The chairperson of the Republican Party of Hillsborough County expressed concerns about the “optics” of Republican ...

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

Former state Rep. Joel Rudman said he knew a run for Congress was a long-shot. But he also felt within hours of being sworn ...

The Florida governor says the legislature is actually weakening immigration powers as state bill draws concern from other ...

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

The GOP supermajority legislature was the first to deny a Republican governor a special session since they took control in the 1990s.

Residents of red counties in blue states wish they had a new political home. Also, in Florida, the Legislature is starting to stand up to Ron DeSantis.

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

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

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 ...

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