4 days ago · Doubling down, DeSantis emailed a plea to grassroots leaders, then held an emergency Zoom meeting with Republican Party of Florida members Thursday morning. He urged them to “reach out to ...

21 hours ago · A year ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis was flying high with a presidential hopes. But this week's special session has revealed fissures between him and a previously pliant Legislature.

1 day ago · This is a sharp turnabout from two years ago, when DeSantis was seemingly at the top of his powers with a presidential run lined up. By last January, however, DeSantis dropped out of the GOP race, and Donald Trump surged to a second presidency. So what happened with the relationship between the governor and the Republican-led Legislature?

3 days ago · Leaders of Mr. DeSantis’s own party had not dared to defy him so directly since his actions at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 turned the governor into a national Republican ...

3 days ago · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, it’s game on between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s Republican lawmakers. In a stunning rebuke to DeSantis, who was once floated as the Republican successor to President Donald Trump, Florida lawmakers on Monday gaveled in a special session called by the governor to help carry out Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda — and then within minutes ...

Ronald Dion DeSantis (/ d ɪ ˈ s æ n t ɪ s, d iː-/; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician and former naval officer serving as the 46th governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2013 to 2018 as the U.S. representative from Florida's 6th congressional district.

2 days ago · Since his election in 2018, DeSantis has relied heavily on state lawmakers to advance his conservative agenda, build his national profile and propel his bid to challenge Trump for the Republican ...

1 day ago · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to veto a sweeping immigration bill. It’s the latest escalation in a statehouse showdown between DeSantis’ office and the Republican leaders, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

3 days ago · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s push to quickly overhaul the immigration system is at the center of a civil war between Republicans in Florida, with Gov. Ron DeSantis facing off ...

Jul 17, 2024 · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t make it far in the Republican presidential primary, but if the Republican National Convention is any indication, he still managed to leave his mark on Donald...