Topline Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest Florida politician to urge the Biden Administration to allow unvaccinated Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic to enter the United States so he can play in the Mi...
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DeSantis And Florida GOP Poised To Take Up Controversial Bills On Trans Rights, Education, Gun Ownership, And More As New Session Begins
Topline The GOP-controlled Florida legislature convenes a new session Tuesday in which they’re set to take up a series of controversial bills on topics like immigration, LGBTQ rights, gun rights...
Trump Attacks Rupert Murdoch And Fox News—Again—Claiming ‘Destruction Of America’ Amid Defamation Lawsuit
Topline Former President Donald Trump blasted Fox News’ billionaire chairman Rupert Murdoch in one of his most scathing criticisms of the right-wing network Wednesday morning, accusing Murdoch of “aid...
DeSantis Now Controls Disney World’s Special District—Here’s What That Means
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Monday that overhauls the special district that oversees Walt Disney World by giving the governor power to appoint its board, saying he was get...
Trump Calls Fox News ‘The RINO Network’ Over DeSantis Coverage And 2020 Election Revelations
Topline Former President Donald Trump attacked Fox News on Tuesday, calling it “the RINO Network,”— referring to the moniker Republicans In Name Only—following allegations made public last week that F...
Donald Trump Refutes Claim He Calls DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’
Topline Former President Donald Trump denied ever calling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “Meatball Ron” in a social media post Saturday, refuting claims and reports that Trump had insulted DeSantis’ ap...
DeSantis Threatens Florida Ban Of AP Classes In Latest College Board Jab
Topline Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he may propose eliminating the College Board’s Advanced Placement classes from Florida schools, threatening an escalation of a weeks-long publi...
DeSantis Is More Popular Than Trump Among These Key Groups Ahead Of 2024, Poll Finds
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) would fare better in a head-to-head matchup against President Joe Biden than former President Donald Trump with many key demographics, new Morning Consult polling...
DeSantis Set To Control Disney World’s Special District Under New Bill—Here’s What It Would Do
Topline Florida lawmakers are expected to pass legislation as soon as this week that would overhaul the special district that oversees Walt Disney World by giving Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) power to appoin...
Most Democrats Don’t Want Biden To Run In 2024, AP-NORC Poll Finds
Topline Most Democrats are keen to see the back of President Joe Biden, according to an AP-NORC poll released Monday, with few supporting the incumbent making another bid for the White House in 2024 a...
Here’s How DeSantis And His ‘Anti-Woke’ Policies Are Impacting Florida Education
Topline Florida drew controversy this week after the state rejected an AP African-American Studies course for “lack[ing] educational value,” the latest in a string of recent decisions by Gov. Ron DeSa...
DeSantis Will Focus On Abortion, Gun Rights And Union-Busting In Second Term Ahead Of Likely 2024 Run
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was sworn in for his second gubernatorial term on Tuesday, kicking off a term that’s likely to include major hot-button issues like abortion, gun rights and Covid...
U.S. Immigration-2022 Year In Review
As we head into 2023 it is worthwhile to reflect on the year that was. getty Profile of Immigrants Who Came to the U.S. in 2022 According to the most recent Vintage 2022 population estimates released ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis takes steps to ‘help the average person’ afford a home: Real estate expert
With new home building permits down last month to their lowest levels since 2020, one real estate expert warned of a “double whammy” coming to the market that will price average Americans ...
DeSantis Flip-Flops From Covid Vaccine Supporter To Most Powerful Critic: Here’s What Happened
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) early response to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic was to issue some of the most stringent government-enforced restrictions of anywhere in the country, b...
DeSantis Denies Reports That Florida Lawmakers Are Backtracking On Punishing Disney
Topline Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office denied a bombshell report Friday morning claiming that state lawmakers were considering reversing their earlier fight with Walt Disney World, insisting the state will...
Trump’s DeSantis Jabs Are One-Way Attacks
Topline “DeSanctimonious,” “disloyal” and an “average” governor are just some of the labels former President Donald Trump has used to attack Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) over the past few weeks, ...
How The Billionaire Moved From Backing Obama To Endorsing DeSantis
Topline New Twitter owner Elon Musk, whose political views often echo those on the right, said Friday he would back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) if he runs for president—the billionaire Tesla and Spa...
Elon Musk Will Back Ron DeSantis In 2024 Presidential Elections
Elon Musk said on Friday that if Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, ran for president in 2024, he would support him. Ron DeSantis is Donald Trump’s rival and will very likely face him i...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Wins Re-Election
Topline Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has won re-election to a second term, beating Democrat Charlie Crist as DeSantis’ national profile grows amid a possible 2024 presidential run. Republican ...
‘DeSantis Can’t Overcome’ Him In Likely 2024 Run
Topline Former President Donald Trump endorsed a prediction from right-wing talk show host Megyn Kelly that Republican voters will remain faithful to the former president over Florida Gov. Ron DeSanti...
Illinois And Delaware Next Likely Targets For DeSantis Migrant Flights—Documents Show Top Aides Running Program
Topline Delaware and Illinois could be the next targets in Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political stunt to relocate Latin American migrants crossing the border, according to a letter from t...
Migrants May Be Eligible For Crime Victim Visas
Topline A Texas sheriff declared that 49 migrants flown from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard last month in a move funded by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are crime victims, according to multipl...
Nantucket On Alert For Next DeSantis Migrant Drop-Off As Documents Suggest He Planned More Flights
Topline Local officials on Nantucket, Massachusetts, issued an alert Saturday afternoon, warning Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ next destination to send Latin American migrants could be the resort island ...
DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard Stunt Organized With Help Of Ex-Army Counterintelligence Operative, Reports Say
Topline A former army medic and counterintelligence officer named Perla Huerta was involved in recruiting Venezuelan asylum seekers for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ headline-grabbing flights taking ...
Musk’s Starlink Aiding Florida With Internet Access After Hurricane Ian, DeSantis Says
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Saturday the state is working with Elon Musk to expand internet access in hurricane-devastated regions of southwest Florida using his Starlink satellite inte...
Judge Declines To Reinstate Florida Prosecutor Gov. DeSantis Fired—At Least For Now
Topline A federal judge refused to strike down Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to suspend a state attorney after he vowed not to prosecute crimes related to abortion or gender-affirming care—at le...