TALLAHASSEE, Florida — President-elect Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Florida’s chief financial officer as his choice to succeed former Rep. Matt Gaetz in Congress, a move that could increase pressure on Gov. Ron DeSantis to pick allies to the president-elect for other posts.

The former Florida congressman teased the possibility days after his nomination for the nation’s top law enforcement job was derailed by a sex scandal.

Fighter pilot and decorated combat veteran Jeff Witt is entering the race to fill former Rep. Matt Gaetz's seat representing Florida's 1st congressional district.

Gaetz resigned his seat and isn’t returning to Congress, setting off jockeying among Republicans for the seats.

Gaetz resigned from his U.S. House seat after Trump named him as his pick for attorney general. Gaetz has since withdrawn from consideration.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Voters will be faced with 6 constitutional amendment proposals on the ballot.

Florida’s abortion rights groups are taking stock after a narrow loss in last week’s ballot referendum but say the fight to overturn the state’s six-week abortion ban isn’t

President-elect Donald Trump’s moves to staff his new administration with Floridians has scrambled the 2026 governor's race, after DeSantis.

It replaces the seat held by Matt Gaetz who resigned when President-elect Donald Trump said he wanted Gaetz to be Attorney General. Gaetz has since withdrawn his name for AG.

They spoke at a luncheon for about 75 people.   But there weren’t any Election Day disputes to discuss.  “The two things that Florida is really good at (are) disaster emergency preparedness and elections,

Election season might feel over for now. But in Florida, it’s just getting started again.

The victory here against the increasingly popular legalization of marijuana could inform campaigns in other states. Instead of focusing on fears of crime or rampant drug use, they