
Fact check: Here's what Florida's new elections law actually does
CNN
On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an elections bill that makes it more difficult to vote.
The Florida law is part of a cross-country Republican effort -- in the wake of President Donald Trump's lies about the integrity of the 2020 election -- to impose new restrictions on voter access. DeSantis said Thursday that the new law will make Florida elections more secure. But Florida elections were already highly secure: DeSantis boasted in November about how well the 2020 general election had gone, saying Florida was now being seen as "the state that did it right and that other states should emulate," while Republican Secretary of State Laurel Lee, a DeSantis appointee, said in December that her department had "successfully administered three safe, secure and orderly elections" in 2020.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











