The decision to fly flags at full-staff during Trump's inauguration diverges from President Joe Biden's order that flags remain at half-staff for 30 days to honor Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024. DeSantis' move aligns with at least seven other Republican-led states who have ordered flags be flown at full-staff for Inauguration Day.

Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Monday evening ahead of a winter storm that is forecast to impact North Florida beginning Tuesday evening.

That’s particularly true when it comes to Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the former chief medical advisor to the President, and the “ little elf ” that DeSantis wanted to “chuck across the Potomac” two years ago.

If Sen. Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of State, it will leave a seat open for Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill until an election in 2026.

DeSantis announced he is appointing Ashley Moody to replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, setting her up to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat when he joins the Trump administraiton.

The executive order comes after a Winter Storm Warning was issued for the Big Bend and South Georgia areas Monday afternoon.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency ahead of severe winter weather expected for North Florida on Tuesday and into Wednesday.

Governors have been relegated to the Emancipation Hall overflow viewing space to watch Trump's inauguration, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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 declared a state of emergency ahead of this week's hazardous winter weather that could bring snow to the Florida Panhandle.