Majority of Florida Sheriffs Back Byron Donalds for Governor

In what appears to be a runaway train of campaign momentum, two more Florida Sheriffs from Okaloosa and Madison County have endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds' campaign for governor in the 2026 midterm elections. READ MORE.

State Senator Ileana Garcia: "Every time I criticize Stephen Miller, I get doxxed. Why have we become everything we've criticized? I'm not afraid of you, Stephen Miller."

Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "I warned about this months ago, before the headlines caught up. Today we are watching it unfold in real time. Hispanics are leaving the GOP in large numbers, and pretending otherwise won't fix it. As Republicans, we must reverse course and act now."

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "Neville Singham has been funding these communist and socialist groups. He is a self-proclaimed Leninist and Marxist."

Democratic Party of Florida Chair Nikki Fried: "I don't ever want to hear again 'what's the difference between the parties?'"

ICE Chief Ordered to Appear in Minnesota Court — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — A federal judge in Minnesota ordered the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Todd Lyons, to appear in a Minneapolis court and testify for the agency’s allegedd ongoing violations of court orders tied to immigration enforcement actions.

Democrats Call for Kristi Noem to Resign from Office — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — House Democratic leaders threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not fire her first, indicating a pivotal shift in how party leadership is tackling the Trump administration’s immigration operations.

Shooting Involving Border Patrol Near US-Mexico Border — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — An unidentified person was shot and injured in a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, leaving the individual in critical condition, according to local authorities.

Majority of Florida Sheriffs Back Byron Donalds for Governor — By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres — In what appears to be a runaway train of campaign momentum, two more Florida Sheriffs from Okaloosa and Madison County have endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds' campaign for governor in the 2026 midterm elections.

Brian Mast Urges Recognition of UDT-SEAL Museum in New Navy Museum System — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to the Secretary of the Navy, John C. Phelan, urging that the UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, be included as part of the reauthorized U.S. Navy Museum System.

DeSantis Joins into Federal Education Tax Program to Expand School Choice — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida is opting into a new tax credit scholarship program established by the Trump administration during a press conference in Valrico this week.

Ileana Garcia Calls Alex Pretti Shooting 'Abhorrent,' Says GOP Could Lose Midterms — By The Floridian's Daniel Molina — The Trump administration is touting immigration victories as ICE amasses controversy over its operations in Minnesota. Some Republicans, however, are warning that the Trump administration’s dispatch of ICE could come back to haunt the GOP in the 2026 election.

Vern Buchanan Announces Retirement, Will Not Seek Reelection — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has announced his retirement, adding that he will not seek reelection in the 2026 midterms. The Florida Republican said that it was "time to pass the torch and begin a new chapter."

Florida Democrats Blast Retirement of Vern Buchanan, Vow to Fight — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — The Florida Democratic Party slammed the retirement of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) this week as a sign of things to come for the GOP as Democrats look to take back the House in the 2026 midterms.

Carlos Gimenez Calls for Mexico to End Oil Shipments to Cuba — By The Floridian's Adrian Morgade — Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) called out Mexican President Claudia Shienbaum Pardo and the Mexican government for sending oil to Cuba.

Byron Donalds Delivers Epic Smackdown to Republican Gubernatorial Opponents (VIDEO) — By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres — Republican gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Byron Donalds, dropped by the Florida Capitol to meet with Republican leadership and members of the Tallahassee press corp.

Florida Bans Nurse Following Vulgar Attack on Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that a Boca Raton nurse who made explicit comments about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is no longer licensed in Florida.

The Last Squeeze is posted by Daniel Molina and Javier Manjarres