A special session primarily developed around Gov. Bill Lee's signature education voucher proposal will now also include prominent immigration issues.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that he will call a special session to implement President-elect Trump's immigration agenda and a school choice bill.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday doubled down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee by ordering the GOP-dominant Statehouse to pause their regular legislative duties and focus on passing a bill that would allow families to use public dollars for private school tuition.

Although U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-New Smyrna Beach, had been seen as a possible candidate, DeSantis told reporters Monday the slim majority Republicans hold in the U.S. House means he won’t consider U.S. House members for the Senate seat.

Flags across the U.S. are currently at half-staff in recognition of the death of former President Jimmy Carter. DeSantis’ move to briefly raise the flags on Jan. 20 at the Florida Capitol and other state buildings mirrors decisions made by governors in several other states following complaints from Trump.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced Wednesday that Florida is ready and willing to help California with its response to the raging wildfires, calling for states to “come together” amid natural disasters.

In criticizing the governor’s announcement, Democratic Orlando State Rep. Anna Eskamani pointed out that Florida already has strict immigration enforcement, including a law banning "sanctuary" cities and counties and that a special session is not needed.

Republican governors were relegated to watching President Donald Trump’s inauguration from an overflow room Monday, while a clique of increasingly MAGA-friendly tech billionaires were granted coveted seats at the Capitol Rotunda ceremony.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) threw cold water on the idea that he could appoint himself to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) seat, which he is vacating to become President-elect Trump’s

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on January 20, 2025, at all state buildings and grounds in honor of Inauguration Day. Flags will fly at full-staff for 24 hours, according to the executive order.

Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, 8 Republican-led states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

Attorneys for the state of Florida argued before a federal appeals court Wednesday that a lower-court judge was wrong to block a law last year that bans gender-affirming care for minors and restricts similar care for adults,