Casey DeSantis

In a poll of registered Republicans, the first lady leads by 3 percentage points. Meantime, about 40% said they’ve never heard of Donalds, the congressman from Southwest Florida.

The DeSantises were in Jacksonville to discuss funding for the Cancer Connect Collaborative approved in Florida’s 2025-26 fiscal year budget.

The nonprofit provides support for an initiative led by Gov. Ron DeSantis' wife. The Orlando Sentinel's editor said the agency's characterization of a reporter's conduct was "completely false."

Former Florida CFO Alex Sink said the settlement should have been vetted by then-CFO Jimmy Patronis. She called for a separate probe into why that didn’t happen.

DeSantis assailed House Health Care Budget Chairman Alex Andrade, a Pensacola Republican who submitted records to State Attorney Jack Campbell’s office late last month after a House inquiry into the nonprofit Hope Florida Foundation.

Questioned by reporters Tuesday, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the initiative, saying “I believe in this program deeply and I stand by it 100%."

In America’s history, five Black men have served as governor, but only three of them were elected. Byron Donalds is looking to change that

They include immigration reform and an investigation into First Lady Casey DeSantis' Hope Florida Foundation.

DeSantis and his administration defend the initiative, saying it has helped transition 30,000 people off government assistance and saved the state $100 million.

A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million in state money was diverted for use in a campaign.

Rep. Alex Andrade announced the decision after the Hope Florida Foundation’s lawyer, Jeff Aaron, and leaders of nonprofits that received $5 million grants from the foundation refused to appear before the panel.

Hope Florida is currently facing scrutiny over its funding including an inquiry by the Florida House.