Black lawmakers urge Biden to address police brutality in State of the Union speech – as it happened

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Signs that Florida governor Ron DeSantis is eyeing the White House in 2024 keeps adding up.

Politico reported today that the Republican-controlled Florida legislature is holding a 12-day special session, seemingly to help sweep up some legal challenges DeSantis faced for issues that have gotten the governor a lot of attention, like formally giving DeSantis the authority to transport migrants (he sent 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts last year) and placing Disney's special district under the control of governor appointees.