Inside Florida Politics

With President Trump tearing apart Marjorie Taylor Green this weekend from Mar-a-lago, is this another sign that the MAGA base may be crumbling? This is among the topics on this week's Inside Florida Politics podcast with USA Today Network - Florida crew Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Ana Goñi-Lessan. Other topics include Republican gerrymandering, H1B Visas and a push for learning cursive.

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 reproductive rights and the big push to end property taxes across the state.

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 Network explain it all.

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 podcast.

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 Inside Florida Politics podcast.

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 Investigations Editor Holly Baltz about movement in the Jeffery Epstein case and the upcoming bipartisan press conference that could bring victims forward and expose more names.

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 funding at Florida State University. Listen to the Inside Florida Politics podcast with Ana Goni-Lessan, Kimberly Miller and Antonio Fins. 

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, LGBTQ+ advocates in the state celebrate the lack of anti-gay legislation passed this year. And can Gov. Ron DeSantis convince the Legislature to cut back on Florida's property taxes?

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 between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers ahead of the looming special session.

In this week's Inside Florida Politics podcast, Antonio Fins, James Call and John Kennedy break down the fallout from a deadly and tragic shooting at Florida State University, friction between the governor and Republicans in the Florida Legislature and the local impact of the death of Pope Francis across the Sunshine State.