DeSantis says he'd slash federal bureaucratic jobs on his first day as president: 'We are going to start slitting throats'

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Republican Florida governor candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a Make America Great Again Rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 31, 2018.

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A conservative former federal judge said Trump 'has cynically chosen to inflict this embarrassing spectacle on the Nation' following his indictment

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Retired federal judge Michael Luttig looks on as force Mike Pence advisor Greg Jacob testifies at a House select committee hearing on the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.
Michael Luttig, a retired federal judge who was an adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, looks at Greg Jacob, former counsel to Vice President Mike Pence, as he testifies before the House select committee investigating the Jan.

Capitol police officers from January 6 celebrate Trump's indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election: 'Today is a great day for our republic'

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: DC Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone reacts as he watches video from his body camera as he answers questions before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on US Capitol on July 27, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

The Orlando Magic, an NBA team sponsored by Disney, donated $50,000 to Ron DeSantis' super PAC

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Sheila Oliver, New Jersey's acting governor while Phil Murphy's out of the country, dies suddenly of an undisclosed medical issue at 71

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New Jersey Lt. Gov Sheila Oliver

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Trump's PAC is hemorrhaging money on his legal fees while DeSantis' is sitting on nearly $100 million

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A composite image of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump.
Ron DeSantis (left) and Donald Trump.

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Ron DeSantis' newest problem: The majority of likely Republican primary voters don't want a candidate devoted to fighting 'woke'

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Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., listens during testimony by Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz during a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing examining Horowitz's report of the FBI's Clinton email probe, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Washington.

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Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell agree on one thing: GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden yelling at a group of Senate pages was 'despicable'

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

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Back-to-back 'senior moments' from Feinstein and McConnell illustrate the peril of a government by seniority

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Feinstein at the Capitol on May 11.

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Vivek Ramaswamy, a 37-year-old presidential contender who thinks young people shouldn't vote, tried to rap on Fox News. It didn't go well.

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Vivek Ramaswamy at CPAC
Vivek Ramaswamy at CPAC in Dallas, Texas, on August 5, 2022.

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