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Too Far-right DeSantis Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Is DeSantis blowing his shot at the White House?

By Joseph Curl

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves as he departs an event Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Washington. DeSantis has yet to enter the 2024 presidential race, but former President Donald Trump is aiming to drum up support in the Florida governor's backyard, securing endorsements already from about one-third of the Republicans in the state's congressional delegation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump, DeSantis compete for support from congressional GOP

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during convocation at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Va., Friday, April 14, 2023. (Paige Dingler/The News & Advance via AP)

DeSantis floats building rival theme park, state prison next to Disney World as fight continues

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference at the Reedy Creek Administration Building Monday, April 17, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Walt Disney World on Monday by announcing legislation that will use the regulatory powers of Florida government to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort's rides and monorail. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

DeSantis moves to control Disney with state oversight powers

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd at Adventure Outdoors gun store, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Smyrna, Ga. DeSantis has advanced elements of his aggressive conservative agenda though the use of executive power, drawing on appointees, state boards and the state Constitution as he builds toward an expected presidential candidacy. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024

By Steven Peoples and Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters before signing a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla. DeSantis signed into law one of the nation's toughest abortion bans late Thursday, April 11, 2023. If the courts ultimately allow the new measure to take effect, it will soon be illegal for Florida women to obtain an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before most realize they're pregnant. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

DeSantis brushes off hecklers at New Hampshire fundraiser

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday, April 13, approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

Ron DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban in closed-door ceremony

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a Midland County Republican Party breakfast in Midland, Mich., on Thursday, April 6, 2023. DeSantis visited the central Michigan community for a county GOP event Thursday before heading to speak at Hillsdale College. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)

Private bill signings likely show Ron DeSantis’ media strategy

By Brendan Farrington - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday, April 13, approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

On cusp of presidential run, Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ban on abortion after 6 weeks

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd at Adventure Outdoors gun store, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Smyrna, Ga. DeSantis has advanced elements of his aggressive conservative agenda though the use of executive power, drawing on appointees, state boards and the state Constitution as he builds toward an expected presidential candidacy. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Gay, immigrant groups issue travel advisories against Florida

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Louis Bernard Gaskin. Gaskin, convicted of a 1989 double slaying in Florida for which he was dubbed the “ninja killer,” is set for execution in April 2023 under a death warrant signed Monday, March 13, 2023, by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)

Florida set to execute ‘ninja killer’ for 1989 murders

By Brendan Farrington - Associated Press

Florida gun laws and concealed carry Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

No evidence that guns for self-defense lead to crime

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Monica Kelsey and the town of Woodburn, Ind., dedicated the first Safe Haven Baby Box of its kind on April 26, 2016, at the Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department. A fight is developing in Florida's legislature over a measure that would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed mothers could leave their unwanted newborns. The Indiana-based group Safe Haven Baby Boxes is pushing the measure. It passed the House recently and is now before the Senate, where there is an attempt to block it. (Chad Ryan/The Journal Gazette via AP, File)

Florida fight over ‘baby boxes’ part of bigger culture war

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis complains about the FDA's decision to revoke its emergency authorization for two COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments during a press conference on Jan. 26, 2022, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

DeSantis flexes executive powers while eyeing White House

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Florida Gov, Ron DeSantis speaks at a Midland County Republican Party breakfast in Midland, Mich., on Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to make his first visit to South Carolina, a critical 2024 primary state

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a Midland County Republican Party breakfast in Midland, Mich., on Thursday, April 6, 2023. DeSantis visited the central Michigan community for a county GOP event Thursday before heading to speak at Hillsdale College. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)

Ron DeSantis’s busy travel schedule stirs early presidential primary mudslinging

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks with reporters after the Florida Senate confirmed his appointment as the state's surgeon general on Feb. 23, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the shot. That's according to drafts of the analysis obtained by the Tampa Bay Times. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington, File)

Florida officials cut key data from COVID-19 vaccine study

Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 16, 2023. California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year. That's despite Newsom tweeting last month that the state would no longer do business with Walgreens after the company indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Gavin Newsom hits Ron DeSantis on gun laws in new fundraising pitch

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington, March 27, 2020. Massie is back in Donald Trump's good graces. The Kentucky congressman won the former president's endorsement Tuesday, May 10, 2022 ahead of next week's primary election. Just two years ago, Trump said the maverick congressman should be thrown out of the Republican Party. Now the former president is calling Massie a “Conservative Warrior” and a &quot;first-rate Defender of the Constitution.” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Cracks emerge in House GOP support for Trump

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press