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First Thing: inquiry into US Covid response has bipartisan support

New Covid commission would inform US response to future outbreaks as well as the current impact of the virus. Plus, the intimacy famine

The Guardian - UK

‘Free to do as you are told’: Florida Republicans advance wave of draconian bills

Proposals banning abortion, discussions of sexuality, and white racial ‘discomfort’ aim to establish Florida as capital of Trumpistan

The Guardian - US

Readers respond to my column on Florida’s ‘white discomfort’ bill

Most of the readers who wrote to me about my column on the Florida bill about teaching and discussing racism were angry.

Chicago Sun-Times

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DeSantis vs Trump: The Republican frenemies edging towards a potential 2024 face-off

Two have split on Covid-19 vaccines as Florida governor’s profile has risen, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

DeSantis allies try to downplay rumours of feud with Trump

Two have split on Covid-19 vaccines as DeSantis’s profile has risen

The Independent UK

LZ Granderson: Republicans keep trying to erase history

I was a senior in college when I learned a gay man helped save the world.

Los Angeles Times

DeSantis: Patients, doctors should decide which COVID therapy is best, not the feds

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not letting up after the federal government said two of the most common therapies for treating COVID-19 — available until recently — should not be used because they don’t work against the omicron variant.

Miami Herald

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Democrats walk out of Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo's confirmation hearing

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A panel of Florida senators on Wednesday advanced the confirmation of Joseph Ladapo, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pick to be Florida’s surgeon general.

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump nods at 2024 run by boasting he will be the 45th and the ‘47th’ US president

Trump has not formally announced that he is running for president

The Independent UK

Joseph Ladapo: Florida Democrats walk out over vote to confirm surgeon general who questions Covid vaccines

‘I have no ill will towards them and I hope we can work together on issues of public health relevance to Floridians’

The Independent UK

The DeSantis-Trump proxy wars begin

Florida's Republican governor is struggling to show enough deference to his state's most prominent resident

Salon

Editorial: Why did DeSantis muzzle top Orange County health official?

Last week, Dr. Raul Pino, Orange County’s top public health official, was placed on administrative leave by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office.

Orlando Sentinel

White House says DeSantis ‘still advocating for treatments that don’t work’

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis’ demand that the federal government restart the distribution of two types of monoclonal antibodies, saying the Florida Republican is advocating for a treatment that public health officials say is ineffective against the omicron coronavirus variant.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

DeSantis blasts FDA for halting drugs ineffective on omicron

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vowed to fight a decision from federal health regulators to block two coronavirus antibody treatments after the drugs were found to be ineffective against treating the widespread omicron variant

The Independent UK

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Salon

Glenn Youngkin: "Trump in a red vest"

Youngkin reversed campaign pledge on first day in office amid pressure from TrumpWorld to go full Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Donald Trump leads 2024 polls with Ron DeSantis in distant second

Mr Trump holds leads over President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in a hypothetical rematch as well

The Independent UK

FDA revokes approval for Covid antibody drugs that don’t work against Omicron prompting DeSantis pushback

Florida governor pushes back against decision, calling it ‘sudden and reckless’

Miami Herald

GOP lawmakers look to crack down on companies that bring migrants to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republicans in a Florida Senate committee on Monday pushed through a bill that would bar the state from doing business with companies that transport undocumented migrants into the state, giving a nod to a controversial but key part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election-year agenda.

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Tribune News Service

FDA halts use of 2 treatments found to be ineffective against omicron

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators restricted the use of a pair of COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapies after scientific evidence suggested they are unlikely to be effective against the omicron variant.

Ballotpedia

Redistricting map updates: proposals, advancements, and enactments between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19

Between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, officials in at least seven states either proposed, advanced, or enacted new redistricting maps.

Salon

Florida schools now censoring history

Florida county cancels civil-rights seminar for teachers over CRT "red flags" as educators face climate of fear

Salon

GOP's new/old tactic: Election police

Ron DeSantis' plans for a voter-intimidation squad has a long and sordid history — going back to Barry Goldwater

Chicago Sun-Times

Burying history to protect white people’s feelings won’t work

Ron DeSantis and his GOP allies are pushing a bill in the Florida legislature that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from teaching or training about racism in ways that make white people squirm.

The Independent UK

DeSantis still won’t say if he’s had booster after Trump accused politicians of being ‘gutless’ for secrecy

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, both 2024 frontrunners, have traded barbs in recent weeks

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis won’t say if he’s boosted against COVID-19, says status could be used as ‘weapon’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to answer a question on whether he’s received a COVID-19 booster shot, calling it a “private matter.”

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