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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida was the only major state to keep full Republican control of its statewide offices through what he called a ‘100-year type political earthquake,’ citing GOP losses across Texas, Kansas, Michigan and Ohio.

MS NOW host Symone Sanders Townsend questioned whether Byron Donalds, Florida’s first Black governor-elect, represented true ‘kinfolk’ with Black Americans, drawing criticism from a conservative media watchdog.

Rep. Byron Donalds has won Florida’s governor’s race, becoming the first Black governor in state history and the first Black Republican ever elected governor nationally, defeating Democrat David Jolly.

Republican Byron Donalds narrowly defeated Democrat David Jolly in Florida’s governor’s race, winning by about 1.3 percentage points as the Associated Press called the contest with over 95 percent of votes counted.

President Trump says he is close to deciding whether to reach a deal with Iran or order another round of strikes, as U.S. Central Command readies new attack options and Tehran warns of fierce retaliation.

A 70-year-old Florida attorney was arrested after a gun store employee reported she allegedly described wanting to shoot ICE agents in unprotected areas of the body; her trial is set for November 16, 2026.

A Cuban bakery in Miami condemned socialism after backlash over a campaign video featuring House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic congressional candidate Eliott Rodriguez, with a second, unrelated bakery forced to issue its own clarification.

A Suffolk County police union leader says a man he arrested later showed up at his home with a billboard truck, and he’s now pushing New York to adopt anti-doxxing and buffer-zone laws to protect officers’ families.

Orlando police have charged Dale Smith Jr., 55, with second-degree murder in the 2011 disappearance of his then-fiancée Michelle Parker, 15 years after she vanished hours after a ‘People’s Court’ taping aired.

Sylvester Stallone says a lifetime of doing his own stunts left him with nine back surgeries and three neck fusions, and he discussed his move from California to Florida and the return of ‘Tulsa King’ on Paramount+.