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Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the Celebrate Freedom Foundation Hangar in West Columbia, S.C. July 18, 2023. For DeSantis, Tuesday was supposed to mark a major moment to help reset his stagnant Republican presidential campaign. But yet again, the moment was overshadowed by Donald Trump. The former president was the overwhelming focus for much of the day as DeSantis spoke out at a press conference and sat for a highly anticipated interview designed to reassure anxious donors and primary voters that he's still well-positioned to defeat Trump.(AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

DeSantis fights to reset his stagnant campaign as Trump dominates the 2024 conversation

By Steve Peoples and Meg Kinnard and Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the Celebrate Freedom Foundation Hangar in West Columbia, S.C. Tuesday, July 18, 2023. DeSantis visited South Carolina to file his 2024 candidacy for president. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Trump and his legal problems overshadow DeSantis campaigning in South Carolina

By Meg Kinnard and Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a press conference at the Celebrate Freedom Foundation Hangar in West Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. DeSantis visited South Carolina to file his 2024 candidacy for president. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

DeSantis blames ‘motivated reasoning’ for reports that his campaign is floundering

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., arrives for a closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting amid controversial remarks made by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., that criticized the Israeli government of racist policies toward Palestinians, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Rep. Tlaib is the first woman of Palestinian descent in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gang of House Democrats voted against condemning antisemitism

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

People listen as former President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Turning Point Action’s student activists were torn between Trump and DeSantis last year. Not anymore

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters at U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn's Annual BBQ, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. DeSantis is cutting campaign staff as he struggles to catch former President Donald Trump in the GOP’s crowded primary contest while facing sudden financial pressure. DeSantis let go fewer than 10 paid staffers late last week. That's according to a DeSantis aide granted anonymity to discuss internal campaign strategy. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

DeSantis presidential campaign is cutting staff as new financial pressure emerges

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press

This combination of 2023 photos shows, from left, former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott. (AP Photo, File)

Fundraising takeaways: Trump and DeSantis in their own tier as Pence and other Republicans struggle

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. He's been indicted twice. Found liable for sexual abuse. And is viewed unfavorably by more than a third of his party. But six months before Republican voters begin to cast their ballots in the 2024 primary, Trump remains the GOP race's dominant front-runner. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Iowa caucuses are six months away. Some Republicans worry Trump may be unstoppable

By Jill Colvin and Steve Peoples - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey, walk in the July 4th parade, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Merrimack, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

DeSantis to become 1st GOP candidate to file for South Carolina primary during visit next week

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a gathering in Manchester, N.H., on June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Chris Christie says he’d beat Trump in a cage match: ‘I’d kick his ass’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House passes hot-button defense bill with amendments aimed at dashing ‘woke’ Pentagon policies

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., holding his one-year-old son Matthew, speaks at an Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in Phoenix. Schweikert, who won his last election by just 3,200 votes, is now among the top 2024 targets for Democrats, who sense better-than-expected odds of retaking the House majority they lost last year. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

U.S. House majority is in play next year after a weak GOP midterm showing and recent court ruling

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Some Iowa Republicans sour on Trump after he slams the popular governor

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., joined at left by Ranking Member Jim McGovern, D-Mass., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

House GOP advances hundreds of amendments to NDAA, delays votes on banning woke Pentagon policies

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Georgia state Rep. Mesha Mainor, D-Atlanta, center, speaks in the House Chamber at the Georgia Capitol, March 6, 2023, in Atlanta. Mainor announced on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 that she was switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, saying Democrats had driven her out for refusing to follow party orthodoxy. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)

Georgia Democrat Mesha Mainor, at odds with her party, switches to Republicans

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

A voter submits their ballot at an early voting location in Alexandria, Va., Sept. 26, 2022. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Virginia Republicans launched an early and absentee voting push ahead of this fall's critical legislative elections, an initiative intended to boost ballot access measures GOP lawmakers in the state have sought to roll back in recent years. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Virginia Republicans roll out early and absentee voting push ahead of legislative elections

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Abortion-rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022. An Associated Press-NORC Center poll found that most U.S. adults favor allowing abortion at least in the early weeks of pregnancy. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, an AP-NORC poll finds

By Geoff Mulvihill and Linley Sanders - Associated Press

Republicans are for More American Energy Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Time for GOP presidential candidates to get serious about energy

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Appropriations subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing for Fiscal Year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 27, 2023. Wray is set to face some of his harshest critics in Congress as he testifies before a House committee that is leading several investigations into claims that the law enforcement agency unfairly targets conservatives. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FBI director faces GOP critics at hearing focused on Trump, Hunter Biden and more

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

People wait to vote on Super Tuesday in the gymnasium at Cleveland Park Community Center, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. While most GOP presidential candidates are focused only on early states like Iowa and New Hampshire, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis also are looking ahead to Super Tuesday. March 5, 2024 is when the largest number of of delegates are up for grabs of any single day in the primary cycle. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Trump and DeSantis begin eyeing Super Tuesday states as they prepare for 2024 long game

By Sara Burnett - Associated Press