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Head of Florida Democrats resigns after disastrous midterms

The head of the Florida Democratic Party has resigned after a disastrous midterm election in the onetime battleground state

The Independent UK

While Keys copes with migrant arrivals, Florida fights US immigration policy in court

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal judge on Monday began hearing arguments in a legal battle between Florida and the Biden administration over immigration, a long-running political fight that in recent days has taken center stage in the Florida Keys where hundreds of migrants have arrived by boat.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro out of Florida hospital as calls mount for his expulsion

ORLANDO, Fla. — The White House is facing mounting pressure to expel former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro from Florida after supporters of the right-wing leader stormed and trashed government buildings in his home country this past weekend.

Orlando Sentinel

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Migrant repatriations continue as Florida steps up patrols

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 273 migrants to Matanzas, Cuba, over the weekend following interdictions off the Florida Keys

The Independent UK

Florida state police in Keys for migrant landings as Coast Guard ships Cubans back home

KEY LARGO, Fla. — The six state troopers greeting a boat with 28 Cubans aboard in Key Largo on Sunday hinted at a stepped-up Florida response to a long-running influx of migrants into the southern island chain that Gov. Ron DeSantis recently declared a state emergency.

Miami Herald

Florida troopers at scene of migrant landing on Key Largo following governor's emergency declaration

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state response to the latest influx of Cuban, and sometimes Haitian, migrant landings in the Florida Keys appears to have begun.

Miami Herald

Ron DeSantis activates National Guard as migrants arrive in Florida

Other governors across the U.S. have taken similar steps in recent years amid the ongoing border crisis.

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Mike Lindell’s new conspiracy theory: DeSantis’ Miami-Dade win can prove Trump was cheated

Mike Lindell wants to dive into how easily Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won the Democratic stronghold of Miami-Dade County in November, and he claims the data could help prove a grand election conspiracy favoring former President Donald Trump.

Miami Herald

Florida activates national guard as Cuban arrivals seek refuge

Governor Ron DeSantis criticised US President Joe Biden’s immigration stance as rising numbers of Cuban refugees arrive.

Al Jazeera

DeSantis activates state guard as migrants flow into Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has mobilized the state national guard to help local officials respond to a large influx of Cuban migrants landing in the Florida Keys

The Independent UK

DeSantis vs. Disney heats up as governor proposes Florida take control of special district: ‘The corporate kingdom has come to an end’

“Disney will no longer control its own government,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s communications director said on Friday.

Fortune

DeSantis seeks conservative overhaul at Florida liberal-arts college

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a group of hard-line conservative loyalists Friday into leadership positions at the New College of Florida, a move that comes as the Republican governor plots a remake of the state’s higher education system.

Miami Herald

Ron DeSantis activates national guard after ‘alarming influx of migrants’ in Florida Keys

The Republican governor and potential 2024 candidate condemns Biden’s “lawless immigration policies”

The Independent UK

Gov. DeSantis activates Florida National Guard to respond to South Florida migrant surge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis called out the Florida National Guard on Friday to help respond to the surge of migrants that have been arriving in South Florida by boat in recent weeks.

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The Independent UK

'Don't Say Gay' feud advances with new proposed legislation

Florida lawmakers say they will move to increase state control of Walt Disney World’s private government

Miami Herald

DeSantis silent on what state will do about migrants in South Florida, says ‘stay tuned’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is aware that hundreds of Cubans and Haitians have been arriving in South Florida by boat in recent weeks, but he is not saying what his administration — one that has embraced hardline immigration policies — plans to do about it.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The myth of Florida as 'the freest state'

Well, at least it was mercifully brief. Sixteen minutes, start to finish.

The Independent UK

California's Newsom to launch 2nd term with contrast to GOP

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to kick off his second term by comparing his leadership style to that of Republican governors and former President Donald Trump

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Elon Musk wants Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House and Ron DeSantis to be president

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted today, “Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker.”

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Floridians need sunshine, not shady business

It was a cloudy day in Tallahassee Tuesday, as Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in for his second term at the helm of one of the biggest governments in the world.

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: Total government control: The DeSantis/drag queen philosophy

Last weekend, my wife and I were on a cruise where we caught a New Year’s Day production of “Grease.”

Ballotpedia

President Joe Biden (D) holds narrow lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market

As of January 3, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows incumbent Joe Biden (D) holding a narrow lead at $0.33, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.32, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.16. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price.

Miami Herald

DeSantis to scrutinize higher ed programs for diversity, critical-race theory activities

As Gov. Ron DeSantis targets “trendy ideology” in higher education, his administration is asking state colleges and universities for information about resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory.

Texas Observer

Florida and Texas, the Far-Right Axis

Both helmed by conservative governors, the two states represent radically different futures for the country.

Tribune News Service

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