President Donald Trump has nominated Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican who frequently and publicly clashes with Gov. Ron DeSantis, to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. Perez, who ...

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, speaks during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla. Photo by Matias J.

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, leaves after speaking with the media during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee ...

In his first year as Florida's young and powerful speaker of the House, Miami Republican Daniel Perez created a new political dynamic in the Sunshine State, in which legislators began to claw back the ...