Overview
- Angie Nixon was arrested Friday evening by Capitol Police after a roughly five‑hour sit‑in outside Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office following multiple warnings to leave the Capitol.
- The day before, a House panel issued a formal reprimand—the first in about two decades—saying her megaphone protest broke decorum rules and interfered with voting after at least two Democrats cast yes votes by mistake.
- DeSantis and his chief of staff celebrated the arrest on X, with the governor writing "Deservedly so" and sharing a post that called Nixon "ghetto" alongside his "FAFO" reply.
- The new congressional map, signed May 4, is reported to shift about four U.S. House seats to Republicans and was drawn by a policy staffer in the governor’s office.
- Voting‑rights groups including Common Cause and Equal Ground have asked a circuit judge to block the map for 2026, and the request is now under review.