The Latest Breaking News from Ron DeSantis

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 · Jan 31, 2022

‘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 · Jan 31, 2022

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 · Jan 29, 2022

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 · Jan 26, 2022

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 · Jan 26, 2022

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 · Jan 26, 2022

The DeSantis-Trump proxy wars begin

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

Salon · Jan 26, 2022

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 · Jan 26, 2022

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 · Jan 25, 2022

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 · Jan 25, 2022