By Trying To 'Move On,' DeSantis Admits His Fight With Disney Was a Political Stunt All Along It was never a principled fight against special privileges granted to a private company. Reason · Aug 15, 2023
US 2024 polls: Nikki Haley climbs the ranks while Republican support for Trump continues to grow Follow the latest updates ahead of the 2024 Republican primary The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023
DeSantis says he’s ‘moved on’ from Disney fight as he tells company to drop lawsuit against Florida ‘What I would say is drop the lawsuit,’ the GOP presidential hopeful remarked The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023
DeSantis: No one has made Disney more money recently than me The Florida governor needs every friend he can muster to narrow Donald Trump’s lead in the polls. Fortune · Aug 15, 2023
Poll puts Christie second to Trump in New Hampshire as DeSantis fades Former New Jersey governor has aggressively attacked frontrunner but Florida governor still second in Iowa polls The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2023
Trump is preparing to fight for his freedom — where are Melania, Ivanka and Jared? Despite being in the midst of an ever worsening legal storm, former president Donald Trump has cut a solitary figure in court Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2023
State Rep. Matt Schaefer will not seek reelection The deeply conservative leader said he is looking forward to spending time with his family, church and business — but added that a return to politics is possible if a Texas Senate seat opens up. The Texas Tribune · Aug 14, 2023
DeSantis says he sold all stocks; House disclosures show otherwise Ron DeSantis had stock in two companies while he was in Congress despite him saying in an interview he sold his holdings. Roll Call · Aug 14, 2023
PragerU's true goal: "Indoctrinate" kids What Ron DeSantis wants to teach kids: Racism and inequality don't matter, and politics can't solve injustice Salon · Aug 14, 2023
Ron DeSantis faces ‘pudding fingers’ chant and other protests during Iowa campaign stop ‘B****es get stuff done’ group tails second-place GOP candidate in early caucus state The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see The Florida education system has been in the spotlight lately after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned diversity and inclusion programs in public colleges and approved a controversial social studies curriculum. WEKU · Aug 14, 2023
Ron DeSantis faces ‘pudding fingers’ chant and other protests during Iowa campaign stop ‘B****es get stuff done’ group tails second-place GOP candidate in early caucus state The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
‘People just want change’: political circus at Iowa state fair can’t dispel civic discontent Presidential aspirants make the pilgrimage to Des Moines amid a sense of America as nation sunk in a political depression The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2023
Trump's Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump is renewing his reputation for defying norms and creating a mega-celebrity’s spectacle at the Iowa State Fair The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 How Vivek Ramaswamy is pushing — delicately — to win over Trump supporters Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is working to convince more voters that he could be their nominee and — as much as he says he respects Donald Trump — would be a better 2024 candidate and president
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 Pence signals debate plan to attack Trump and DeSantis for not pushing national abortion ban Former Vice President Mike Pence says he expects to call out former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during this month’s Republican presidential debate for not insisting on a national abortion ban
Reason · Aug 11, 2023 Nikki Haley Positions Herself as the Anti-Gerontocracy Candidate Haley seeks to make her relative youthfulness a selling point. It hasn't caught on among primary voters, but it's nonetheless worth considering whether the oldest candidates are always the best.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week
The Conversation · Aug 11, 2023 Who likes Donald Trump? Lots of Republicans, but especially Hispanic voters, plus very rural and very conservative people Despite multiple state and federal indictments, recent polling indicates that former President Donald Trump retains a commanding lead in the race for the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination.
The Week · Aug 11, 2023 Could Ron DeSantis win the Republican nomination? Florida governor Ron DeSantis has replaced his campaign manager as he aims to reset his faltering bid for the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 DeSantis is resetting his campaign again. Some Republicans worry his message is getting in the way Ron DeSantis is dismissing concerns about his latest staffing shakeup as he returns to Iowa in the midst of a weekslong campaign reset
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standards Lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents crowded into a South Florida church for a forum on Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Targeting DeSantis, Trump team warns state parties that super PACs can't act as an arm of a campaign Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties arguing they cannot work with a super PAC as if it's representing a candidate
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Trump complains world has ‘never been nastier than it is now’ as cases against him proceed The former president is facing criminal charges in three separate cases, with fresh charges thought to be imminent