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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Thursday. At the event, DeSantis announced the results of the largest immigration operation in Florida history. Authorities said more than 1,100 undocumented immigrants, including several violent gang members, were arrested in the first-of-its-kind "Operation Tidal Wave." ICE officials said the operation will go down in history as the most single arrests made by a state in a single week that ICE has ever had. Authorities said the arrests were made possible through the activation of more than 250 local and state enforcement officials to assist ICE's federal partners.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Thursday. At the event, DeSantis announced the results of the largest immigration operation in Florida history. Authorities said more than 1,100 undocumented immigrants, including several violent gang members, were arrested in the first-of-its-kind "Operation Tidal Wave."

President Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday afternoon at the White House, where he delivered remarks on the benefits and strengths of investing in America. The remarks came as new economic data showed the United States economy shrinking in the first three months of the president's term. During his remarks, Trump thanked CEOs of global companies for their monetary commitment to build and manufacture their product in the U.S., as well as announced five trillion dollars of committed investments and said he believes much more is to come.

The United States and Ukraine have signed an ?economic partnership agreement? that will give Washington access to Kyiv?s mineral resources in exchange for establishing an investment fund in Ukraine. The U.S. and Ukraine have been trying to hammer out the natural resources deal since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. In other political news, the U.S. economy shrank during the first three months of the year, according to figures released by the Commerce Department yesterday. FOX News Correspondent Doug Luzader joins FOX 35 to all the latest political headlines.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis hosted a news conference on Friday afternoon where they announced that the Department of Education is working on a new pilot program that aims to identify and train a Hope Florida liaison to serve at select school districts. DeSantis said Orange County was the first school district to identify and train a liaison. Lake County will be the second district to include this program.

President Donald Trump hosted a cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning at the Cabinet Room in the White House. Trump began the meeting by discussing immigration and attacked the judges who have ruled against the administration on deportations conducted without due process. He also referred to recent economic numbers as a result of former President Joe Biden’s leadership. Trump and his cabinet also covered other topics, including health care, tariffs, economy, air traffic control and addressing PTSD with veterans.

Kimberly Leonard, POLITICO reporter and Florida Playbook author, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer to break down the latest political news in the sunshine state, from the Trump administration's immigration actions becoming ad fodder on billboards across South Florida, the last few big items on the agenda as the state legislative session winds down and the Florida Democrats moving on after their top State Senator left the party.

Spokesperson Tammy Bruce hosted a Department of State press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. In the briefing, Bruce discussed the commemoration of Donald Trump's first 100 days in office for his second term, U.S. diplomatic ties and foreign policy, immigration and boarder control, and more.

Republican leaders in the United States House of Representatives held a news conference to mark 100 days of President Donald Trump in office. Trump?s 100th day in office is a traditional early milestone in which a president's progress is measured against campaign promises.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt hosted a briefing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday morning. Leavitt discussed topics including President Donald Trumps' first 100 days in office, immigration enforcement, the House passing the "Take it Down Act," and the latest economy and tariffs updates. Bessent answered questions and further elaborated on Trump's latest plans.

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost hosted a press conference on the mounting threats he believes Elon Musk?s DOGE and the Trump Administration pose to the 113,000 Central Floridians who count on Social Security benefits to survive. He said the threat comes at a time when the increasing cost of living continues to put at risk the livelihood of those on fixed incomes.

On Thursday, Russia launched a deadly strike on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. The attack ended with 12 people dead, including two children, and injuring more than 70. In a social media post, President Donald Trump said he was "not happy with the Russian strikes on Kyiv." FOX News Correspondent Doug Luzader joins FOX 35 to talk about the latest political headlines.

President Donald Trump is taking part in a bilateral meeting with Jonas Store, the prime minister of Norway. The leaders will meet on Thursday afternoon in the Oval Office.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis hosted a news conference to highlight Hope Florida on Thursday morning in St. Augustine at the Anchor Faith Church. Others positively impacted by Hope Florida also shared their experiences at the event. The nonprofit organization has been under intense scrutiny following questions from lawmakers over the handling of a $10 million settlement. The allegations center on whether the funds were appropriately funneled into Hope Florida?s nonprofit arm instead of the state?s coffers.