Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) acknowledged that his friendship with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) took a hit after the representative endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Donalds, who is considered by many to be a strong contender for Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial election,

A push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to crack down on ballot initiatives could have unforeseen consequences for the business interests of his state’s most prominent resident: President Donald Trump.

As a rift widens within the Florida GOP, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will raise funds to help elect a “strong conservative” to succeed him and urged potential candidates to get on board with his immigration plan.

House Speaker Daniel Perez cast an immigration enforcement proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis as a big government scheme. Perez held a town hall meeting with Republican Party of Florid

DeSantis floated Florida as a logical launching pad for the removal of people in the country illegally earlier this week.

Governors have been relegated to the Emancipation Hall overflow viewing space to watch Trump's inauguration, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Central Florida Wednesday lashing out at the newly passed "TRUMP Act," a sweeping bill addressing illegal immigration that came from the Florida Legislature's special session last night.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised Wednesday to veto a sweeping immigration bill, in the latest escalation of a statehouse showdown between the governor and the state's Republican legislative leadership, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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The governor plans to use his Florida Freedom Fund, which was key in defeating marijuana and abortion measures last year, to support strong conservative candidates against defiant legislators.

Governor Ron DeSantis called the immigration legislation passed by the Florida House and Senate this week "grotesque" and "weak."