The relationship between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican leaders of the Florida Legislature has devolved into open hostility. In social media posts and public pronouncements this week, DeSantis has ...

Entering his last two years in office, DeSantis has started a rift with GOP leaders over immigration, possibly sparking a new era of oversight.

As a rift widens within the Florida GOP, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will raise funds to help elect a “strong conservative” to ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis was flying high with a presidential hopes. But this week's special session has revealed fissures between ...

Florida lawmakers defied DeSantis and approved their own version of sweeping immigration reforms amid a GOP power struggle.

During the transition, it appeared Trump was enacting some payback on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for running against him in ...

Ron DeSantis would appoint to fill the Senate vacancy, assuming that Rubio is confirmed. We didn’t have to wait too long for an answer. NBC News reported: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed ...

Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making her the second woman to represent the Sunshine State in the congressional chamber. Under Florida law, it's up to the governor to pick a U.S. Senate seat ...

Ron DeSantis and the power he has to appoint a new leader to Rubio’s seat.Should Rubio be confirmed as a cabinet pick and resign from his current position, DeSantis announced Thursday that ...

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Washington — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state ...

(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody during a news conference in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 26, 2021. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via ...