Florida

Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center - report

A spokesperson for DHS, asked about the New York Times report, said the agency continues to evaluate detention needs and requirements to ensure they meet the latest operational requirements.

Donald Trump holds Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' hand as they speak with the media at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on the day of the opening of a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025.
U.S. representative Randy Fine

Why the ‘Hebrew Hammer’ is becoming one of Israel’s loudest allies in Washington

Dan Bilzerian was asked during a TMZ interview about referring to Rep. Randy Fine as a "fat Jew."

Florida congressional race erupts into widening dispute involving antisemitism, Israel, Azerbaijan

Florida governor Ron Desantis attends a Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Apr 6, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

DeSantis signs bill banning DEI programs in Florida local governments


Man behind second Trump assassination attempt gets life in prison

Routh, 59, was convicted by a jury last September of five criminal counts, including attempted assassination after serving as his own defense lawyer at trial.

 FILE PHOTO: Ryan W. Routh poses in a jail booking photograph in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. February 10, 2010.

Jewish seniors rally behind their caregivers as 350,000 Haitians are set to lose legal status

At Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, for example, 9% of staff members are Haitians with Temporary Protected Status, and they won’t be able to work after Tuesday.

A staff member assists a resident of the Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, on June 6, 2025.

Cameron Kasky's one-sided anti-Israel activism is not moral courage - opinion

Cameron Kasky’s anti-Israel stance and secret West Bank trip drew backlash, raising questions about his leadership and judgment.

Cameron Kasky, a junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School speaks, during a rally with Thurgood Marshall Academy students in advance of Saturday's March for Our Lives event in Washington, US March 22, 2018.

Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents

At the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Tuesday, the bill received 16 yes votes and 1 no, making it adopted.

An Israeli border policeman runs as a pro-Palestinian Jewish activist holds a sign during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the West Bank, December 3, 2020

Sylvan Adams warns of coordinated global Antisemitism campaign

Addressing Florida’s Jewish community, Adams says enemy states are backing efforts to target Jews worldwide

Left to right: Dan Señor, Sylvan Adams, and Ron Dermer

Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to address Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast's Mar-a-Lago event

Veksler said Pahlavi’s presence “creates hope that there will be regime change. … Wouldn’t it be something of a relief, not just for us, but for the Iranian people?”

Okotch Mondoh, Robert Weinger, Sarah Boulos, Rory Kaye, and Stephanie Bahn Poteet, with a red, white and blue shofar, at the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, January 14, 2025.

Gantz urges Israel to topple Iran’s regime, says historic opportunity may not return

"We cannot blink or hesitate - Israel is obligated to prepare for the possibility of attacking very soon," said the former defense minister.

Blue and White leader MK Benny Gantz attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025

‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump, Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet

The sketch mocked the contentious relationship between the two, where the prime minister is often subservient to the president but pretends not to be.

‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump and Bibi in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet

Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments on Muslims alarm many Jews, backed by pro-Israel right

The Florida Republican ignited a new round of controversy with a series of remarks about Palestinians and “mainstream Muslims” that his critics say are not just provocative but amount to “genocidal.”

REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.

Trump, top advisers asked Netanyahu to change West Bank policy during meeting - report

Trump and top White House advisers allegedly warned that escalation in the West Bank could jeopardize the Gaza deal and efforts to expand the Abraham Accords.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.