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The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

How Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks about his own Catholic faith on the presidential campaign trail

The presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is busy courting white evangelicals – a key voting bloc for the GOP

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis woos GOP Christian voters but stays tight-lipped on his own Catholic faith

The presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is busy courting white evangelicals – a key voting bloc for the GOP

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

DeSantis campaign shares apparent AI-generated fake images of Trump and Fauci

It's the latest example of how generative AI tools enable politicians to blur the line between fact and fiction.

WEKU · Jun 8, 2023

Trump leads in 2024 Republican presidential primary polling and PredictIt markets

As of June 8, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

Ballotpedia · Jun 8, 2023

Burgum, Christie, and Pence announce their presidential campaigns

Three new noteworthy candidates announced 2024 presidential campaigns in the past week. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) officially announced his candidacy on June 6, while former Vice President Mike Pence (R) and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) officially announced their candidacies on June 7. 

Ballotpedia · Jun 8, 2023

DeSantis campaign accused of using fake AI images of Trump hugging Fauci in ad

The two Republican candidates are trading attacks over their respective Covid responses

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

The Guardian view on the Republican primary: leader of the unappetising pack

Editorial: The candidates proliferate – but Donald Trump, running both as former president and insurgent, is far ahead of them

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters

Top Republicans want the party to change course on early voting after years of criticizing mail voting and blaming so-called ballot harvesting for fraud in elections

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

‘Small, pathetic man’: Inside the bitter rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom

The two men offer drastically different versions of America’s political future, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023