President-elect Donald Trump’s moves to staff his new administration with Floridians has scrambled the 2026 governor's race, after DeSantis.

“The brand of the Florida Democrats, especially Miami-Dade, was not a dying brand. It was dead,” said Billy Corben, a Miami film director who is a prominent critic of local politicians. This week, he announced he was leaving the party and switching his registration to “no party affiliation.”

In the conversation, Lara Trump addressed the possibility of her being tapped to replace Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Rubio was recently nominated to serve as Secretary of State in Donald Trump's upcoming administration.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing current and former FEMA officials after allegations that the agency ignored storm victims who supported President-elect Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State has thrust Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis back into the national spotlight with the task of naming Rubio’s Senate successor.

The shock announcement Tuesday afternoon that President-elect Donald Trump had tapped former Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general has left a wide open question about who will replace him in Congress.

The feds not only fund programs for the most vulnerable children, but also Pell grants, manage state compliance with federal law, like Title IX.

The Florida Senate race was a highlight on the 2024 ballot, and Amendment 4 on abortion rights has drawn national attention.

Here's which party is likely to control the House of Representatives in 2025 and how many of Florida’s House seats are filled by Republicans.

To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple majority vote, though Democrats would likely do everything in their power to prevent it. It is also not clear if such a move would be fully supported by GOP senators.

Democrats hoped the state was "in play," but Tuesday's results left them with more questions than answers after another crushing general election defeat.