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DeSantis signs bill to teach history of communism in Florida's public schools
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that will require Florida’s public schools to teach lessons about the history of communism.
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Just days before NH primary, Ron DeSantis suspends 2024 campaign
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, ending a White House bid that failed to meet expectations that he would emerge as a serious challenger to former President Donald Trump.
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‘A total failure to launch': Why Ron DeSantis was doomed from the start
Iowa was supposed to be make-or-break for Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor essentially moved his campaign there late last year, and Never Back Down, his allied super PAC, spent tens of millions of dollars knocking on doors in the state. “We’re going to win Iowa,” DeSantis declared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Dec. 2. But in the week...
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Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid and endorses Trump ahead of NH primary
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump.
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Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential bid, endorses Donald Trump
The move comes two days before the primary in the state, where he was projected to fall behind both former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
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Ron DeSantis offers support after Iowa shooting, wouldn't back policy changes on gun violence
Following a school shooting Thursday in Perry, Iowa, that injured at least five people, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered his support to Iowa but said that dealing with such shootings “is more of a local and state issue,” declining to suggest any changes to federal law he’d support that would make them less frequent.
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Top strategist resigns from DeSantis-backing super PAC with less than a month before Iowa caucuses
The top strategist for the embattled super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign for the White House has resigned.
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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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Iowa governor to endorse Ron DeSantis for president
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Ron DeSantis for president on Monday, sources told NBC News.
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DeSantis discusses primary campaign, sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is picking up the pace of his New Hampshire campaign. The presidential hopeful has begun prioritizing the Granite State as former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley continues to gain momentum in early-voting states. Recent polling shows a drop in support for DeSantis. A recent NBC poll of Iowa voters shows him and Haley tied in a…
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‘We knew the numbers were bad': Law enforcement staff raised concerns about Ron DeSantis' top crime talking point
Three former staffers in Florida’s top law enforcement agency told NBC News they could not get behind the statement that state crime was at “a 50-year low.”
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‘He's 100% in': Matt Gaetz widely expected to run for Florida governor
The idea that Rep. Matt Gaetz will run for Florida governor in 2026 has been the topic of several conversations in Tallahassee over the past few days, including during a reception Sunday night for the incoming speaker of the Florida House.
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Neo-Nazi groups spew hate outside Disney World and near Orlando, officials say
Groups of neo-Nazis and white supremacists spread antisemitic, white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ messages outside of Disney World and in the nearby Orlando area on Saturday, in the latest examples of rising antisemitism in the U.S., officials said.
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Black leaders say DeSantis created conditions that led to racist killings in Jacksonville
DeSantis is leading his state through the aftermath of a racist attack that left three African Americans dead. Black leaders in Florida — and across the nation — say they’re outraged by his actions and rhetoric ahead of the shooting.
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What to expect in the first GOP debate
The first Republican presidential debate will be held next week in Milwaukee, but the party’s frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, is not expected to attend.
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Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday that he would be willing to debate Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom live on air.
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Ron DeSantis invites Kamala Harris to Florida to ‘set the record straight' on new Black history standards
Harris said during a trip to Florida this month that state officials wanted to “replace history with lies” by suggesting enslaved people benefited from skills used during forced labor.
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DeSantis makes several campaign stops in NH
Speaking in a Rochester, New Hampshire warehouse, the Florida governor promised to boost the economy and fight for the middle class.
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DeSantis unveils new economic policy that targets China, taxes, and regulations
In a new policy plan unveiled Monday, Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is taking aim at China with a “Declaration of Economic Independence” that also targets taxes, regulations, spending and education. Speaking in a Rochester, New Hampshire warehouse, the Florida governor promised to boost the economy and fight for the middle class. “We will take back control of our destiny —...
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DA for Martha's Vineyard asks feds for help investigating migrant flights
Days after announcing an investigation into Florida’s decision to send flights filled with migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last year, a Massachusetts district attorney sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general formally requesting assistance and backing a federal probe of what happened. Two planes filled with undocumented immigrants landed on Martha’s Vineyard last September, leaving the island scrambling to...