exam, organizations like Texas Policy Research are warning against its passage, suggesting it may do more harm than good.

08/08/2025

🍊 The FDA is lowering the Brix threshold for orange juice after a bipartisan push from Florida lawmakers.

Supporters say the change will give growers more flexibility and deliver relief amid pests, disease, and severe weather challenges.

https://floridianpress.com/2025/08/florida-lawmakers-celebrate-successful-push-to-revise-brix-threshold-for-citrus-production/

08/08/2025

Despite previous “trad-wife” comments questioning women’s civil liberties, Mylie Biggs is running for AZ State Senate.
She once said: “I don’t think women should hold office… I think women should run the home.”

Now she says her parents “taught me to love my country… and value my freedoms.”

Despite having previously stated on a podcast that she does not think women should hold political power in o

08/08/2025

Rep. Meg Weinberger is calling for federal action after a man accused of killing a dog and setting it on fire in New York City was released from jail the same day.

“Animal cruelty isn’t just horrific; it’s a warning sign for future violence. It’s time for federal action NOW!”

REPORT: https://floridianpress.com/2025/08/weinberger-demands-federal-action-against-animal-cruelty-after-dog-killed-set-on-fire-in-nyc/