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FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill at Classical Preparatory school on March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Conservatives are pushing ‘parental rights’ agenda in Florida school board races. But will it work?

By Kate Payne - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event at Wally's bar, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Hampton, N.H. A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney's First Amendment lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving the company's hope of regaining control of a district that governs Walt Disney World in its fight in another state court challenge. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Federal judge dismisses Disney’s free speech lawsuit against DeSantis

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Minnie and Mickey Mouse perform for guests during a musical show in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Friday, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

DeSantis appointees seek Disney communications about governor, laws in fight over district

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

The entrance to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is decorated before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The candidates went after Biden — and Trump — at the second GOP debate. Follow live updates

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview with Politico in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Newsom says DeSantis ‘belly flopped’ in his presidential run

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district can’t continue to work in his new job and be chair of Florida’s ethics commission at the same time, according to a legal opinion issued Thursday, Aug. 17. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Disney wants to narrow the scope of its lawsuit against DeSantis to free speech claim

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

New College of Florida graduating students attend the college's "alternative commencement," May 18, 2023, in Sarasota, Fla. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, students and professors from New College of Florida sued Florida education officials, claiming a new law outlawing spending on diversity programs, curbing professors' tenure security and prohibiting the teaching of “identity politics” in Florida schools violates their constitutional rights by censoring academic freedom. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Florida students and professors say a new law censors academic freedom. They’re suing to stop it

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising event for Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Aug. 6, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DeSantis is dismissing concerns about his latest staffing shakeup as he returns to Iowa in the midst of a weekslong campaign reset. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

DeSantis’ appointees ask judge to rule against Disney without need for trial

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Friday, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney is asking a Florida judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to Disney World's governing district.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

Group: DeSantis win in Disney lawsuit could embolden actions against journalists

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump gestures before speaking at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Trump sees DeSantis as a shrinking threat in the battle for GOP primary voters

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

On the morning of the summer solstice, Walt Disney World cast members stretch at Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in a pre-dawn gathering before the park opened Wednesday, June 21, 2023, for their annual team yoga session to commemorate International Yoga Day. An estimated 2,000 employees participated in Wednesday's rain-shortened event, now in its 7th year at Disney World. The International Day of Yoga occurs worldwide each year on the summer solstice and was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 2014. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

DeSantis, appointees to Disney World governing board ask that Disney lawsuit be dismissed

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Florida Gov. DeSantis woos GOP Christian voters but stays tight-lipped on his own Catholic faith

By Tiffany Stanley - Associated Press

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is seen in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 5, 2023. Sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia were brought to the diocese's offices on Friday, June 2, 2023, after being flown from Texas to Sacramento. (AP Photo/Tran Nguyen)

DeSantis recruiters eyed Catholic church for migrant flights that bishop calls ‘reprehensible’

By Olga R. Rodriguez and Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DeSantis holds an edge over Trump in building GOP

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla., after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City. Election falsehoods are thriving on Twitter after Trump dug in on these claims at a CNN town hall, despite Twitter owner Elon Musk's insistence that false stolen-election claims on the platform “will be corrected.” An analysis shows the 10 most widely shared tweets promoting a “rigged election” narrative in the five days after the town hall have not been labeled or removed. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump escalates attacks ahead of DeSantis’ campaign launch

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ oversight board of Disney World has voted to claw back authority over the company’s theme park properties. The vote Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by the governor’s appointees voids a last-minute deal that placed control of theme park design and construction decisions Disney’s hands. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Disney asks judge to dismiss DeSantis-appointed board’s lawsuit in latest tit-for-tat

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Illustratron on The Washington Post's attack on Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Post’s editorial bias by omission about DeSantis

By Peter Parisi

GOP’s DeSantis visits Whitmer’s Michigan, the ‘anti-Florida’

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd as he attends an event Friday, March 10, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Ron Johnson) ** FILE **

Democratic group releases 500 pages of opposition research on DeSantis

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times