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Does Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stand a chance against Donald Trump?

It was one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets and on Wednesday it finally became official: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined the field of Republican presidential candidates challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 nomination. But will DeSantis, who has cast himself as a more electable version of Trump, be able to…

France 24

Ron DeSantis joins White House race, tripped up by chaotic Twitter launch

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suffered a chaotic start to his 2024 presidential election race on Wednesday when glitches marred an online forum hosted by Twitter owner Elon Musk that was meant to showcase DeSantis' fitness for the job.

Reuters

Ron DeSantis 2024 launch with Elon Musk derailed by tech issues amid awkward jokes about ‘melting servers’

The Florida governor is joining the increasingly crowded Republican primary field

The Independent UK

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George Santos secures three mystery guarantors for $500,000 bail in fraud case

George Santos, the embattled Republican congressman charged by the U.S. with fraud and money laundering, has secured three mystery guarantors for his $500,000 bond.

Tribune News Service

Capitol rioter who propped feet on Pelosi's desk in photo sentenced to over 4 years

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison

The Independent UK

So Ron DeSantis is running for president. Here are 5 things you should know about him

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork to run for president, formalizing his thinly veiled presidential aspirations, which have already taken him across the globe and made him one of the best-known politicians in the United States.

Tribune News Service

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces 2024 Republican bid after tech glitches derail plans — as it happened

Ron DeSantis has officially entered the 2024 presidential race after his formal campaign announcement was marred by technical glitches on Twitter.

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McCarthy says GOP and White House ‘have time’ to reach debt deal

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed optimism Wednesday that White House and GOP negotiators would reach a deal in time to avert a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

Tribune News Service

US elections 2024: Who is the Republican contender Ron DeSantis?

A look at rise of Florida governor, who is seen as Trump’s most serious challenger for party’s presidential nomination.

Al Jazeera

Mayor Adams takes heat for trying to water down NYC right-to-shelter law — ‘Beyond disturbing,’ say critics

Mayor Adams weathered a torrent of criticism Wednesday for his administration’s legal push to diminish the city’s right-to-shelter law, with detractors calling the move misguided and demanding the mayor reconsider.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis for President? This is what the polls say

The florida governor poses the most credible threat to Trump, but his numbers have declined

The Independent UK

Investigators: Paxton abused power as AG

Paxton broke laws, misspent funds and misused power to benefit a donor, investigators testify

Salon

South Carolina’s Haley calls DeSantis an ‘echo’ of Trump as Florida’s governor starts presidential bid

The 2024 Republican presidential battle between former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is underway.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis campaign site logo mocked as he enters presidential race: ‘Biggest communications blunder’

‘Using a swamp creature as a teaser for your presidential campaign seems like quite the misstep’

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If Sen. John Cornyn is part of the ‘deep state,’ as Trump says, what exactly is the deep state?

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn earned a spot on Donald Trump’s naughty list by saying the GOP should pick someone else for president in 2024.

Evening Standard

Republican Trump rival Ron DeSantis announces run for White House

The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk

Tribune News Service

Trump lawyers seek meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as decision looms in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have demanded a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as prosecutors appear to be wrapping up the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.

Los Angeles Times

Florida’s Ron DeSantis launches 2024 bid for White House

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

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The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis: 10 things to know about the Republican White House hopeful

The Florida governor claims ‘blue-collar roots’ and an Ivy League education but has pursued hard-right policies as he seeks to take on Trump

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #62

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

The Independent UK

What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

The Independent UK

The truth behind the bizarre Ron DeSantis ‘pudding fingers’ claim seized on by Trump

Former staffer says it’s ‘interesting that the governor didn’t flat out deny eating pudding with three fingers’

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker, Democratic leaders take victory lap for reaching budget deal — and only drag their feet a bit in actually filing bill

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch announced agreement on a budget they said was balanced “without gimmicks.” Six hours later, Democrats filed the legislation, which must still pass both chambers before the governor can sign it.

Salon

Trump lawyers are "feeling desperate"

Letter to AG Merrick Garland suggests "Trump's lawyers believe an indictment is coming soon," says Barb McQuade

Los Angeles Times

Parents plan boycott over Pride Day at LA elementary school

LOS ANGELES -- Outraged conservative parents at a Los Angeles elementary school say they plan to keep their children home on the school's Pride Day to protest the school teaching students about gay parents.

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