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ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday in Orlando. A source tells ABC News that he is expected to announce his selection to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated as U.S. Secretary of State.

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

The Republican dispute over how to best proceed on illegal immigration is playing out mostly online.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee (HCREC) re-elected Carmen Edmonds as its Chair during its monthly meeting.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce the immediate rescission of the personal security detail and security clearance for former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, several news outlets are reporting. The Trump administration is also aiming to demote Milley in retirement. Hegseth is expected to direct the…

President Donald Trump said he’s signing an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

How the Sunshine State, once America’s dead end, became its new seat of power.

The list of influential Florida Republicans in Trump’s second term goes on: Former state attorney general Pam Bondi is set to play that role nationally, while Reps. Cory Mills, Anna Paulina Luna and Kat Cammack are rising within the House GOP.

The governor’s complaints on Fox News, podcasts and social media appeared to do little to sway members in his direction. After nearly every GOP House member supported the legislation, state House Speaker DANNY PEREZ praised the effort as putting “teamwork over ego, getting work done over credit.”

A spokesperson for the mayor's office could not confirm if he plans to testify before Congress on Denver's "sanctuary city" status, and said the mayor is still reviewing the letter from Congress. Denver7's Kristian Lopez reports.