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Charges dismissed after Florida health department worker who said state was manipulating COVID data reaches agreement with state

MIAMI — Former Florida Department of Health data analyst turned whistleblower Rebekah Jones reached an agreement with state prosecutors to dismiss the criminal hacking charges against her. As a condition of the dismissal, Jones admitted she was guilty.

Miami Herald

Divided Republicans point fingers over midterms disaster at one another — and Donald Trump

With the midterm elections officially over, Republicans are pointing fingers over their disastrous performance — and the divisive role of former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis ignores Trump, touts Florida victory at donors event

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis thanked some of his South Florida donors at a closed-door meeting in Miami on Sunday, sidestepping any mention of Donald Trump and any possible plans to run for president.

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Ron DeSantis is no heir to Donald Trump

DeSantis’ perceived personal shortcomings are apt to keep him out of the White House. Unlike Trump, he comes across as didactic and humorless. People use the word “robotic” to describe him.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who is Casey DeSantis? Florida's first lady plays major role in husband’s success

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sitting cross-legged on a couch in the Governor’s Mansion wearing a soft lilac sweater and blue jeans, Casey DeSantis stared directly into the camera to talk about how her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, helped her get through her treatment for breast cancer.

Orlando Sentinel

Trump was fresh and new during his 2016 campaign. Has his fame fizzled?

The failed ‘red wave’ during the midterm elections marked the beginning of a downward spiral of losses and lost support

The Guardian - US

Michael Hiltzik: The GOP's war on green investing is bad for the climate — and investors

That was quite the bill of particulars that Mark Brnovich and Doug Peterson laid against BlackRock, the world's largest money management firm, back in August.

Los Angeles Times

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10 Florida school districts under scrutiny by state over LGBTQ, racial equity policies

MIAMI — Florida’s State Board of Education will meet next week to scrutinize whether 10 school districts — including Miami-Dade, Broward and Hillsborough counties — are carrying out the state’s parental rights law, which have become a political lightning rod in local school board meeting and national politics in recent…

Miami Herald

DeSantis' pitch: Accept mass death

Ron DeSantis hopes to beat Trump by running as the manly man who rejects vaccines and welcomes mass death

Salon

Editorial: DeSantis’ aides offer a glimpse of what ‘woke’ means to him. Resentment, mostly

If you’re bothered by the pressure to announce whether you go by “he,” “she” or “they” on your email signature, or if you cringe at the use of “Latinx” rather than Latino or Hispanic, then Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to be your guy. And he has a diagnosis for…

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Florida lawmaker who sponsored 'don't say gay' bill resigns after federal indictment for wire fraud

TAMPA, Fla. — One day after being indicted on charges of money laundering and wire fraud, state Rep. Joe Harding, R-Ocala, announced his resignation from Florida’s House of Representatives.

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Martha Plimpton: ‘I was wrong the first time but Trump isn’t getting anywhere near that White House again’

The US star on appearing in As You Like It in the West End, living in London and how she’s still approached by fans of The Goonies almost 40 years on

Evening Standard

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony didn’t lie on forms about past killing, his lawyer tells ethics panel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony hadn’t withheld vital information from state law enforcement forms that would have revealed he was involved in a fatal shooting when he was a teenager, his attorney argued to a state ethics commission.

Tribune News Service

Trump is a 'real liability' for Republican candidates, GOP Senate whip says

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s persistent false claims about the 2020 election were an obstacle for GOP candidates and a leading reason the party performed poorly in the midterms, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican said.

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Miami judge rejects another DeSantis voter fraud case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Miami judge has tossed out another voter fraud case brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ elections police, the third case to fall apart since the governor announced the arrests.

The Denver Post

Denver scrambles to accommodate dozens of migrants unexpectedly dropped by bus in downtown

DENVER — Denver has set up an emergency shelter to accommodate as many as 100 immigrants from the U.S.’s southern border after the group arrived in the city by bus overnight Monday into Tuesday, according to the Denver Office of Emergency Management.

Tribune News Service

Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care

Behind Florida’s decision to block clinical services for transgender adolescents is a talking point — repeated by the state’s governor and top medical authorities — that most cases of gender incongruence fade over time.

Axios

COVID could be DeSantis' secret weapon in 2024

The way he handled 2020 was much more in line with where the GOP is now.

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Daily Mirror

Donald Trump's firm guilty of defrauding tax authorities for more than 15 years

Trump’s longtime Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was promised a reduced sentence for testifying against Trump Organisation after he plead guilty to 15 counts including tax fraud, conspiracy and grand larceny

Ballotpedia

Florida divests from BlackRock

Last week, the state of Florida, at the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and State Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis, became the latest state to divest funds from BlackRock over its sustainability and ESG policies:

The Independent UK

Youngkin's early shine faces test as he eyes White House bid

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin swept into office as a Republican revelation with a fresh formula for victory as the GOP contemplated its future beyond Donald Trump

Tribune News Service

Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis among finalists for Time’s 2022 Person of the Year

The finalists for Time magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year include world leaders, Iranian protesters and last year’s selection, Elon Musk.

Reason

Ron DeSantis Admin Says in New Lawsuit That the Free Market Won't Produce Affordable Housing

Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity is suing the city of Gainesville to block its legalization of small "missing middle" apartment buildings in single-family neighborhoods.

The Independent UK

Trump trails Liz Cheney for 2024 in surprising new red state poll

Liz Cheney and Ron DeSantis both ranked ahead of the former president in a state that he’d previously won in 2016 and 2020

The Independent UK

Who is running for president in 2024?

With less than two years remaining until US voters will decide who will serve as president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican government officials are starting to jockey for position in the coming fight for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, while at least one…

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