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Federal Judge Extends Statewide His Previous Order Blocking Florida’s Drag Ban
“The statute is facially unconstitutional,” and “must extend to protect all Floridians,” the judge ruled.
Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People “Benefited” From Slavery
New curriculum standards in Florida omit “key historical facts about the Black experience,” critics say.
DeSantis-Aligned Super PAC Uses AI to Imitate Trump’s Voice
The AI version of Trump’s voice reads a statement he has published on social media but never said out loud.
DeSantis Outspends Trump on Digital Ads Ahead of Debates
DeSantis is the only GOP candidate to spend over $1 million on digital ads across Meta and Google so far in 2023.
DeSantis Claimed Pandemic Success in Florida as “Excess Deaths” Skyrocketed
More people died in rural Florida and across the U.S. during the pandemic's first two years than officially reported.
The First GOP Debate Is Designed to Boost Trump — and He May Not Even Attend
Trump will do anything — including sabotaging the first debate night — to keep the spotlight firmly on himself.
DeSantis’s New Anti-LGBTQ+ Ad Draws Concern Among Gay and Trans Republicans
Even long-time supporters of the Florida Governor's anti-LGBTQ+ policies are calling the ad “divisive and desperate.”
DeSantis Transferred $92 Million to Project Helping Developer Who Donated to Him
One newspaper questioned whether the revelations demonstrated a “too-cozy” relationship between DeSantis and his donors.
DeSantis Says He Would Eliminate 4 Federal Agencies, Including IRS, as President
Notably excluded from DeSantis’s wishlist are agencies like the Pentagon that fuel militarization.
DeSantis’s Election Strategy? Competing With Trump to Be Crueler to Migrants.
DeSantis and Trump's efforts to outdo each other on anti-immigrant rhetoric could stoke racist violence, critics warn.