#DeSantis launches 2024 bid against Trump

#DeSantis launches 2024 bid against Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for president. Hours after he filed paperwork declaring his candidacy, DeSantis made his intentions clear by launching an official campaign video on Twitter ahead of a live chat with the social media platform’s owner Elon Musk.  The filing — and DeSantis’s video announcement — confirmed months, if not years,…

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#Trump faces intensifying legal problems

#Trump faces intensifying legal problems

The depth and breadth of the looming legal problems facing former President Trump are on full display this week after a rapid series of developments in various cases. In the past few days alone, one of Trump’s top lawyers departed, citing internal friction, the special counsel has intensified his investigation into the former president’s conduct…

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#Trump on Tim Scott: ‘Big step up’ from DeSantis

#Trump on Tim Scott: ‘Big step up’ from DeSantis

Former President Trump on Monday welcomed Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) to the 2024 Republican presidential primary, using Scott’s entry into the race as an opportunity to chide a rival who’s considered a more realistic contender: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). “Good luck to Senator Tim Scott in entering the Republican Presidential Primary Race,” Trump posted…

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#Florida turns red: Can Democrats make a comeback?

#Florida turns red: Can Democrats make a comeback?

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a five-part series called “How Florida got so conservative.” It was less than a day after the 2012 presidential election and Florida Republicans were already suffering from a particularly painful post-election hangover.  The state GOP had outspent the Florida Democratic Party by a 3-to-1 margin, while Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had…

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