President Donald Trump’s push to quickly overhaul the nation’s immigration system is at the center of a civil war between Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans.
Republicans in Tallahassee rejected a DeSantis proposal, instead coming up with their own immigration plan to match President Donald Trump’s orders.
DeSantis has suggested he would veto the legislation rolled out on Monday by leaders of the Florida Legislature.
This was the first time the Republican-controlled legislature denied a Republican governor a special session since the GOP took control in the 1990s.
House Speaker Danny Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton pushed back in a way the governor hasn’t seen before.
In a stunning move, the GOP-led Florida Legislature on Monday rebuffed a push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to pass a slew of bills on immigration.
Florida Republican lawmakers have defied Gov. Ron DeSantis' call for a special session on immigration by tossing out the governor's proposals and convening their own special legislative session to carry out President Donald Trump's federal immigration orders.
The Florida House and Senate opened and then immediately adjourned a special session Monday called by Gov. Ron DeSantis to deal with his slate of immigration bills — but will regather to consider their own legislation later this week.
After six years of being stomped on by Gov. Ron DeSantis, his fellow Republicans in the Legislature finally stood up to him on Monday.
A push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to crack down on ballot initiatives could have unforeseen consequences for the business interests of his state’s most prominent resident: President Donald Trump.
Seven Democratic senators voted to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), allowing her to lead an agency that will be paramount to President Trump’s plan to crack down on illegal immigration during his second White House term. Noem’s nomination was approved with a 59-34…