Arturo Holmes / Getty Images for Essence Dem Nominee Who Narrowly Lost Florida Governor's Race to DeSantis Jailed on Drug Charges DeSantis has since cemented the Sunshine State into a conservative-majority haven for citizens fleeing blue-state politicians. By Johnathan Jones July 7, 2026
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Ron DeSantis Calls Out Fellow Republicans for an AI Blunder That Left the Door Wide Open for Democrats FL GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said Republicans are focusing too much on the positives of A.I. rather than offering fixes to potential drawbacks. By Nick Givas June 10, 2026
Kevin Carter / Getty Images Senate's Late-Night Bid to Pass 'Save America Act' Fails When 4 Republicans Defect Amid California's drawn-out vote count, Trump renewed his call for the SAVE America Act, but four GOP senators defied him. By Michael Schwarz June 5, 2026
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images DeSantis Rips California's 'Corrosive' Election System: 'Count Until You Get the Result You Want?' A governor who knows how to make elections efficient is castigating California for its slow-moving vote-counting process. By Jack Davis June 4, 2026
Juliana Yamada - Los Angeles Times / Getty ImagesCommentary Not Satire: Newsom Took Money That Could Have Helped Stop Palisades Fires and Spent It Teaching American Indians to Start Fires California's "Tribal Wildfire Resilience" program, likely unconstitutional, looks like another woke-inspired, Newsom-inflicted disaster. By Michael Schwarz May 29, 2026
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Ron DeSantis Announces Plan to Eliminate Property Taxes for 92 Percent of Florida Homes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to make owning a home in Florida more affordable by whacking away at property taxes. By Jack Davis May 27, 2026
Andrew Medichini - Pool / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Poll: Rubio Opens Up Double-Digit Lead on Vance, AOC Leads 2028 Democratic Field President Donald Trump has more than two years left on his term in the White House, but pollsters are already looking ahead to 2028, By Johnathan Jones May 12, 2026
Daniel Rehbein / Getty ImagesCommentary Winning: Before TN Redistricted Dems Out of Existence, Red State Said No to Pride Month, Declared June 'Nuclear Family Month' Tennessee passed a new voting map, but in April, lawmakers also celebrated a major victory in replacing pride month. By Samuel Short May 9, 2026
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Ron DeSantis Makes Florida's New Congressional Maps Official in Timely Redistricting Boost for Republicans The Florida governor has gone from a nail-biting victory in 2018 to making a reliably red state even redder in 2026. By Joe Saunders May 4, 2026
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Ron DeSantis Unveils Florida Congressional Map That Could Give Republicans a Big Boost in the Redistricting War Republicans currently hold 20 of the Sunshine State's 27 House seats, so if the new map is approved, it could increase to 24. By Randy DeSoto April 27, 2026