New Florida lawmakers may test DeSantis in final years of his term
Florida's incoming legislative leaders have formally taken their oaths of office.
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Florida's incoming legislative leaders have formally taken their oaths of office.
The Republican governor said he's started vetting potential candidates to replace the senator.
The 2021 law included requiring voters to request mail-in ballots each election cycle, rather than every four years as was previously allowed.
As President-elect Donald Trump names his picks for his new administration from his private club in Palm Beach and prepares to return to the White House, he's bringing the Sunshine State with him.
Florida has filed a lawsuit against officials FEMA over alleged discrimination of hurricane victims based on their political support for President-elect Donald Trump.
The Jan. 15 hearing will be held in Miami.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede explains what will happen if Marco Rubio joins Trump's cabinet and Gov. Ron DeSantis has to select a new senator.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and a Florida delegation on Monday will begin a five-day trade mission to Italy.
Shawn Hamilton is being replaced as secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection by Alexis Lambert
Suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren fell short.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede says Ron DeSantis wants to use the rejection of the abortion amendment, and the power of the governor's office to defeat it, as a launching pad for a new presidential bid in 2028.
The amended lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a 2021 law that placed restrictions on social media platforms.
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops has long lobbied in Tallahassee in favor of tighter abortion restrictions.
A federal judge is still stopping state officials from taking action against TV stations who run ad on abortion rights.
In a long-anticipated move, two internet-industry groups Monday filed a constitutional challenge to a new Florida law aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms.
DeSantis administration accuses the group sponsoring the Amendment 4 proposal of spreading "false factual information."
UTD received 83% support in the vote.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and more than a dozen doctors joined together to discuss why they don't support the amendment.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is focusing his official office on fighting Amendment 4.
Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by more than a dozen doctors on Monday to discuss why they don't support Amendment 4.
With Floridians already voting by mail in the runup to the Nov. 5 election, fierce legal wrangling continues to escalate over a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution.
A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-rights measure is suing state officials over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad.
Florida elections officials are seeking accommodations from Gov. Ron DeSantis after multiple counties were devastated by Hurricanes Milton and Helene.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is praising Hurricane Milton recovery efforts, saying power has never been restored to so many so quickly after a storm.
The law makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to sell or manufacture cultivated meat, often known as lab-grown meat.
Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back – each one older than the last.
There is a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms in parts of South Florida on Monday afternoon.
President Trump says the U.S. will "probably run" the Strait of Hormuz, as dueling attacks with Iran continue over control of the strategic waterway.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A body was recovered from a firefighting aircraft that went down in Silver Jack Reservoir in western Colorado.
Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back – each one older than the last.
There is a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms in parts of South Florida on Monday afternoon.
President Trump says the U.S. will "probably run" the Strait of Hormuz, as dueling attacks with Iran continue over control of the strategic waterway.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A body was recovered from a firefighting aircraft that went down in Silver Jack Reservoir in western Colorado.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
The senior U.S. senator for South Carolina died suddenly at 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.