Ron DeSantis
Trump dined with Fox News executives after learning of federal charges
Trump has been vocal about probably skipping the first debate, which Fox News is hosting, but he’s also said he hasn’t closed the door on participating in it, either.
- by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
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‘He can’t win’: Donald Trump’s legal woes cast shadow over field of 2024 rivals
It is difficult at times to determine exactly where many of Trump’s GOP rivals stand on the former president’s legal woes.
- by Jill Colvin and Steve Peoples
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US politics
What’s next in Trump’s legal battle and his bid to return to the White House
Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign is far from over. As the recent New York case showed, criminal charges have previously been a boon to his fundraising.
- by Jack Queen
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US Votes 2024
Trump’s deputy Mike Pence enters race for 2024 Republican presidential nomination
Former US vice president Mike Pence has declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House, setting up a showdown with Donald Trump.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Republican presidential hopeful speaks of ‘aligning with Russia’; her team says it was a mistake
Nikki Haley served the Trump administration as United Nations ambassador and is now seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
- by Meg Kinnard
Move over, Murdoch. Musk’s huge fortune makes him political kingmaker
Ron DeSantis’s plan to announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter conversation with Elon Musk shows how the world’s second-richest person is increasingly setting himself up as a leading powerbroker.
- by Laura Davison and Amanda Albright
Yes, it’s time to speak up for the Voice
“Lighting a fire in the nation” for a First Nations Voice needs the voices of all people of goodwill across Australia to counteract the naysayers.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
America suddenly feels like Gotham. But I can’t see Batman
Ron DeSantis’ entry into the US presidential race was a shambles – but a lot of rich Republicans need him to win.
- by Bill Wyman
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US politics
Out Trump-ing Trump: DeSantis’ plan to lift his presidential campaign
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is staking a claim to the Republican party’s presidential nomination by taking a harder line than Donald Trump on many issues.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign to take on Trump stymied by Twitter glitches
Florida governor Ron DeSantis filed federal election paperwork on Wednesday to formalise his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Then he went on Twitter.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Exclusion zones’: Florida sued for restricting Chinese citizens from buying property
The law, set to take effect on July 1, will make it a felony for Chinese citizens to buy property in restricted areas or for anyone to knowingly sell to restricted people.
- by Brenadan Farrington