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0:00Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is stepping back into the National Republican Spotlight with a special legislative session kicking off Tuesday. He's pushing lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional maps to boost Republican seats from the current 20- to 8 advantage to 24-2-4. The plan targets Democratic strongholds around Orlando, Tampa Bay, and South Florida, potentially flipping seats held by reps like Jared Moskowitz and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. This move comes as DeSantis wraps up his second term, giving him a last shot to flex his influence ahead of the midterms. He's also tossing in proposals to tighten artificial intelligence rules, like requiring parental OK for kids chatting with bots and easing vaccine. Mandates for schools with conscience exemptions. These ideas have stalled before, but he's linking them to his aggressive conservative brand. Republicans are split on the redistricting play, fearing it could backfire by creating slim margin districts that Democrats might snatch if voter. When shift against Trump, lawmakers, including House Speaker Daniel Perez and Senate President

1:05Ben Albertin, seem cautious, stressing state rules against partisan. Gary Mandarin and waiting on DeSantis' full pitch. Influential voices like lobbyist Brian Ballard, back to Santos, pointing to his success with the 2021 maps, but poster wit Aries Worns. His path to leading the GOP post, Trump looks narrow with rivals like JD Vance and Marco Rubio in the mix, tensions linger from his presidential run, including bad blood, with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. As this session unfolds, it could reshape Florida's congressional power and test DeSantis's pull in a Trump-dominated party, setting the stage for bigger battles down the line. In Durham News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.