DeSantis Signs Law to Label Terrorist Groups

0:00It's April 7. From breaking headlines to national stories, this is U.S. News today, powered by AI. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed a new law that lets him, the state's top security official and the cabinet label groups as terrorists, organizations if they see extremist activity. Once tagged, those groups could get shut down, lose their funding, and students caught supporting them face automatic expulsion from school. This bill dropped on Monday, building on DeSantis's push to tackle what he calls extremism in education and beyond. It gives those top officials broad power to decide who's a threat and act fast. Rights groups are firing back hard. The council on American Islamic relations slam bit as overreach that stomps on free speech, while pan-America warns it could scare people from. Speaking out or organizing around tough topics, this isn't the first time. DeSantis tried labeling CAIR a terrorist group last year, but courts blocked it.

1:00Texas pulled a similar move in November, and CAIR sued there too, with claims getting tossed. DeSantis frames it as a smart way to hold schools accountable and fight real threats, but the fight over speech rights versus security is heating up, nationwide, and we'll see how courts weigh in next.