Gary Fineout

The current and immediate past governor haven’t directly attacked each other, but each has given subtle jabs about how the other handles hurricanes.

DeSantis injected himself into the 2024 election in Florida by putting his might behind defeating amendments on abortion rights and marijuana legalization.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration have openly campaigned against the amendments during events organized by his official office. | John Raoux/AP

The governor’s office announced the trip on Friday, but did not say whether DeSantis would be meeting with the Italian prime minister.

Wiles, Trump’s recently named chief of staff, once worked for DeSantis until the pair had a falling out.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of state and Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) as national security adviser.

The new leaders didn’t dare criticize the governor by name. But it could be a new era for a legislature that once gave the governor everything he wanted.

The Florida Republican resigned from Congress just last week.

The campaign to defeat the cannabis legalization amendment reframed it as a “corporate greed scheme.”

The campaign to defeat the cannabis legalization amendment reframed it as a “corporate greed scheme.”