May 25 Elon Musk’s event with Ron DeSantis reveals more Twitter pitfalls By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press In the world of traditional media and politics, a glitchy half-hour delay and an audience in the hundreds of thousands rather than millions, Wednesday's Twitter Spaces event might look like a failure. Continue reading
May 25 DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement plagued by glitches on Twitter By Steve Peoples, Adriana Gomez Licon, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it virtually impossible for most users to hear the new presidential candidate in real time. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 9:06 How DeSantis’ campaign shapes the GOP presidential race By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens The presidential race has a new big-name candidate as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially announced his run Wednesday. The Republican is a headline machine, shaping national fights over COVID policies, education and immigration. But he faces an uphill climb against… Continue watching
May 24 Here is a look at the laws DeSantis has passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press With the help of GOP supermajorities in the statehouse, the Republican has been able to push through an aggressive agenda that forms the base of his White House run. Continue reading
May 24 Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem banned by Florida school By Freida Frisaro, Associated Press “The Hill We Climb” was challenged by the parent of two students at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes. It was not immediately clear why the parent objected to Gorman's poem. Continue reading
May 24 DeSantis officially enters the 2024 presidential race By Associated Press The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Continue reading
May 24 DeSantis set to launch 2024 presidential run in Twitter conversation with Elon Musk By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The 44-year-old Republican governor is an outspoken cultural conservative and long seen as Donald Trump's leading rival for the Republican nomination. Continue reading
May 23 AP report: DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Musk seemed to confirm the news Tuesday in London, saying DeSantis would be making "quite an announcement' on Twitter on Wednesday. He called it "the first time something like this is happening on social media," with real time questions and… Continue reading
May 21 Civil rights groups issue travel advisories for Florida, warning tourists of ‘hostile’ laws By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The NAACP joined the League of United Latin American Citizens and Equality Florida in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state's largest job sectors. Continue reading
May 20 DeSantis argues that judge overseeing Disney lawsuit should be disqualified By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist's prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality. Continue reading