The Latest Breaking News from Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis news – live: Florida governor teases 2024 bid amid spats with Disney and NAACP

Republican expected to officially enter White House race this week after months of speculation

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

College student who tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is now following Ron DeSantis

‘Well, you know Ron DeSantis is becoming more and more of a public figure in that he might run for the White House’

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Pride events cancelled across Florida due to ‘climate of fear’ after DeSantis’s anti-LGBT+ laws

Organisers say Florida laws ‘have created a climate of fear and hostility’

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

MLK’s daughter backs call for tourists to boycott ‘racist’ Florida and blasts Ted Cruz

Texas senator used Dr King’s name in his own tweet attacking the NAACP, one of America’s oldest and best known antiracist institutions

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Hamburger Mary’s sues DeSantis over drag show law

Hamburger Mary’s in Orlando is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida in federal court, claiming the restaurant has been deprived of its First Amendment rights and is already losing customers under a new law affecting drag shows.

Orlando Sentinel · May 22, 2023

New College of Florida faculty votes to censure trustees

TAMPA, Fla. — Faculty members at New College of Florida have taken the unusual step of censuring the school’s board of trustees for “disregarding their fiduciary duties,” according to a letter sent to college leaders Monday.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

DeSantis’s $13.5m police program lures officers with violent records to Florida

Governor’s incentive scheme recruits officers with history of excessive violence or who have been arrested since signing up

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2023

SC’s Tim Scott says he’s the 2024 presidential candidate the ‘far left fears the most’

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott grew up poor, and his divorced mother worked 16-hour days to raise him and his older brother, Ben.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

SC Sen. Tim Scott launches 2024 Republican presidential campaign with hopeful message

Sen. Tim Scott Monday launched his 2024 Republican presidential campaign with a message of hope that he hopes will cut through the negativity of the political realm.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

US Senator Tim Scott launches campaign for president

Scott centres his personal story as he seeks 2024 Republican nomination in crowded field that includes Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023