Trump & 2026, fetal personhood and property tax power grab

President Donald Trump sounds 2026 campaign themes in a speech in Miami. This week on the Inside Florida Politics podcast, USA Today Network - Florida's Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Ana Goni-Lessan discuss the impact of Tuesday's elections, moves in the Sunshine State to further restrict reproduc…

No Kings, a Catholic bishop speaks out and the politics of a race to Mars

The protests, even in red Florida, got President Donald Trump's attention, a Catholic bishop speaks out against immigration crackdown and U.S. transportation chief Sean Duffy takes on role of NASA administrator. Antonio Fins, Ana Goni-Lessan, John Kennedy and Rob Landers of the USA Today Florida Ne…

Government shutdown divides Florida GOP, but we're all in on Trump library

GOP allies divided over Obamacare tax credits amid the government shutdown, and does a land-for-library deal mean the Ron DeSantis-Donald Trump bromance is in on-again stage — again? Antonio Fins and John Kennedy of the USA Today Florida Network figure it all out on the Inside Florida Politics podc…

Free speech and a gerrymandered election in 2026

Florida undergoes a Charlie Kirk-First Amendment stress test, GOP looks to lock up a US House majority next year by redrawing districts and Hurricane Helene's forgotten Floridians. Antonio Fins, Stephany Matat, John Kennedy and Ana Goni-Lessan of the USA Today Florida Network break it down in the I…

Charlie Kirk assassinated, Epstein scandal boils and Ron & Don feud

The country's body politic had been largely transfixed on the still boiling Jeffrey Epstein scandal — until the shocking murder of a popular and well-known far-right influencer and political activist Charlie Kirk, founder Turning Point USA. And what's this about Ron versus Don Florida primaries in …

Alligator Alcatraz shutdown and update on the Epstein files

The Inside Florida Politics Podcast returns with host USA TODAY Network of Florida's Antonio Fins talking with investigations reporter Ana Goñi-Lessan about the new directive to stop illegal immigrants in the state and the fate of Alligator Alcatraz. Antonio also talks with Palm Beach Post Investig…

Alligator Alcatraz tour helps rekindle Trump, DeSantis bond

President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rekindle their bond during tour of Florida's Alligator Alcatraz illegal immigrant processing facility in the Florida Everglades. USA Today Network of Florida journalists Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Ana Goñi-Lessan discuss the renewed bond as w…

Keeping track of immigration detainees, hurricanes, DOGE cuts

It's been hard to keep a track of immigration detentions, even as another 500,000 people are eligible for deportation. Hurricane season starts with doubts about hurricane forecasting in the age of government budget-cutting. Elon Musk is gone from DOGE, and so apparently is as much as $53 million in…

Inside Florida Politics: State law enforcement moves to exceed ICE in detainees

Officials in Florida want more resources to detain everyone they suspect is here illegally, regardless of whether the individual has a criminal background or even a removal warrant or deportation order. USA Today Florida Network's Antonio Fins, Ana Goñi-Lessan and John Kennedy discuss. Also on deck…

ICE rounds up 'non-criminals' and trouble looms for special session

Antonio Fins, Ana Goñi-Lessan and John Kennedy discuss the biggest capture of undocumented immigrants ever which draws into question the level of "violent criminal" status for the detained. Also, President Donald Trump begins his second hundred days in his Florida office and why is trouble brewing …