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Florida State Representatives participate in a special legislative session considering bills targeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida lawmakers on Monday began debating a package of bills to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates, continuing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight against virus rules. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Florida GOP limits on vaccine mandates nears final passage

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian hotel-casino on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Republican Florida Gov. DeSantis files for reelection

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In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, file image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, Nick Sandmann, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of Native American elder Nathan Phillips. (Survival Media Agency via AP) ** FILE **

‘Howdy’: Nick Sandmann reminds Brian Stelter why conservatives distrust media

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, near the Shark Valley Visitor Center in Miami. DeSantis is doubling down as the state again broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Republican governor insisted Tuesday that the spike will be short-lived. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

‘I am offended’: Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to fight Biden vaccine mandates in court

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions as his wife Casey DeSantis listens following a roundtable discussion regarding mental health at the Tampa Firefighter Museum, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP) ** FILE **

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says wife, Casey, diagnosed with breast cancer

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 3, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump stands behind Ron DeSantis during a rally in Pensacola, Fla. In 2018, Republicans won their sixth straight gubernatorial election as former U.S. Rep. DeSantis edged out Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. The story was among the top news stories of the decade for the state of Florida. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Trump expects GOP rivals to clear out if he runs in 2024

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to a question during a press conference with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, announcing that the state's Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Florida Office of Attorney General have recovered $5 million from the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Florida sues Biden administration over immigration policy

By Brendan Farrington - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. DeSantis was there to promote the use of monoclonal antibody treatments for those infected with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

New Florida surgeon general declares ‘we’re done with fear’ on COVID

By Brendan Farrington - Associated Press

A nurse enters a monoclonal antibody site, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Minnesota's health department, under threat of a lawsuit, has removed race as a preferential factor in deciding which COVID-19 patients will receive monoclonal antibody treatments. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) **FILE**

Biden’s playing deadly games with Florida

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to a question during a press conference with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, announcing that the state's Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Florida Office of Attorney General have recovered $5 million from the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

Ron DeSantis threatens cities with $5,000-per-violation fines for vaccine mandates

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

In this Aug. 10, 2021, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions related to school openings and the wearing of masks in Surfside, Fla. Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) ** FILE **

Florida is America’s light in the COVID-19 darkness

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 file photo, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority in ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The governor’s lawyers took their case Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Florida school mask debate headed for appeals court battle

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promotes monoclonal antibody treatments at the Florida Department of Health office in West Palm Beach, Fla. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via AP)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals ruling on masks in schools

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

In this Aug. 10, 2021, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions related to school openings and the wearing of masks in Surfside, Fla. Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) ** FILE **

Florida withholds funding from school districts with mask mandates

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Florida Governor 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)

Florida’s largest school district flouts Gov. DeSantis’ mask ban

By Seth McLaughlin - 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

In this Aug. 10, 2021, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions related to school openings and the wearing of masks in Surfside, Fla. Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) ** FILE **

DeSantis top donor invests in COVID-19 drug governor promotes

By Brendan Farrington - Associated Press

Wearing layers of protective gear, RN Taylor Perri prepares her equipment tray for the next patient as she works in the COVID-19 ward at UF Health's downtown in Jacksonville, Fla., campus Friday, July 30, 2021. The second surge of COVID-19 infections in Jacksonville is stretching the capacity of area medical facilities to care for patients. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Florida launches antibody treatment effort to help hospitals

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Kelli Kennedy - Associated Press

A U.S. Coast Guard boat waits near boats flying Cuban and American flags gathering, Friday, July 23, 2021, in downtown Miami. A small group of Cuban Americans launched motorboats from Miami to their homeland to show support for people experiencing hardships on the island. Five boats left the Bayside marina just before 8 a.m. Friday. They plan to refuel in Key West before heading into the Florida Straits. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) **FILE**

On streets of Washington, activists press Biden on Cuba

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, near the Shark Valley Visitor Center in Miami. DeSantis is doubling down as the state again broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Republican governor insisted Tuesday that the spike will be short-lived. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Ron DeSantis takes on Biden: ‘I don’t want to hear a blip about COVID from you’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times