Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called for a looming TikTok ban to be delayed to give the social media company more time to find an American buyer. “We aren’t against TikTok. We want TikTok to keep going. But we are against a Chinese company that is in cahoots with the Chinese Communist Party owning TikTok,” Schumer said during floor remarks Thursday. “Unfortunately, TikTok as it exists today has too many security risks that cannot be ignored. The law passed last year was intended to sever TikTok from...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called for a state-level liaison to work with the federal government to implement President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda. “We are going to be appointing a state immigration officer that will be dedicated to overseeing the coordination with federal authorities and Florida’s existing program,” DeSantis told reporters at a press conference in Winter Haven, Fla., referring to the state’s past efforts to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022.

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' wish list for the upcoming special legislative session when it comes to immigration will focus on expanding and strengthening existing state laws in order to help President-elect Donald Trump's efforts on the issue. Trump's plan to crack down on illegal immigration is expected to run to billions of dollars, as much of the money will be going toward detention, expanding facilities, and transportation.

Donald Trump praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for calling for a special state legislative session to implement the president-elect’s immigration agenda. “Thank you Ron, hopefully other governors will follow!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday. The president-elect was responding to a proclamation DeSantis posted on X calling for a special session on Jan. 27. “State and local officials in Florida must help the Trump administration enforce our nation’s immigration laws,” DeSantis told reporters on Monday. “In order to do that effectively we are going to need legislation to...

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is convening state lawmakers for a special session to impose additional duties on local officials and secure funding to facilitate President-elect Donald Trump's promised immigration crackdown -- a move that is not sitting well with state-level Republican leadership. DeSantis announced the special session, to be held the first week of the Trump administration, during a press conference Monday in which he told lawmakers that Florida needs to be prepared for "a sea change in policies, particularly with respect to border and illegal...

Their opposition is a notably defiant turn by state lawmakers after the last few years, when DeSantis got what he wanted. The leaders of the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature pushed back later Monday against Gov. Ron DeSantis' call earlier in the day for a special session on illegal immigration and other issues, saying it was "completely irresponsible" and that the governor offered no "meaningful details." "Calling a special session at this time is premature," House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, and Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, said in a joint memo released...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has apparently decided to let bygones be bygones. And he’s ready to help Trump with his dark vision for America. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is already helping Donald Trump get his plan for mass deportations started. On Monday, DeSantis called for state legislators to hold a special session to help the incoming Trump administration’s immigration plans, with the president-elect’s inauguration taking place in one week. The session will be the week of January 27, one week after Trump is sworn in. “State and local officials in...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is scheduling the Florida legislature into a special session a week after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office to help work with the incoming administration to accomplish its immigration goals. Trump will be sworn in on Jan. 20, with plans for several executive orders and expected deportations of criminal illegal immigrants. DeSantis said at a Monday press conference that the state needs to “act quickly” after Trump takes office to help him enact his policies, noting that the president-elect “has a mandate.” “Today, I called...