DeSantis is refusing Biden’s IRA money
The rejection has the potential to create significant ripple effects, politically and economically, in the coming months. As the president and his Cabinet members go…
DeSantis pauses campaigning as Florida faces dual crises
DeSantis, who is running for president, was scheduled to campaign in South Carolina on Monday. DeSantis also attended a vigil Sunday night for the shooting…
Opinion: Ron DeSantis, the abysmal front-runner among GOP candidates not named Trump
The most depressing thing we learned about the 2024 Republican presidential candidates last week when they met for their first onstage encounter in Milwaukee is…
Florida approaching storm: DeSantis declares emergency
A forecast published Saturday afternoon by the National Hurricane Center in Miami shows the storm is expected to dump heavy rains along the Yucatan Peninsula…
‘He held serve.’ But DeSantis is no longer the sole alternative to Trump
No longer Trump vs. DeSantis, the Republican primary is quickly reverting to Trump vs. everyone else. “He steadied the ship and that was critical,” New…
Republican debate takeaways: Trump absent, DeSantis didn’t stand out
WASHINGTON — Eight Republican presidential candidates faced off Wednesday night in Milwaukee at the first primary debate, which was hosted by Fox News. Former President Trump,…
Newsom and DeSantis debate skirmish recalls Reagan, RFK session
They were two men seemingly destined for bigger, better things and, perhaps eventually, a head-to-head race for the White House. One was California’s governor, who…
DeSantis heads to first 2024 debate looking for a big win
But the event, put together by Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting DeSantis, in Florida’s ruby-red Northwest region comes as his struggling campaign has…
Why Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis should debate
SACRAMENTO — Never mind the Republican presidential debate Wednesday. The more fascinating faceoff will likely be between the haggling governors of California and Florida in November.…
Ron DeSantis’ Campaign Is Flailing. Enter the GOP’s Debate Wizard.
The candidate O’Donnell has worked with most closely over the past decade has been Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton. Since Cotton’s first run for Senate in…
DeSantis offers support to California as Hurricane Hilary bears down
The Florida governor’s message echoes a 2022 statement from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office pledging Californians’ support for the Sunshine State in the wake of…
DeSantis’ ‘listless vessels’ remark causes MAGA world to lash out
A Trump-aligned super PAC also blasted DeSantis’ statement. “To Hillary Clinton, Trump supporters are ‘deplorables.’ To Ron DeSantis, they are ‘listless vessels.’ The truth is,…
DeSantis meets privately with Kemp in Georgia
Kemp represents one of the most critical general election swing states in the country, and the meeting Friday comes on the heels of Trump’s indictment…
DeSantis ally has conflict-of-interest by serving on Disney district, legal opinion states
The job of Central Florida Tourism Oversight District administrator is similar to that of a city manager. District officers report to Gilzean and he’s the…
Cost of guarding DeSantis saw a big jump in the past year
The jump in security costs for DeSantis were largely due to an increase in salary costs for those guarding the governor. That rose from $2.37…
Trump supporters and DeSantis super PAC officials spar at a Des Moines dive
The tension at the fairgrounds underscored just how vitriolic the primary season has grown between the two camps — a reflection of the sharp-elbowed approach…
‘There’s something missing’: DeSantis can’t escape Trump’s shadow in Iowa
It was a stark reminder both of Trump’s dominance in the 2024 primary and of how far behind DeSantis remains despite all of his hustle…
DeSantis greeted by ‘pudding fingers’ chant in Iowa
At the DeSantis event, Kara Ryan of Des Moines said she and her aunt, Heather Ryan, were there on behalf of a political action committee…
How the Iowa State Fair is pitting Trump against Ron DeSantis and the GOP field
Iowa’s importance in presidential nomination contests ebbs and flows and this year the state looms as more important than ever. The conventional wisdom among Republicans…
Democrats push House Oversight Committee to investigate DeSantis for efforts to ‘subvert democracy’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waits to be introduced at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as he sites with his wife Casey DeSantis in Simi Valley,…