Ron DeSantis

DeSantis ends presidential bid, endorses Donald Trump

January 21, 2024 The Associated Press

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed former President Donald Trump. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary […]

Trump notches commanding win in the Iowa caucuses

January 17, 2024 Steve Peoples, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential […]

Donald Trump’s grip on Republican politics is put to the test in ice-cold Iowa’s caucuses

January 15, 2024 Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont and Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Voting is set to begin Monday night in icy Iowa as former President Donald Trump eyes a victory that would send a resounding message that neither life-threatening cold nor life-changing legal […]

DeSantis plans to go from Iowa to South Carolina, skipping New Hampshire, as he targets Haley

January 12, 2024 Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Ron DeSantis is taking his battle with Nikki Haley directly to her home state, planning to head straight to South Carolina — which holds the first GOP votes in the South […]

DeSantis and Newsom will face off in a Fox News event featuring two governors with White House hopes

November 30, 2023 Will Weissert, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis are meeting in a nationally televised event on Thursday night that will feature two young, high-profile leaders with presidential aspirations who […]

DeSantis sharpens his attacks on Trump in their shared home state of Florida

October 14, 2023 Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly slammed Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday and defended his own campaign, warning that the former president could deliver the 2024 election to Democrats energized to beat […]

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

September 8, 2023 The Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking, and his state surgeon general warned […]

Far away from Trump’s jail drama, Ron DeSantis and his family head to Iowa’s ‘Field of Dreams’

August 26, 2023 Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Ron DeSantis gripped a baseball, looked at his 5-year-old son, Mason, and lobbed him pitch after pitch. He grinned at Mason’s hits and rolled his eyes when his own pitches came in […]

Tim Scott will share the spotlight at massive South Carolina campaign event headlined by DeSantis

August 23, 2023 Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Just a few days after the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, two of the contenders will be hitting the same stage in front of the largest annual gathering of […]

Who’s in, who’s out: A look at which candidates have qualified for the 1st GOP presidential debate

August 9, 2023 Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

With two weeks to go until the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign, eight candidates say they have met qualifications for a spot on stage in Milwaukee. But that also means that about […]