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Lawyer once helped debt-ridden owners hang on to homes. Now he helps Florida cities take them away

Malekia and Maya McKinney were desperate to keep the property where they had grown up.

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Serra still represents California in DC. Here’s a lesson from Florida on replacing statues

WASHINGTON — A California sculpture almost 3,000 miles away from home stood for nearly a century without much public controversy — until now.

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Ron DeSantis to deliver speech next month at conference in Israel, a nation in turmoil

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Israel next month as the country faces unprecedented protests over proposed reforms to its judiciary, an early foreign policy test of the potential presidential contender.

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DeSantis begins ramping up South Carolina outreach for 2024, with backing from state lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies are starting to lay the groundwork for a presidential campaign in South Carolina, moving to build a political operation and court local leaders in a state likely to be fiercely competitive in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.

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Will US consumers have to bail out struggling banks?

WASHINGTON — Could taxpayers wind up bailing out wealthy customers at banks such as Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and others that are struggling?

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With contempt for ‘corporatists,’ DeSantis pitches GOP voters on the power of the state

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis uses his new political memoir to describe how he views the future of the Republican Party, and he’s making a bet that most conservative voters are ready for it.

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Trump case recalls John Edwards’ scandal in NC. Would it play out differently in court?

Former President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that prosecutors were likely to arrest him Tuesday in connection to a $130,000 payment made to keep an adult film star quiet about her alleged tryst with Trump.

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Undercover agents saw nothing ‘lewd’ at Orlando drag show. Florida is going after venue anyway

When the historic Plaza Live theater in Orlando hosted an event last December called “A Drag Queen Christmas,” the show drew a full house, noisy street demonstrators — and a small squad of undercover state agents there to document whether children were being exposed to sights that ran afoul of…

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DeSantis once said Russia was ‘violating Ukrainian sovereignty,’ threatening NATO allies

WASHINGTON — As a junior U.S. congressman from Florida in 2014, Ron DeSantis accused Moscow of “violating Ukrainian sovereignty,” accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of creating a “pretext” to invade its neighbor, and sought assurances from the Obama administration that the United States would stand by its NATO allies.

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‘Very intimate knowledge’: What Ron DeSantis saw while serving at Guantánamo

WASHINGTON — As a young military officer at the height of the war on terror, Lt. Ron DeSantis was often seen running on the beach of Guantánamo Bay and along its ridgeline, encircling Camp America. It was a chaotic time at the U.S. military detention facility in Cuba, and as…

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Biden proposed spending billions on climate projects in 2024. Could it help California?

President Joe Biden proposed spending more than $24 billion both to fund natural disaster response efforts and to bolster environmental conservation as part of his 2024 budget.

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Courts fees can put the squeeze on Florida teen offenders. Some leaders want to end that

In a courtroom on the 11th floor of the Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse, Judge Orlando Prescott lectures a 17-year-old boy about the importance of associating with trustworthy people — and being trustworthy himself.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell will remain hospitalized after falling, suffering a concussion

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is expected to remain in a Washington D.C. hospital for a few days as he recovers from a concussion, his office announced Thursday.

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‘It’s racist. It’s disgusting,’ California congresswoman says after critic questions loyalty

WASHINGTON — It’s been an unsettling, tense few days for Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Washington.

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‘The final battle’: Trump says GOP establishment can’t wrest back control of party

OXON HILL, Md. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday framed the 2024 GOP primary as a fight between populist conservatives like himself and the self-interested Republican establishment, telling a gathering of national conservatives that either he wins the presidential election or the country will be lost.

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New book in hand, DeSantis adds Iowa to list of cross-country destinations

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will travel to Iowa next week to make his long-awaited debut in the state that hosts the GOP primary’s first nominating contest, an aide to the governor confirmed.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to bash Texas. Is California a better place to live?

Ugh, Texas.

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Ghislaine Maxwell appeals verdict and 20-year sex-trafficking sentence

Ghislaine Maxwell argued this week that the judge presiding over her 2021 trial prevented her from mounting a “meaningful defense” and that anonymity granted to several of the victims who testified against her turned the trial into “a form of Kabuki theater.”

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US investigated energy weapon, even aliens, but ‘Havana syndrome’ origin still unclear

WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that a series of mysterious health incidents affecting U.S. personnel around the world since 2016 were unlikely to have been caused by a foreign adversary or by a directed energy weapon, after conducting what one intelligence official described as a “historic” investigation.

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As McConnell pushes for more Ukraine aid, Republican opposition grows louder

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell returned from an overseas trip to Europe and the Middle East steeled in his conviction to plow more U.S. investment into defending Ukraine, at a moment when the vocal populist wing of the Republican Party is calling an open-ended commitment unacceptable.

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Better than Trump? DeSantis media strategy floods zone with news

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Serious presidential candidates — especially ones competing against a ubiquitous media presence like Donald Trump — have to find ways to grab voters’ attention on the campaign trail or risk withering away.

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Catching COVID may increase chances of developing an autoimmune disease, study says

A coronavirus infection may make it more likely for someone without an autoimmune disease to develop at least one in the months after the infection subsides, new research suggests.

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DeSantis meets with Iowa influencer ahead of book release as 2024 hopefuls make moves

The release of Ron DeSantis’ new book Tuesday is sure to spark a fresh round of speculation about the Florida governor’s political future, furthering the widely held belief that — no matter what the Republican leader says publicly — he’ll soon become a candidate for president.

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White House accuses Florida Republicans of ‘inaction’ after fatal shooting of reporter

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration criticized Florida Republicans on Thursday for working to relax state gun regulations in the wake of a shooting spree near Orlando that left three people dead.

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Nikki Haley’s campaign isn’t releasing her early fundraising. What that could mean

WASHINGTON — A week into her presidential campaign, Nikki Haley isn’t showing anyone the money.

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