DeSantis also lauded Trump’s deployment of 1,500 troops to the southern border, calling it a “great start” from the administration in correcting four years of non-enforcement by the Democratic White House, and predicting “the problem is going to be put to bed once and for all.”

Fla., instructed mainstream media to stop politicizing the Los Angeles-area wildfires in their coverage of the disaster.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is praising the sweeping set of executive actions on immigration that President Donald Trump’ signed on his first day in office on Monday, saying they provide a “great road map” for Florida lawmakers to follow during a special legislative session the governor has called for next week in Tallahassee.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' call for a special legislative session on illegal immigration, despite legislative leadership calling it "premature" and "completely irresponsible." "Thank you Ron, hopefully other Governors will follow!" Trump posted on his Truth Social account.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be taking Marco Rubio’s place as the Sunshine State’s junior senator. DeSantis announced his pick at a news conference in Orlando days before Rubio is set to resign to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is convening state lawmakers for a special session to impose additional duties on local officials and secure funding to facilitate President-elect Donald Trump's promised immigration crackdown.

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Monday that sheriff departments up and down the state were ready and willing to enact President-elect Donald Trump's immigration policies once he ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday on his first day in office that would propel a change in the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The order was one of dozens issued by the 47th president and one which would have an immediate impact on Fort Myers Beach

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already embraced the change. He cited the name in an executive order this week attributing inclement winter weather to “low pressure moving across the Gulf of America.”

After President Donald Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quickly jumped on the idea. But actually making