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    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Business leaders search for alternatives to Trump and DeSantis

      Republican donors urge Glenn Youngkin and Brian Kemp to enter 2024 race after Florida governor’s faltering start

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Ron DeSantis’s campaign launch on Twitter beset by technical glitches

      Republican governor’s unorthodox announcement on Elon Musk’s social media platform hits a few hurdles

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Ron DeSantis to announce US presidential run on Elon Musk’s Twitter

      Republican governor of Florida set to declare his 2024 campaign in conversation with platform’s billionaire owner

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      DeSantis struggles for lift-off as campaign launch nears

      Donald Trump has large early lead over former rising conservative star in Republican nomination battle

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      News in-depthFlorida
      Florida’s new university laws spark fears of faculty intimidation

      Governor Ron DeSantis has launched an assault on ‘wokeness’ in higher education

    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Why Arsenal’s struggles show you shouldn’t count out Donald Trump

      Confusing narrative and fundamentals when it comes to football and politics is a big mistake

    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
      News in-depthWalt Disney Co
      Disney uses Ron DeSantis’s own words against him in free speech lawsuit

      Florida governor accused of violating entertainment company’s constitutional rights

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      DeSantis visits London to burnish foreign policy credentials

      Florida governor meets UK foreign secretary after tour of Japan, South Korea and Israel

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Disney sues Ron DeSantis over ‘retaliation’ for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ stance

      Lawsuit is escalation of battle in which Florida’s governor has declared war on ‘woke’ company

    • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
      News in-depthWalt Disney Co
      Ron DeSantis launches new effort to curb power of ‘woke’ Disney

      Lawyers say Florida governor’s proposals for company’s theme park complex could be open to challenge

    • Saturday, 15 April, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Top Republican donor sours on Florida governor’s social issues stance

      Thomas Peterffy highlights actions of Ron DeSantis on abortion and book banning and warns against courting far-right

    • Monday, 3 April, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Bob Iger calls Ron DeSantis ‘anti-business’ in fight over Disney district

      Remarks come as Florida governor asks for investigation into last-minute changes to curb power of oversight board

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Republican Party US
      DeSantis falls in line with Republicans in closing ranks behind Trump

      Florida governor’s support for ex-president marks latest twist in fraught calculus over how to position himself

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      ‘Trump without the nonsense’: DeSantis treads fine line as popularity ebbs

      Florida governor battling to appeal to former president’s base while weathering persistent attacks from him

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Janan Ganesh
      Don’t assume that DeSantis is a safe alternative to Trump

      Precisely because the Florida governor is not a natural fit with Maga voters, he tries dangerously hard to please them

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ron DeSantis says more Ukraine aid not in US ‘vital national interests’

      Florida governor’s break with congressional Republicans over support for Kyiv underscores growing rift within party

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      News in-depthWalt Disney Co
      Disney vs DeSantis: who really won the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ dust-up?

      Theme park group to keep special status in US state of Florida but must operate under partial supervision of political appointees

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      News in-depthUS presidential election 2024
      ‘A big splash’: Ron DeSantis gears up for expected 2024 run against Trump

      Florida governor has not announced White House bid but has recently published memoir and campaign-style video

    • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
      InterviewClub for Growth
      Trump ‘ends up hurting’ Republicans, says head of conservative group

      Club for Growth further distances itself from former president

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Florida governor set to gain control of Disney tax zone board

      Proposal from Republican Ron DeSantis stops short of dissolving district amid feud with state’s biggest private employer

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Republican Party US
      Billionaire Koch’s donor network says it opposes Trump’s re-election

      Americans for Prosperity joins other conservative groups in calling for Republicans to look beyond ex-president

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Ron DeSantis backers plan $3.3mn spending blitz on White House bid

      Ready for Ron political action committee aims to boost governor’s national profile ahead of 2024 run

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Edward Luce
      The meaning of Ron DeSantis

      Trump’s most serious rival is key to the future of Trumpism

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      The Big Read
      The surprising resurgence of Republicans in Miami

      Growing support in south Florida could be a sign that the party has honed its appeal to more culturally conservative Latino voters

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      News in-depthDonald Trump
      Grassroots support for Donald Trump starts to crack after midterms

      Ron DeSantis emerges as chief rival while Republicans blame former president for poor results

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