In this episode: As he looks ahead to another presidential run — and a potential showdown with a Donald Trump heir apparent like J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is starting to pick some subtle-but-strategic fights with the Trump White House. Plus: Three years after promising to expand children’s health insurance, Florida leaders are utterly failing needy kids. And new records show that state lawmakers banked $14 million from special interests just before they started their 2026 legislative session.
Show notes
Stories discussed in today’s show:
Coming soon: Seeking Rents on stage
RFK Jr. launches midterm travel push to shore up MAHA support
Florida’s special session could burnish DeSantis’ legacy — but pitfalls lurk
Florida drops KidCare lawsuit, but expansion hasn’t happened
Florida stalls as 42,000 Kids wait for affordable healthcare
Florida lawmakers banked $14 million the day before session began
How Florida became the national leader at denying health insurance to kids
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