Jan 10 Court sends case of prosecutor suspended by DeSantis back to trial judge over 1st Amendment issues By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will get another chance to show his political advocacy was protected by the First Amendment and could not be the basis for his removal. Continue reading
Jan 09 DeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The debate kicks off Wednesday, 9 p.m. Eastern time at Drake University and comes just five days before Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 3:44 Where the GOP race stands with 1 week until Iowa caucuses By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens, Madeline Powell The final countdown to Iowa has begun. With just a week to go before the GOP’s first contest of the 2024 presidential election cycle, Republican candidates are crisscrossing the first-in-the-nation caucus state hoping to court a key voting bloc. Amna… Continue watching
Jan 08 Florida Republicans oust state party chairman facing rape allegations in critical election year By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Monday's vote came a week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa's first in the nation presidential caucuses. Ziegler denies the accusation, and he has not been charged with a crime. Continue reading
Jan 02 DeSantis and Haley will appear at next week’s CNN debate at the same time as Trump’s Fox town hall By David Bauder, Associated Press DeSantis and Haley are set to appear at next week's Republican presidential debate on CNN. In contrast, Trump will participate in a Fox News town hall during the same time. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 9:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Nikki Haley’s rise in the GOP polls By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including Nikki Haley on the rise while another GOP campaign seems to be fading with just a… Continue watching
Dec 21 Judge says DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care restrictions By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Judge Robert Hinkle said during the last day of the trial that DeSantis repeated his comments even though there’s been no such documented cases of doctors castrating or mutilating children's genitals. Continue reading
Dec 17 Top strategist at pro-DeSantis super PAC resigns weeks before Iowa caucuses By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The top strategist for the embattled super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' campaign for the White House resigned Saturday night in the latest sign of trouble for the GOP hopeful less than one month before voting begins with Iowa's kickoff caucuses. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Israeli protesters pressure government in wake of hostage deaths In our news wrap Saturday, the mistaken killing of three hostages by Israeli forces in Gaza has increased public pressure on Israel’s government to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remaining hostages, a Roman Catholic cardinal was convicted of… Continue watching
Dec 14 Calling for ‘compassion’ in Texas abortion case, some 2024 GOP hopefuls stop short of criticizing law By Meg Kinnard, Christine Fernando, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press It’s the latest indication that the candidates see the politics surrounding abortion as a delicate — and fraught — issue for the GOP after the Supreme Court's reversal of constitutional protections for the procedure helped power Democrats to unexpectedly strong… Continue reading