The Florida congressional map Ron DeSantis drew in an apparent effort to dilute the Black vote was blocked Wednesday as “unconstitutional” — by a federal judge the governor himself appointed. “The enacted map is unconstitutional under the Fair District amendment,” Leon County Circuit Court Judge Layne Smith said Wednesday, striking down part of DeSantis’ so-called…
National Textbook reviewers flagged references to vaccines, climate change, and race. Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 24. Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg By Moriah Balingit, Washington Post May 9, 2022 | 8:30 AM Last month, Florida’s Education Department accused publishers of trying to “indoctrinate” the state’s students…
In the latest round of his feud against a private company that had the audacity to disagree with him, Florida governor Ron DeSantis has come out with the bold claim that Walter Elias Disney, who cofounded the Walt Disney company in 1923 and died in 1966, would not have been okay with the supposedly “woke”…
Vladimir Putin recently launched an intercontinental missile meant to threaten the members of NATO with nuclear annihilation. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gone after the Walt Disney Company as a warning to all “woke” corporations. Call it the masculinity-obsessed right’s inter-corporate missile, resetting the traditional terms of mutual grift between corporate America and the Republican Party. The…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the most popular option among potential Republican presidential candidates in the 2024 election if former President Donald Trump is not in the race, according to a new poll.In the survey conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, 26 percent of respondents said that they would vote for DeSantis in the Republican primary…
Politics “You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during the Wednesday news conference. Chris O’Meara / AP By Associated Press March 3, 2022 | 11:24 AM TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A visibly annoyed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis admonished a group of high school…
As COVID-19 cases fall throughout the country, many states and cities have been easing or entirely removing vaccine and mask mandates. For example, as of this week in New York City, which had previously implemented some of the strongest public health measures, businesses are no longer required to ask customers for proof of full vaccination…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis leads his Democratic challenger in his re-election bid despite facing several controversies in recent weeks, according to a new poll.DeSantis, a Republican first elected to the governorship in 2018, has emerged as a national figure in the Republican Party, with many speculating that he could be a possible presidential candidate. He…
January 28, 2022 6:59 PM ET Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said President Joe Biden’s future Supreme Court nominee should “be faithful to the law and the Constitution” at a Friday press conference in Broward County.“When you’re dealing with picks for the Supreme Court, you want people who are going to be faithful to the…