Roughly 70 Florida National Guard troops have been deployed to the newly built, remote immigration detention site deep in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as the Trump administration leans harder on the military to enforce its nationwide immigration crackdown.

Just as you may have thought that it was finally safe to think about American politics without thinking about Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, he has slinked his way into the national news again.

U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed a nine-page document opposing a request by environmental groups for a temporary restraining order to halt operation of the facility.

Benny Johnson sparked backlash across the political spectrum on Tuesday for the “unnerving” clip the MAGA podcaster posted to social media in which he enthusiastically promoted the “official Alligator Alcatraz merch” while asking his followers if they’d “rock this drip.