Florida

Mike Pence polling at 2%.

Six F-16 fighter jets were launched from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and two other sites.

North Miami Beach Democrat Mayor Anthony DeFillipo was arrested last week and charged with three felony counts of illegal voting.

In terms of popularity, Trump enjoys an approval rate of 79% among potential GOP voters, while DeSantis is viewed favorably by 71% of the party's electorate.

The bill, called the “Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act,” seeks to revise the Internal Revenue Code to necessitate the provision of a billing address and credit verification value (CVV) for all political donations.

A sheriff deputy in Florida was killed in the line of duty but an alleged illegal immigrant last week. 

Former President Trump's "Truth Social" has filed a $3.78 billion defamation lawsuit against newspaper The Washington Post.

Trump capitalized on the incident to take a jab at DeSantis.

"We can’t expect someone to run the country if they can’t properly run their own campaign launch. The stakes are simply too great in 2024 to take a chance on someone as unreliable as DeSantis — we need a proven winner like President Trump to take back the White House and Make America Great Again!”

While participating in the "Clay & Buck" podcast, a day after his presidential bid announcement, DeSantis expressed his concerns about the perceived misuse of the FBI and the Department of Justice for politically motivated targeting.