DeSantis signs law making Florida state with lowest threshold for death penalty in US Florida has high level of exonerations from death row The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
DeSantis roasted by FL Republicans DeSantis' former — and current — GOP peers deliver a bruising week Salon · Apr 21, 2023
Texas looms large in 2024 presidential race as Trump, others angle for early support The former president is courting state support as other GOP candidates try to emerge from his shadow, including Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. The Texas Tribune · Apr 21, 2023
Chris Christie boasts he’s the only Republican who can take down Trump Chris Christie boasts that he’s the only Republican who can take down former President Donald Trump but insists he’s not interested in being just a political “paid assassin.” Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023
About half US Democrats want Joe Biden to run again: Poll Democrats approve of job the president is doing and would back him, but they have concerns about his age, poll shows. Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2023
Kellyanne Conway says Ron DeSantis needs to lay off the ‘culture wars’ The former Trump campaign leader argues that DeSantis’ war with Disney will hurt him The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
Colbert on SpaceX rocket launch: ‘compensating for Elon Musk’s penis’ Late-night hosts discussed the ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ of Musk’s rocket and DeSantis’s war on woke The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2023
Watch: Ron DeSantis speaks after Florida passes bill allowing trans children to be removed from parents Watch as Ron DeSantis delivers a speech at the Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary leadership conference on Friday, 21 April. The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
Ron DeSantis is flaming out – and Trump is on course for a Republican coronation The Florida governor’s flaws are glaringly apparent. Right now, it’s hard to see the nominee as anyone other than Trump The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2023
A race to the bottom of the culture wars Culture war issues cause Trump and DeSantis to wrestle, but the party is actually pretty united Salon · Apr 21, 2023
DeSantis to meet UK foreign secretary with eye on US presidential bid Florida governor lines up four-nation tour in attempt to boost credentials as credible leader on world stage The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023
Republicans need to learn this hard lesson: You can’t legislate sexuality In one state after another, sex-obsessed authoritarians in the party are proposing laws regulating Americans’ private lives. Basically, they’ve lost their minds, Gene Lyons writes. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2023
Joe Battenfeld: Ron DeSantis 2024 campaign looks over before it’s even started Ron DeSantis can’t even beat Mickey Mouse. How is he possibly going to beat Donald Trump? Boston Herald · Apr 21, 2023
Nato ‘confident’ Kyiv can retake territory in new offensive; Moscow issues warrant for Ukrainian spy chief – as it happened Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine will be able to retake more land; Kyrylo Budanov accused of ‘terrorist attacks’ and arms smuggling The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2023
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 21, 2023 ‘It’s a 2-way race’: Rep. Massie says congressional support coming to DeSantis WASHINGTON — Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, an early endorser of Ron DeSantis’ undeclared presidential candidacy, said more congressional support for the Florida governor would be forthcoming, framing the 2024 Republican primary as a “2-way race.”
Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023 News briefs Biden aims to unveil China investment curbs with G-7 backing
Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023 How Casey DeSantis became a force in Florida politics MIAMI — Attendees of a Hernando County Republican Party dinner paid up to $350 each to hear the governor speak ahead of his 2022 reelection. But their cheers turned into wolf whistles and shrieks as Casey DeSantis stepped out in a surprise appearance.
Orlando Sentinel · Apr 20, 2023 Moody tells Disney its records could be open to the public in Florida ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody advised Disney on Thursday that some of its company records could be subject to the state’s public records law and available to any Floridian who wants to see them.
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Anti-abortion group blasts Trump over federal ban comments A major anti-abortion group is blasting former President Donald Trump, saying his contention that abortion restrictions should be left up to individual states, not the federal government, is a “morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate.”
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 DeSantis to travel overseas ahead of looming White House bid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he will travel to Japan, South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom as part of an international trade mission
Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023 DeSantis signs bill giving Florida lowest death penalty threshold in US TAMPA, Fla. — People in Florida can now be sent to death row with an 8-4 jury vote, instead of a unanimous requirement, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law Thursday morning.
Reason · Apr 20, 2023 Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Law Setting Lowest Threshold for Death Penalty Sentences in the Country Florida will now only require an 8–4 majority for a jury to recommend a death sentence. Alabama is the only other state that allows split juries to recommend death sentences.
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Florida eases path for death penalty after Parkland verdict A Florida bill ending the unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing is now law after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it in a private ceremony Thursday
Roll Call · Apr 20, 2023 At the Races: Now show me yours - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023 DeSantis’ tour hits South Carolina: Here’s what GOP voters thought SPARTANBURG, S.C. — As she queued up for a Gov. Ron DeSantis speech at a Baptist church in this town of 40,000, Alice Convertino sized up a few Republican contenders for the presidency.