This week in politics, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, the Senate conducted confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees, the Supreme Court upheld the looming TikTok ban, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, Trump's inauguration was moved indoors and more.

The senator’s criticism of Chinese “genocide” led the country to forbid his entry, and his attack on Elon Musk’s company could rile Trump’s key adviser.

The Trump administration added Cuba to the state sponsor of terror list days before the Republican left office in 2021 and it has remained there throughout the Biden administration. Just three other countries, Syria, Iran and North Korea, are currently on the State Department list.

Rubio calls Cuba a terror sponsor, citing links to militant groups, espionage, and harboring fugitives during his confirmation.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed Gov. DeSantis’ immigration policy proposals for a special session and the role local police will have with Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey (02:52). Then,

Donald Trump may find himself sitting on pins and needles waiting for the Senate to vote on his Cabinet nominees because Senate Democrats are still seething over how Republicans treated President Joe Biden's selections four years ago.

This agreement has prompted Trump to take credit for the pause in hostility between the two warring groups in the Middle East

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

Marco Rubio, Trump's nominee for secretary of state, spoke about China’s influence in the region and zeroed in on Mexico, Venezuela, and Cuba.

Under Florida law, it’s up to the Republican governor to pick Rubio’s replacement after Trump picked the three-term senator to be his next secretary of state.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he had selected Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody to serve as the next U.S. senator.