One of Florida's wealthiest GOP donors won't finance a DeSantis presidential run because of his book bans, but supports the governor's war with Disney

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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A huge win in Wisconsin shows Dems how fiercely defending abortion rights can kneecap the GOP in 2024

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Abortion rights demonstrators in Washington, DC.

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One of the most important conservative think tanks is changing its tune on the free market and state power to keep up with the 'New Right' ushered in by Trump and DeSantis

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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, in Washington, Oct. 19, 2022.

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Trump holds wide lead over DeSantis among Georgia GOP voters in a 2024 primary poll despite the ex-president's endorsement flops against top state Republicans last year

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Banks County Dragway in Commerce, Ga., on March 26, 2022.

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Private school vouchers are shaping up to be huge part of the 2024 election as GOP candidates work to 'one up' each other on the issue

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs HB1 to expand taxpayer-funded school vouchers across Florida during a press conference at Christopher Columbus High School on Monday, March 27, 2023, in Miami.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs HB1 to expand taxpayer-funded school vouchers across Florida during a press conference at Christopher Columbus High School on Monday, March 27, 2023, in Miami.

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Ron DeSantis knows his 6-week abortion ban could come back to haunt him — that's why he's doing it under the radar

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when he was a member of the US House of Representatives.

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Trump-aligned PAC rolls out Ron DeSantis 'Pudding Fingers' ad, mocking his rumored eating habits and hitting him on Medicare and Social Security

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A man sticking three fingers in his mouth to eat pudding, taken from an attack ad against Ron DeSantis put out by the Make America Great Again PAC.

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DeSantis quietly signs 6-week abortion ban law without ceremony after contentious state house debate

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law on April 13, 2023, in a private ceremony.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law on April 13, 2023, in a private ceremony.

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Bob Iger says that if Ron DeSantis wants to end his feud with Disney, they could just sit down and 'discuss all of this'

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A composite image of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left, his hand raised in a questioning manner, wearing a suit with a red tie) and Disney CEO Bob Iger (white, wearing a tux with a black bowtie)
Ron DeSantis and Bob Iger

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A Florida mayor accused Ron DeSantis — who's away on a book tour — of not calling to check in on Fort Lauderdale as it floods

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Ron DeSantis.

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