T hirty minutes into a routine appearance Thursday on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Gov. Ron DeSantis abruptly turned his fire on a fellow Republican, accusing a veteran state lawmaker of betraying the party’s voters.

Florida picked up an extra seat in the last round of reapportionment and produced maps that triggered a lengthy legal battle only resolved this month by the state Supreme Court. The map pushed by the governor ultimately resulted in Republicans gaining four seats across the state, helping the GOP narrowly win the House back in 2022.

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis held a narrow lead over Representative Byron Donalds in a new University of North Florida (UNF) poll of the state's 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary.

DeSantis said communications director Bryan Griffin is the best candidate to promote “the message of the Free State of Florida.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on Thursday it would be “appropriate” to pursue redistricting in Florida in the middle of the decade due to population shifts and what he called “defects” in the way congressional lines have been drawn.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced his recommendation of Bryan Griffin as the next VISIT Florida President and CEO.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Manatee County is on deck for DOGE audit as cuts to government spending reach the local level.

A heckler called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others Nazi's during an outburst at a press conference in Manatee County on Thursday.