TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised Wednesday to veto a sweeping immigration bill, in the latest escalation of a statehouse showdown between the governor and the state's Republican legislative leadership, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

DeSantis continued to decry the legislature’s efforts as weaker than his own plan, which was rejected yesterday.

Two Trump-endorsed candidates won Republican primaries for special House elections in Florida on Tuesday night.

When asked what they wanted to see President Donald Trump first tackle in his new term, residents in The Villages, Florida all agreed on border security as a top priority.

Florida’s GOP leadership will roll deep in Washington D.C. on Monday. State lawmakers will be participating in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration events just days before convening in Tallahassee for a special session, planned to support Trump’s immigration policies he aims to enact on day one.

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…

President Trump is planning on implementing many policies that have roots at the Florida Capitol, and it’s happening very quickly.

Ruth Chase will be remembered as a creative and tireless activist in the cause of “liberation, equality, and democracy." That fight continued even into her death, her close friends say.

After Florida legislators rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' immigration proposals to pass their own package instead, DeSantis fired back by promising to veto their bill. DeSantis' plan for a veto comes as little surprise amid the feud between the governor and the Republican House and Senate leaders.

President Trump celebrated Florida state Sen. Randy Fine’s (R) primary win on Tuesday, hailing the lawmaker for his call to progressive Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)