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Florida's Alligator Alcatraz ICE holding facility will shut down as permanent detention sites open, with the state citing massive operational costs.

President Joe Biden spoke with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis early Thursday and approved the governor’s request to declare a major federal disaster. Biden approved nine counties to be major disaster areas ...

See our live coverage of the Republican debate, which includes up-to-the-minute updates on what the candidates said and our reporters' analysis on what happens next.

A bill limiting foreign influence from “countries of concern,” including adding penalties for businesses and prohibiting surrogacy contracts with Chinese nationals, was signed into law by Gov. Ron ...

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis this week is pushing his state’s GOP-dominated legislature to adopt a gerrymandering scheme that could create four new Republican U.S. House districts in the ...

Alliance rebuilt: Trump and DeSantis have repaired relations after a bitter 2024 primary, with talk of future collaboration. 2028 ambitions: DeSantis has not ruled out a 2028 presidential bid and is ...