The move comes after Gov. DeSantis directed local law enforcement to dedicate 10% of their workforce to supporting Trump's immigration plan.

DeSantis isn’t necessarily confident that the current court would support his and Trump’s view on birthright citizenship based on his subsequent comments responding to a poster who hoped Sen. Ashley Moody would have a chance to confirm a conservative jurist to replace a “liberal justice.”

After calling a special session, set to begin Monday, DeSantis could get a stern rebuke from his GOP colleagues.

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.

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.

They may have been bitter rivals in the 2024 presidential race, seeing red as they faced off in dueling media appearances and social media slams. But in 2025, President-elect Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are collaborating on the green.

Mar-a-Lago's flag was at full staff Monday. Flags had been at half staff for Jimmy Carter, but were returned to full staff for Trump's inauguration.

The governor wants legislators to act quickly, pinning the need for urgency to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

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.

Chip Roy headed to Mar-a-Lago to make peace. Roy was a rare House conservative who opposed efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Congress. After the Jan. 6 attack, he argued that Donald Trump had engaged in “clearly impeachable conduct.

The American flag was at full staff at Disney theme parks for the Inauguration of President Donald Trump, in an apparent change of traditional flag policy.Under a directive from former president Joe Biden,