DeSantis has been above water his entire six years in office, though he saw his nadir the latter half of 2020, when the state struggled with the pandemic, high unemployment and a failing unemployment assistance website. He was at +1 and +2 in the Fall and Winter quarters, respectively.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to call for several provisions for Florida's legislature to enact when they meet for a special session on Jan. 27.

Trump, who endorsed the Governor’s call for a Special Session, told DeSantis he got elected to “solve” the “immigration issue,” and DeSantis said Florida is “ready, willing and able to assist” with his Special Session called for the last week of January offering a timely opportunity.

As Ashley Moody prepares to fill an upcoming Senate vacancy, those hoping for moderation from the Florida Republican should probably lower their expectations.

Moody, a former prosecutor and judge, has a record of “delivering results,” DeSantis said as he announced his choice at an Orlando hotel.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered all flags at state buildings in Florida to fly to their full height for Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has named state Attorney General Ashley Moody, an ideological ally, to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate if he’s confirmed as U.S. secretary of state, which could happen as soon as next week.

In another move that seems squarely aimed at regaining political favor with President-elect Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags to fly at full staff on Inauguration Day, breaking with American tradition and presidential proclamations after the death of a president or former president.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags at state buildings to be at full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 despite a 30-day mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.

The four years between Donald Trump’s first term in office and his second were marked by an extraordinary political shift in Florida. In January 2021, President Joe Biden entered the White House with Florida ostensibly still on the map of battleground states.

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