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Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis dropped a striking statistic during a recent interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.

State legislators introduced hundreds of 2023 bills targeting transgender Americans and affecting access to health care, education policy and sports. To hear the political discourse, it sounds at times as if the United States’ transgender population is large, booming and influential.

NBC6’s Steve Litz has more on the video that is being shown as the campaigns for the Republican nomination for President heats up.

If one of the Republican candidates wins, could he or she pardon Trump? Under what circumstances? And could Trump, the early front-runner in the primary, simply pardon himself? 

Trump misrepresented laws governing the handling of sensitive and classified papers and made misleading comparisons with Democratic politicians. 

NBC6’s Tony Pipitone interviews Politifact’s Katie Sanders to analyze Trump’s claims about the classified documents found.

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis’ presidential announcement lurched before it launched — technical problems had the Twitter Spaces audio cutting in and out for 15 minutes, sometimes leaving long silences. When the audio finally steadied, DeSantis promised success.

Donald Trump took to the stand at his Mar-a-Lago estate shortly after he was arraigned in Manhattan. NBC6’s Phil Prazan fact-checked his claims with PolitiFact.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, considered a likely candidate to join the Republican presidential primary field, drew criticism from Democrats and some members of his party for taking a skeptical position on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the U.S. response.

House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said DeSantis “won’t mention that $1 of every $3 he spends comes from the federal government.”

The early days of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ second term are brimming with news about water. 

Gender-affirming care refers to an individualized health care model that prioritizes encouraging and supporting a person’s gender identity.