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.
Ron DeSantis.

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Mike Pence in pink boots, Ron DeSantis in a big ball gown. Here's how the 'RuPublicans' Instagram account uses AI art to call out GOP lawmakers — by dressing them in drag.

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Mike Pence, Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis dressed in drag by AI.
Mike Pence, Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis dressed in drag by AI.

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A Florida Republican who sponsored an anti-drag bill 'can't answer' whether his wife's charity event featuring 'sultry performers' would be criminalized under his own law

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Rep. Randy Fine, R-south Brevard county, debates on E-verify bill during session Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Rep. Randy Fine, R-south Brevard county, debates during session Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Judge denies Trump's latest request to delay the E. Jean Carroll rape case — this time to probe billionaire Reid Hoffman's support for the litigation

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Left: Reid Hoffman. Right: Donald Trump
Left: Reid Hoffman. Right: Donald Trump.

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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira was reading a book on a porch when the feds showed up to arrest him

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Image of the suspect in the Pentagon leaks prior to his arrest.
Jack Teixeira was arrested by federal agents in connect with the recent leak of secret Pentagon documents.

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Trump could admit to having an affair — if only so he can use Melania as a defense if his case ever makes it to trial, legal experts say

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Former president Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump
Former president Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump.

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Catholic leader accuses Ron DeSantis — who has positioned himself as a defender of the Christian faith — and Florida Republicans of seeking to criminalize 'empathy' with new anti-immigrant crackdown

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Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at the Archdiocese of Miami Pastoral Center in Miami Shores, Fla.

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A new nonprofit signals Chris Smalls, president of Amazon's labor union, may be pursuing new projects

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Chris Smalls, a leader of the Amazon Labor Union, leads a march of Starbucks and Amazon workers and their allies to the homes of their CEOs to protest union busting on Labor Day, September 5, 2022, in New York City.

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Ukraine is getting Soviet-era fighter jets from Poland after Germany approves transfer

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Polish air force MiG-29 fighter jets from Lask Air Base take part in a NATO shielding exercise on October 12, 2022.

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The Supreme Court just ruled that $6 billion in student-loan forgiveness for 200,000 borrowers can move forward

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A sign reading "Cancel Student Debt" staged outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.

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