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DeSantis calls a legal complaint against his campaign a ‘farce’ as he pushes toward Iowa caucuses
Ron DeSantis says a Federal Elections Commission complaint filed against his presidential campaign is “a farce.”
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Watchdog group accuses Ron DeSantis of breaking campaign finance law
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Haley slams DeSantis for stumping in Iowa with Massie, who’s opposed votes condemning antisemitism
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Top strategist resigns from DeSantis-backing super PAC
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Florida mother fears her family will be devastated as trial on trans health care ban begins
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Some 2024 GOP hopefuls call for ‘compassion’ in Texas abortion case but don’t say law should change
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have called for “compassion” in the case of a woman whose health deteriorated as she unsuccessfully sought an abortion in Texas, but they stopped short of criticizing the state’s law.
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DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, COVID-19 and the border wall in an Iowa town hall
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Donald Trump “flip-flipped” on abortion, overreached in response to COVID-19 and failed to uphold his campaign pledge to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border.
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Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball
Florida’s state athletic board has fined a high school and put it on probation after a transgender student played on the girls volleyball team.
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DeSantis’ campaign and allied super PAC face new concerns about legal conflicts, AP sources say
Ron DeSantis’ expansive political machine is facing a churn of leadership, stagnant polling numbers and new concerns about potential legal conflicts.
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DeSantis attorneys ask federal judge to dismiss Disney’s free speech lawsuit
Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis are asking a federal judge to dismiss a free speech lawsuit filed by Disney after the Florida governor took over Walt Disney World’s governing district in retaliation for the company opposing the state’s so-called don’t say gay law.
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Florida’s university system under assault during DeSantis tenure, report by professors’ group says
A report by a professors’ group says academic freedom and independent governance have been under political and ideological assault in Florida’s university system during the tenure of Florida Gov.
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GOP presidential candidates share stories of family and faith. Offstage, their sharp edges reemerged
A trio of Republican presidential candidates shared stories of family and faith before hundreds of voters in northwest Iowa.
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GOP presidential hopefuls target Nikki Haley more than Trump, and other moments from the debate
With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate.
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Suspended Florida prosecutor tells state Supreme Court that DeSantis exceeded his authority
A lawyer for a suspended Florida prosecutor told the state Supreme Court that Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his authority when he removed a Democratic state attorney from her elected office.
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DeSantis appointees accuse Disney district predecessors of cronyism; Disney calls them revisionist
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district have released a series of reports justifying their takeover of the government and accusing their Disney-controlled predecessors of being a part of “the most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern American history.”
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College Board revises AP Black studies class set to launch in 2024
The College Board has released an updated framework for its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course, which officially launches next academic year.
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The GOP debate field was asked about Trump. But most of the stage’s attacks focused on Nikki Haley
With just over a month before the 2024 primary calendar begins, the debate demonstrated how firm Trump’s grip remains on the party.
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DeSantis wants to cut 1,000 jobs, but asks for $1 million to sue over Florida State’s football snub
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending Florida eliminate more than 1,000 state jobs in a spending proposal that cuts the current budget by more $4.6 billion.
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How to watch the fourth Republican presidential debate and what to look for
The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings.
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Sen. Scott joins DeSantis in calling for resignation of state GOP chair amid rape investigation
The Republican Party of Florida chairman is facing mounting pressure to resign as police investigate a rape allegation. Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joins Gov.
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Four Republicans will be on stage for the fourth presidential debate. Here’s who’s in and who’s out
The field of candidates onstage for the fourth Republican presidential debate will be the smallest yet.
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Florida Republican chairman won’t resign over rape allegation, saying he is innocent
The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman’s allegation that he raped her.
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Three officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group’s latest shake-up, AP sources say
Three senior members of a super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have left the group. It’s the latest sign of instability within the 2024 hopeful’s political operation just six weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses.
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Florida’s Republican chair has denied a woman’s rape allegation in a case roiling state politics
The chair of Florida’s Republican Party is denying a woman’s allegation that he raped her in October.
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DeSantis marks an Iowa milestone as the caucuses near. Trump says his rival’s campaign is in trouble
Ron DeSantis has completed his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties. He held an event to celebrate crossing a symbolic but also tactical threshold.
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Appeals court takes DeSantis’ side in challenge to a map that helped unseat a Black congressman
An appeals court has ruled that the Florida Legislature didn’t violate the state constitution when it approved congressional maps pushed by Republican Gov.
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Another top official leaves a super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ campaign
The chairman of most powerful independent group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential ambitions has resigned.
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DeSantis says Florida GOP chair should resign amid rape allegation
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says state Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler should resign while police investigate a rape allegation against him.
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Florida’s GOP chairman is a subject in a rape investigation
The chairman of Florida’s Republican Party is the subject of a rape investigation, though no charges have been filed and his lawyer says he will be exonerated.
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DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff between two White House aspirants
What could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate was a 90-minute clash between one struggling Republican presidential hopeful and a Democratic rival.
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Haley and DeSantis rely on outside groups to stop Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns.
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Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats endorses Ron DeSantis
An influential Iowa evangelical leader is endorsing Ron DeSantis for president before the leadoff Republican caucuses.
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DeSantis won’t condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. ‘I did not see the comment,’ he says
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
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DeSantis appointees seek Disney communications about governor, laws in fight over district
Appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are seeking communications between Disney and local media, as well as documents related to the company’s position on Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.
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Ron DeSantis picks up 10 South Carolina endorsements from former backers of Tim Scott’s campaign
Ron DeSantis has picked up 10 endorsements in South Carolina from former backers of Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign.
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