U.S. Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) delivered a passionate endorsement of Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi during a U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary business meeting, where Bondi’s nomination was advanced to the full Senate for confirmation.

Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

Roth previously worked for Ron DeSantis in the House. Ray has worked for years in for the Florida Attorney General's Office.

Moody, a Republican from Plant City who was in her second term as Attorney General when Gov. Ron DeSantis picked her to replace Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is on five panels, where her previous roles will inform her legislative work. Her experience as a jurist will surely come into play on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

DeSantis announced he is appointing Ashley Moody to replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State.

But he has nothing to complain about in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ choice of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. Her credentials as a full-bore MAGA Trump loyalist are impeccable. She signed on to a stolen election lawsuit that one of her top deputies called ...

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Fla., reacts to Marco Rubio being sworn in as secretary of state and replacing his Senate seat on 'America's Newsroom'.

Fittingly, U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody cast her first vote as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Pam Bondi for U.S. Attorney General. Bondi was Moody’s predecessor as Florida’s Attorney General.

The good news for Moody is that this devotion to nihilism finally landed her a coveted prize indeed: Gov. Ron DeSantis this week appointed Moody to Marco Rubio's former U.S. Senate seat.

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW. THAT IS WHY TODAY I’M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT I AM SELECTING OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, ASHLEY MOODY, TO SERVE AS OUR NEXT U.S. SENATOR. SHE HAS SERVED WITH THE GOVERNOR FOR ...