After calling a special session, set to begin Monday, DeSantis could get a stern rebuke from his GOP colleagues.

Republican leaders in the state legislature say they support President Trump's pledge to combat illegal immigration but want to deal with it and other issues identified by DeSantis on their schedule,

For the last six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been used to getting his way with the state Legislature, at times slashing the priorities of Republican leaders and calling them back to Tallahassee to pass bills that boost his political profile.

The Republican-led Legislature could, for the first time, find itself on a special-session collision course with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has called lawmakers into a weeklong special session beginning Monday to address a number of high-profile and complicated issues,

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants quick action to crackdown on illegal immigration, but legislative leaders — all fellow members of the GOP — have called the special session

Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging Republican leaders around Florida to pressure lawmakers into supporting a Special Session on immigration. He also emailed party members with a similar call to action.

Governor DeSantis is facing something he’s rarely seen during his time in the governor’s mansion as Republican state lawmakers appear ready to buck his call for a special session in Florida to pass a series of immigration proposals.