Joe Raedle / Getty Images ; Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesCommentary A 7th Grader Could Catch the Error in This Newsom Meme, But Apparently Newsom Doesn't Have Any 7th Graders Working for Him DeSantis fired back, saying under Newsom, California is No. 1 in public defecation, taxes, and homelessness. By Samantha Chang August 26, 2025
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds - AFP / Getty Images DeSantis Vows to Fight After Federal Judge Rules Against Alligator Alcatraz Expansion U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' order was in response to a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe. By Ole Braatelien August 24, 2025
Rob O'neal - The Key West Citizen / AP Photo DeSantis Gives Cities Final 'Pride' Ultimatum: Remove Rainbow Crosswalks or Else Florida cities have been ordered to remove "Pride"-themed rainbow crosswalks meant to promote LGBT values. By The Associated Press August 23, 2025
@GovRonDeSantis / X screen shotsCommentary DeSantis Announces He and Trump Are Taking Down Trucking Company That Hired Immigrant Accused of Killing 3 in Deadly U-Turn All Americans are hurt by the destructive spillover impact of the mass illegal immigration being pushed by Democrats. By Samantha Chang August 21, 2025
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Is J.D. Vance a Lock for 2028? CNN's Data Guru Says Things Are Looking 'Darn Good' for the VP CNN data analyst Harry Enten argued that Vice President J.D. Vance's chances of becoming the 2028 GOP presidential nominee are good. By Randy DeSoto August 7, 2025
Office of Florida Gov. Ron Desantis / APCommentary Florida Reportedly Eyeing Another 'Alligator Alcatraz' at Former WWII POW Camp as Deportations Mount The Florida Department of Emergency Management is reportedly purchasing weather monitoring equipment and lightning sirens for the facility. By Nick Givas August 5, 2025
@KickboxerEsq / X screen shotCommentary Trump Gets Backlash Over RNC Chair Endorsement: An LGBT 'Ally' Who 'Just Tried to Pass Amnesty' Heading for midterm elections where the magic "Trump" name won't be on the ballot and party activism will be key, does the GOP need a fight? By Joe Saunders July 31, 2025
Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary 'This Is Not So': Trump Gives Big Elon Update That Proves President's Critics Wrong Trump's public boost to Musk's companies reflected the president's willingness to make common cause with former rivals and critics. By Michael Schwarz July 24, 2025
Sean Rayford / Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesCommentary JD Vance Demolishes Gavin Newsom After Governor Takes a Cheap Shot at VP's Family Wise Democrats already know not to tussle with Vance. As he has repeatedly demonstrated, however, Gavin Newsom is not wise. By Michael Schwarz July 14, 2025
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Top Trump Official Pulls the Curtain Back on Her 'Nasty' Confrontation with DeSantis Wiles helped engineer DeSantis’s narrow 2018 gubernatorial win, setting the stage for Florida’s dramatic political realignment. By Johnathan Jones July 10, 2025