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

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

Ron DeSantis this week called for a special ... This is the last weekend for Joe Biden as president. Our partner Politifact has been looking back at the past four years of promises by the president.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was flying high with a presidential hopes. But this week's special session has revealed fissures between him and a previously pliant Legislature.

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Before Trump spoke in Las Vegas, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security

A sweeping executive order that President Donald Trump issued on Monday bans the State Department from issuing passports with “X” gender markers. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June 2021 announced the State Department would begin to issue gender-neutral passports and documents for American citizens who were born overseas.

President JOE BIDEN ’s 11th-hour preemptive pardon of ANTHONY FAUCI is ticking off Gov. RON DESANTIS. On his way out the door, the now-former president protected the longtime government employee from potential prosecution under President DONALD TRUMP, reopening old wounds for Florida’s governor.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols.

Democrats warned former President Joe Biden against issuing preemptive blankets. Despite the warnings, Biden issued pardons with minutes left of his presidency.