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Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., listens during a Senate committee hearing on Senate Armed Services hearing to examine the posture of United States Central Command and United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years, Thursday, March 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Sen. Mike Rounds chalks up DeSantis’ Ukraine comments to ‘primary politics’

By Ramsey Touchberry and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

La Puerta Life Center Pastors Abraham and Marylin Rivera stand for a portrait, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in North Miami, Fla. “We as a society, Christian or not, have a responsibility to protect the young ones,” says Abraham. “You can’t have a drink until you’re 21, but you can have a sex change when you’re 13 or 14?” (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Trump vs. DeSantis: Florida pastors mull conservative issues

By Giovanna Dell'Orto - Associated Press

A sign near the entrance of the Reedy Creek Improvement District administration building is seen Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney’s government in Florida was the envy of any private business, giving it unprecedented powers in deciding what and how to build at Walt Disney World. Those days are numbered as a new bill released in early February 2023 puts the entertainment giant’s district firmly in the control of Florida’s governor and legislative leaders. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Disney World board picked by DeSantis hints future actions

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, his wife Casey and their children on stage after speaking to supporters at an election night party after winning his race for reelection in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

GOP makes major gains among Latino voters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Eric Byrd hands a sandbag to Clifford Coston while working to fill people's trucks at a sandbag station at Northwest Park, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla., as Hurricane Ian approaches. (Martha Asencia-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces catastrophic Hurricane Ian as the political world watches

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The site at C. B. Smith Park will offer monoclonal antibody treatment sold by Regeneron to people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

DeSantis’ mask-mandate ban put to the test by Florida schools

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures as he speaks, Monday, June 14, 2021, at the Shul of Bal Harbour, a Jewish community center in Surfside, Fla. DeSantis visited the South Florida temple to denounce antisemitism and stand with Israel, while signing a bill into law that would require public schools in his state to set aside moments of silence for children to meditate or pray. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

America’s best governor just threw down the gauntlet on pro-communism rhetoric in schools

By Chris Talgo

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State speech in the House of Representatives chamber on the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session in Tallahassee, Fla. Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

DeSantis plans to send COVID relief money to 1st responders

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Demonstrators march through downtown Sanford, Fla., Wednesday, July 1, 2020, to protest a Seminole County order requiring people to wear masks in response to the spike in coronavirus cases. Seminole County officials on Monday issued the executive order that made wearing a mask inside a business or when attending public gatherings indoors mandatory. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Pence, DeSantis meet; Florida hits 10,000 daily virus cases

By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON and KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, center, gestures as he speaks during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, second from left, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., left, PortMiami Director Juan Kuryla, third from right, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, second from right, and Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., right, at a news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at PortMiami in Miami. Chao announced that the department has awarded more than $280 million in a new Port Infrastructure Development Program at 15 locations to improve facility and freight infrastructure. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida Legislature is past the halfway point of its session

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Florida Senate, House $1.4 billion apart on budget proposals

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Liberal firebrand Rep. Alan Grayson upset Florida Democratic officials' plans when he announced he would challenge Rep. Patrick Murphy, the party establishment's pick, in the primary. (Associated Press)

2016 Florida Senate race for Marco Rubio’s seat shaping up as expensive, explosive

By Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times