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![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on July 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/2023_0803-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
Martha’s Vineyard DA Calls on Merrick Garland to Investigate Ron DeSantis
Dozens of migrants were tricked onto planes last year with false promises of food and shelter upon arrival.
![Former President Donald Trump greets guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/2023_0801-trump-r-400x300.jpg)
1 in 5 Republicans Who Think Trump Committed Crimes Say They’ll Vote for Him
The poll results are indicative of just how strongly Trump has convinced his followers that he can do no wrong.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Midland County Republican Party Dave Camp Spring Breakfast on April 6, 2023, in Midland, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0801-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis’s “Freedom” Is a Force for Domination, Not a Key Form of Empowerment
We can’t let Ron DeSantis and the right wing co-opt the idea of freedom to legitimize the injustices they perpetrate.
![Former President Donald Trump tosses hats to supporters as he arrives for a Farmers for Trump campaign event at the MidAmerica Center on July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0731-donald-trump-h-400x300.jpg)
Are Trump’s Rivals Running for President — or Running in Place?
Trump's team is changing the rules to make it harder for second-place finishers to collect delegates.
![Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Family Leadership Summit on July 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0726-ron-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis Staffer Fired After Sharing Video of Governor in Front of Nazi Imagery
The video included DeSantis's head juxtaposed over a Sonnenrad, with soldiers marching in the foreground.
![Conservative radio host Dennis Prager is pictured with characters from PragerU Kids content.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0725-prageru-400x300.jpg)
Florida Will Allow Far Right PragerU Materials in Public Schools, Company Says
“This is Christian nationalist indoctrination,” one critic of the move said.
![Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena on July 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1526784446-400x300.jpg)
Trump Campaign Reportedly Spending Over Half of Recent Donations on Legal Bills
Trump's personal fortune appears to have remained notably untouched amid his mounting legal woes.
![Salem Sanderson wears a cape that reads Drag is Not a Crime as she performs during the Miss Gay Days Pageant at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld on June 3, 2023, in Orlando, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0720-drag-florida-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Schoolchildren holding signs against the concept of critical race theory stand on stage alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he addresses the crowd during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on April 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0720-crt-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a fundraiser on July 15, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0720-desantis-400x300.jpg)
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.