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The Orlando plant had been scheduled for retirement in 2025. The order cited an energy emergency related to a shortage of facilities and proliferation of data centers.

The nomination comes days after lawmakers approved a tax package that allows diplomats and certain other federal officials serving overseas to keep Florida homestead tax exemptions while living abroad. House Speaker Daniel Perez denies the provision had anything to do with him.

Daniel Perez, R-Miami, is a longtime Trumps supporter and helped pass a redrawing of Florida’s congressional districts.

The Trump administration has paid Florida $58 million for operating "Alligator Alcatraz," the first of promised federal reimbursements set to flow into the state.

The president may have backed off killing the agency outright, but his FEMA Review Council clearly sees a much reduced emergency management role for the federal government.

The Federal Aviation Administration released a new air traffic controller staffing plan that showed a reduced target of 12,563 controllers, down from its previous forecast of 14,633. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association disagrees with the staffing model.

With the facility's future in flux, PolitiFact rounded up fact-checks of statements by the governor and president that miscast its detainees, environmental effects and funding.

The multi-million-dollar grant will be used to expand the airport's terminal to include new restrooms, dedicated mother's rooms, and a brand-new sensory room designed to assist families traveling with neurodivergent children, said USDOT officials in a statement.

"I'm fighting to lower costs for Florida families, and that starts with an immediate pause on the federal gas tax to provide immediate relief for Floridians." Vindman said in a statement.

Miami residents have sued the president, Miami Dade College and Florida officials, claiming the donation violates the Domestic Emoluments Clause.

The president's speech at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach came just days after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondent's Dinner in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump's speech was filled with stories, asides and political insults. It focused to some extent on a range of economic issues, especially those affecting seniors.