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President Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing on Thursday afternoon in the White House Briefing Room. Although the main topic of conversation was the United States strikes on Iran, Leavitt also touched on topic including tariffs, the media, the economy and immigration.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a new higher education accreditor for the Sunshine State called the Commission for Public Higher Education. DeSantis says the new accreditor will ensure that colleges and universities meet and maintain academic quality and operational excellence on behalf of their students. The commission will include six public university systems that will focus on academic excellence, student outcomes, process efficiency and the pursuit of quality assurance for public post-secondary education.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference on Thursday morning in Boca Raton. At the event, Ron DeSantis announced a new higher education accreditor for the Sunshine State called the Commission for Public Higher Education. DeSantis says the new accreditor will ensure that colleges and universities meet and maintain academic quality and operational excellence on behalf of their students.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosting a press conference on Thursday morning in Boca Raton. DeSantis answered reporter's questions following his announcement, in which one media member asked him about Florida's plans for immigration detention facilities. On Wednesday, DeSantis said his administration is working on plans for a new ICE detention center at Camp Blanding ? Florida?s National Guard training headquarters located southwest of Jacksonville. The announcement followed the launch of construction for another ICE facility near the Everglades.

A lot has been happening in Florida's political landscape with the recent local primary election, rescue flights being chartered from Israel and a pause on legislation related to condominiums. Dr. Larry Walker, an associate professor at the University of Central Florida, joins Good Day Orlando to discuss.

A U-Haul truck ran off the roadway, crashing into a fence and knocking down a light pole on Thursday morning in Orange County. There is currently roadblock on University Boulevard due to the wires from the light pole.

President Donald Trump and his top officials have pushed back on a leaked intelligence report that said the United States' strikes on Iran only set its nuclear program back by a few months. Trump has said that the strikes led to the "virtual obliteration" of Iran's nuclear capabilities and set its atomic program back "by decades."

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine held an on-camera press briefing on Thursday morning in the Pentagon. At the event, Hegseth shared that the United States' strikes against Iran were "historically successful," saying the American forces caused "enormous damage." Caine then shared additional details on the operation. Hegseth and Caine both answered reporter's questions at the event, with Hegseth arguing with several of the media members.