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For president, Elon Musk leans toward DeSantis, who jokes about African American support

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter he was leaning toward Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican presidential race.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis responds as Elon Musk vows to vote for him as 2024 president

‘It’s embarrassing how hard this dude is trying to be Trump in every single way’

The Independent UK

Florida's new abortion law violates religious freedom, a synagogue's lawsuit says

The suit contends the law violates Jewish teachings, which state abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman" and for other reasons.

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Elon Musk suggests he may vote for Republican Ron DeSantis in 2024

World’s richest man says in tweet he is leaning towards Florida governor after voting Republican in Texas special election

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk says Ron DeSantis has his vote for president in 2024

The Florida Governor has emerged as a potential front-runner for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Votes Republican For 1st Time — Prefers This Candidate To Be Next US President

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been sounding out recently that he has shifted his allegiance to the Republican party.

Benzinga

Florida ban on abortions after 15 weeks violates religious freedom of Jews, lawsuit says

Lawsuit is second challenge to Florida’s ban on abortions with exceptions

The Independent UK

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Synagogue challenges Florida abortion law over religion

A synagogue claims in a lawsuit that a new Florida law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution’s privacy protections

The Independent UK

Alan Grayson to run for Congress in Val Demings’ Orlando seat

ORLANDO, Fla. — Democratic firebrand Alan Grayson announced Tuesday he is running for Congress again, this time to succeed Val Demings as she runs for U.S. Senate.

Orlando Sentinel

Like Napoleon at Elba, Donald Trump plots his revenge and return

For the moment, the ex-reality show host shuttles between Florida and New Jersey. But he is restless to return

The Guardian - US

Noah Feldman: William Barr is handing Republicans a Trump exit strategy

William Barr’s testimony before the Jan. 6 committee forms part of the former attorney general’s strategy for saving his reputation in the history books. That’s a heavy lift, given Barr’s distinguished service to Donald Trump’s presidency via distortion of the conclusions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report and his politicization…

Tribune News Service

Election 2022: Nevada GOP contest crucial to Senate control

A Nevada Republican with a political pedigree and the backing from former President Donald Trump and the GOP establishment is facing a surprisingly strong primary challenge

The Independent UK

Trump mulling campaign launch party in Tallahassee to troll DeSantis

Mr Trump has reportedly asked associates about venues near the Florida Governor’s mansion

The Independent UK

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Most Illinois Republican voters don’t believe Trump really lost in 2020

Nearly two-thirds of Illinois Republican voters say former President Donald Trump should run in 2024. The survey found an overwhelming majority fall into the election-denier category — believing Trump should still be in the White House.

Chicago Sun-Times

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WEKU

Critics worry Florida's new elections chief will make the office more partisan

Cord Byrd, who was tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis, has refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and will be in charge of Florida's new election crimes unit.

Orlando Sentinel

LGBTQ community remembers Pulse with solemn, spirited events

Pulse survivor Amanda Grau, shot four times at the nightclub six years ago, fought fear to chase a dream.

Tribune News Service

'Extremely aggressive' Proud Boys crash Drag Queen Story Hour at California library

Police have opened a hate crime investigation after a group of Proud Boys threatened a Drag Queen Story Hour at a California library Saturday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

NYC LGBTQ rights activists, local politicians protest Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis event at Chelsea Piers: ‘Get the hell out of my city!’

NEW YORK — Ron, be gone!

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Florida wants to ban kid-friendly drag shows. But the shows will go on, LGBTQ+ groups say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the latest assault on the LGBTQ+ community, drag shows aimed at children could be banned in Florida, after a lawmaker and Gov. Ron DeSantis followed the lead of an idea in Texas.

Tribune News Service

Conservative Republican Joe Budd hopes to capture South Florida congressional seat

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Conservative Republican activist Joe Budd is running for Congress, hoping to pick up a Broward-Palm Beach county district held for decades by Democrats.

The Guardian - US

Is rising Maga star Ron DeSantis the man to displace Trump in 2024?

The Florida governor has beaten the former president in recent polls of activists and could offer a younger version of Trumpism without Trump

Tribune News Service

Feds withhold $1.2M as Florida refuses to enforce COVID vaccine rule for health care workers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— As Gov. Ron DeSantis fights COVID-19 vaccination passports and mandates — most recently by threatening the Special Olympics with a $27.5 million fine — there’s one mandate he can’t stop.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis orders flags at half-staff for Pulse victims as scrutiny from LGBTQ community increases

ORLANDO, Fla. — To commemorate the six-year remembrance of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub massacre, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation ordering flags at all local and state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday.

The Guardian - US

Ivanka turns on daddy but she’s just a Trump looking out for No 1 as usual

The ex-White House adviser told the January 6 panel she didn’t believe her father’s election fraud claim – get ready for the Javanka rehabilitation tour!

The Independent UK

‘Drag queens aren’t going into schools to shoot kids’: Drag Queen Story Hour hits back at GOP ban attempts

The flamboyant LGBT+ education charity described Republican attacks as ‘smoke and mirrors’ to distract from gun control

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